Q and A with Lucas Brunelle

Photo By Dr. Robert Novelline

1. Name, Age, Occupation?
Lucas Brunelle, 38, Director

2. Were do you live?
Boston

3. What are you riding these days?

Trek with Record Carbon, Zero Gravity brakes, and Mavic Cosmic Carbon Wheels.

4. Tell us how you got into filming bicycles?

Doing alleycats and seeing the speeds and skills off the charts. I wanted to show the public the point of view of the rider and mastered it over many years practice.

5. What is the craziest project that you have ever filmed and been a part of?

New York city alleycats in general, underwater riding, and riding the Great Wall

6. Tell us how your past trip to Miami for the Bicycle Film Fest went?

Miami BFF went very well. Loose Cannon was amazing to film. Then the alleycat came out great with riding on I95, going through drawbridges, traffic, and much more.

7. Favorite city to ride in?

NYC

8. In the last few years, what is one thing you have noticed changing throughout the world of cycling?

Many more other types of riders involved in messenger events. Fashion has taken off too.

9. What can we expect to see in the future?

Many more people riding and realizing how amazing the bike is for getting anywhere instantly.

10. Please tell us about your awesome helmet cam. Is this something you built or purchased. And how heavy is that thing?
The helmet cam is something that took years of development with my friend Craig and it has two Sony HD cameras on it and weights 8 pounds.

11. Is there anything else you would like to add. Like when that footage from Miami BFF will be released?

Miami footage will be released as a short version in a month on the web and then the full version will be in next year’s Miami BFF.