Bikes

[@ShafferN]

My dearest viewer, I’d like to mention the delicate schedules of everyone involved in making this video. So many friends said no to the pulleys, levers, knobs, and wedges of real life in order to spin, tilt, and steer the equipment necessary to make this video happen. To those listed in the end credits, thank you for your friendship and time. And to Zoe Marie Mendler who made the title design for the series - thank you so much, it’s perfect. I know this is a ‘Shaffer Nickel’ video, but in this case ‘Shaffer Nickel’ is only a phrase used to reference the whole of a large group that really cares about being alive and doing whatever necessary to hold on to some of these memories. Happy summer, hope you like this. Pt.2 is starts filming this week.

[@GawxArt]

incredible.

[@BenPatrik]

So cool to see creators like Gawx in these comments

[@IagoAlmeidaI]

KZbin is lucky to have this quality of a content in its platform.

[@skiballerr]

this guy wants to smash

[@DSLRguide]

Pedalling upside down with the big shadow on the grass was so beautiful and rich with feeling. I’m working on a project about bikes right now and it’s gonna take some real restraint not to try to lift shot ideas from this. Lovely textures, sounds, and compositions

[@a_ram]

Love to see KZbinrs I like engaging with other KZbinrs I like.

[@LukeKorns]

The sound design is amazing! This is so special, man.

[@stevemcmahon6803]

It’s comforting to know that the bike i had stolen from me was never really mine to begin with. Thank you

[@ChristianSchaffer]

That ending got me 😅 What an absolute work of art

[@Meyers1793]

Thank you for this ode to the humble bicycle. This is a beautiful piece of art. My current bike is a big red 1970s Raleigh Super Course 10-speed road bike, I affectionately call "Big Red." I bought it at police auction (ACAB) when I started grad school. Six years later I've added a hitch for a kid trailer and a rear baby bike seat. It is my multi-purpose commuter/errand-runner/recreation bike and I love it.

[@AlexOsbornOfficial]

Dude this is so good. The attention to detail. The storytelling. The fact that you shot it all on film. Looking forward to part 2

[@alanthefisher]

I love this so much, plus somehow you made me nostalgic for biking in the suburbs

[@stsfctshn5427]

Oh to have this mindset again, when a bike was just a 'bike', & all that mattered was the destination being destined with 2 wheels. Consumerism has swept me away to care about chains, headsets, etc. Hope to shake this concern one day & just ride for the ride again. Love this film. Cheers.

[@MakeWithMiles]

This was terrific! I can tell you spent a looonggg time on that sound design because its so good.

[@JohandeKlerk]

Phenomenal stuff, the fact that your art is just available for free like this makes me grateful for each upload

[@FreeTheFresh]

I love the idea that we are the small piece in a bike's big life, it's duty is to help make these short lives a little easier

[@EricReding7]

This was 100% here and now. The amount of love you put into this is felt on the viewing side. Excited to pick through again to try and de-code some Shaffer magic. Incredible.

[@NelsonDellis]

So inspiring that you did this all on 16mm film!

[@DOSStorm]

Your channel is so underrated for what it is. So many camera channels just capture random footage, but this tells a story while looking amazing at the same time. It is actual art.

[@silasmcclintock]

Yes yes 1000%!! Man, this is exactly what we’re missing. How beautiful to share stories of everyday life at such an elevated level. This ain’t KZbin new wave this is ShafferWave. The internet healed a little when you started sharing vids. Thank you man

[@AndrikLangfield]

Wow, this was beautifully captured and told. I loved the perspective shift at 1:45 from you to the bike. 👏🏼

[@matrayable]

Loved it ! Nice writing and gosh, it feels soooo good to enjoy film ! No shitty rolling shutter, nice shadows and colors… I love your series, good job !

[@minabani1]

“You do things and don’t watch. Then all of a sudden you look and see what you’re doing and it’s the first time, really.” happily waiting for more stanzas

[@nicksmith621]

Made me feel the way I felt about bikes as a kid. Thank you.

[@SomewhereInTennessee]

This was such a piece of art!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@thedavidboland]

this was awesome, you've created something very special here.

[@pablomartins2160]

It's so crazy how familiar and at the same time different real film feels like. 🤩

[@BikingoCC]

Nice video! ❤ Bikes essence. A tool we use to move around that makes us happy 🎉

[@skybermindshacked]

Beautifully shot, great score, and (hopefully) as you intended, a video that made me appreciate the present and reconsider the mundane. Bravo

[@Niknamew]

Bikes are sick. Bikes with friends is even sicker

[@DoneAndDustedCycling]

What a massive W for the algorithm. Amazing work, mate

[@jakefelzien]

The master at it again.

[@FinancialPlanningforNomads]

Love this! The ending in my favorite ending to anything EVAH!! 😂

[@OrangeBrick8]

These videos bring me joy

[@derekjolly3680]

What I liked especially was the promotion of what's called "normalized cycling". No bike helmets, regular clothes, and not riding in fear. Even when I'm doing the full road bike thing, there's still some normalized left. Keep it up.

[@nguyengiahuy6292]

Incredible production, hope this video will get as much views and attention it deserves

[@sauzefilms]

commenting and like this ish so the YT algorithm would pick this masterpiece up! funny how this video pops up right when i was thinking about fixing my bike.

[@FrederickSprinkle]

Art. Man I love this so much. Like the other guy said, KZbin should be paying you to make this.

[@mbv.j]

So cool and beautiful ✨, love the dialogue at the end 😂

[@elenArmonico1317]

This is very good. Fantastic work

[@baigus]

Only the OGs saw the video before this one where Shaffer introduced the concept behind "The American Stanza" - and boy did he make something beautiful

[@LegacyStudio]

Excellent cinematography. I'm here from your BTS video and a major fan of the idea of shooting videos in 16MM. (Never had the opportunity to try it myself so this is beautiful and tapping every feeling I wanted to experience) Also, incredibly jealous of your Bolex. I had the chance to have a complete Bolex with multiple lenses and full case and paperwork for $400 and I didn't have the money for it. It will FOREVER be the camera that got away from me. Love this. Keep up the great work!

[@psypsy751]

Beautifully-shot, expertly-edited, heartfelt little joke at the of the day.

[@PurifiedDogWater]

This is art

[@spencertorok]

gonna go thank my bike after this one.

[@marceljereb]

A love letter to bikes. Subscribed.

[@BenPatrik]

Love this work! Thank you to everyone who is working on The American Stanza!

[@animal355]

I don't understand why you don't have a million subs. Awesome film

[@commandohazelnuts]

Normally, I like my movies in one aspect ratio start to finish. But this film was so well crafted I must forget my pre-existing biases and simply praise your hard work. Bravo.

[@jeffoffej]

This is so freaking beautiful!

[@phlufff_fxd]

Such a romantic look at bikes! I had the shivers watching this gem

[@prestonailor8177]

This is amazing! I love everything about this.

[@lucasstegmann]

Hahaha! Perfect outcome, Genius. Beautiful Shaffer, thank you! Forgot to send you my 100ftrs! Shipping them out on the next opportunity

[@marcus_bowling]

Shaffer, phenomenal as always. Those are 100% the same wheels.

[@dylanyesenofski5516]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@SystemParanoia]

Wow, all on film?!? Dude!! Amazing!

[@alexlacass]

This was beautiful. So happy I found it. Words and images 🤌

[@josephwright6042]

Beautiful work! Film forever

[@bartekmalinowski]

I genuinely admire how good you are at just doing your thing, regardless if it "makes sense" or not (it always does). Incredible as always, makes me wanna ride my bike as strongly as ever before. Proud of you, man.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

We grew up poor. I had to make a bike out of parts I found. One day in 7th grade I went to the fence where I locked my bike up to ride it home and somebody had stolen my bicycle lock. Right now I live in a small one bedroom apartment and the last time I counted there are four bicycles inside my apartment. Where I live it's very unpleasant to ride bicycles and not safe and when I go to bed the bicycles just sit there and don't do anything but I constantly find myself thinking about moving someplace where I could ride bicycles everywhere all the time so maybe they are not just silently sitting there after all.

[@sammcdaniel1564]

Watching this to procrastinate my bike ride

[@KonstantinBeck]

man! I love the perspective from where you're telling all kinds of stories. Much love and appreciation for the art you're creating!!!

[@dser4455]

this is phenomenal.

[@alexanderanastas-hill5487]

i think about this film every two weeks or so

[@makethingwithhand]

dude, this was excellent... the editing was great and all but the WRITING - the ending in particular - is what really got me. Can't wait for the next one!

[@stevenkennell2890]

Great video! I bought a beautiful 3 speed bike during a 5 week visit to the States back in 2018. Passed it onto a friend when I left, and he eventually got rid of it! I probably think about where that bike could be ‘right now’ more than I should!

[@matthewhogue67]

Light yourself on fire with passion, and people will come from miles to watch you burn -John Wesley Your fire burns so bright Shaffer. I’m just here for the ride, Keep it up man

[@bencebuzek]

this is mesmerizing😮

[@dylanmassa]

Most anticipated stories of 2024. Absolutely loved the first one, can’t wait for each to become my new favorite tale.

[@intarcus425]

This is awesome! Storytelling at its finest

[@JakubHorak2002]

Surpassed all my expectations, as always. Can not wait for the next instalments in this series. Such an eduring inspiration to me.

[@kylelitwack]

Let’s go!!! Great video.

[@Namaste8558]

Thank you!!!

[@tarajones-legros3661]

. . . Lucky enough to be adopted by a bike. Beautiful.

[@formercrow5242]

Hands down the best KZbin video I've seen in a minute!

[@jaybanzia]

So good and really beautifully shot

[@Sandy-yr7ud]

great video. perfect depiction of bikes as almost living things

[@jennalexisko]

Beautiful video🙂‍↕️

[@DandyHippo]

Good one

[@timbertramfiskergedby2535]

Amazing work! got goosebumps multiple times.

[@lukebredeweg5701]

This is just awesome, everything about it

[@eXilz0]

The photography of this video is top notch. Straight out of sundance

[@Onkruid]

The whole video is sick, but the transition at 2:20 is masterclass. Well done sir!

[@tzx119wade]

It's SO unique, well done BRO

[@pauljakeman]

Absolutely loved everything about this!

[@totoskalio]

so French new wave of you to upload such masterpiece to the internet

[@Spoonah]

Masterpiece

[@CharliMorganMusic]

This is something beautiful

[@edovandekraats1708]

With this kind of bike poetry you must have some Dutch dna in your vains. Congrats on another awesome film, i love it. Greetings from a bike lover in the Netherlands

[@wherescalebshaw]

this is remarkable man- was thinking about how my bike is gonna see it's last day one day. kinda wild that you were thinking the same.

[@AHHH915]

damn this shit is beautiful, I never expected something of this format to evoke so much emotion. Thank you so much for putting this out there in the sea of brainrotting content we have these days, I need more thought evoking long form content like this.

[@AlexWaltz21]

Dude you are my new favorite youtuber.

[@karibernhard]

You bring mundane topics to life. Love it!

[@SogeMoge]

This is a gem, I smiled and laughed

[@FullSenderson]

Love the film. Amazing work

[@saywolta]

i love that you called bailey up and said "i need you to bike into the air in some grass" haha. the 'bikes have you' concept makes me think of some lyrics from my favorite Turnover song All That it Ever Was "take what you've got, give it away. nothing belonged to you in the first place. if they're all us and we're all them, then it's like trading between your own hands." excited for what's to come with the rest of the stanzas😌🚴🏼‍♂

[@RyantheGiraffe]

Beauty, stoked for pt 2!

[@alexhernandez67]

I saved a really nice early 90s spezialized while moving house from the tip. At the new place I tied it to a lamp post with flat tyres, rusty chain, etc. after 3 weeks it got stolen today. Kind of sucks but happy to know that I won't have to deal with the seized seat post anymore

[@jonnyf3821]

I'm urrently on the lookout for good storytelling because i feel overflown by just good visuals and bad storytelling. THIS is pure storytelling. Your great visuals are underlining your formidable storytelling. It's an instant follow for me. Wil defininitely look more into your channel, for sure.

[@wurglee]

Fantastic stuff as always.

[@ohheytherefriend]

It's criminal that Shaffer doesn't have a million followers.

[@valentinflaten]

Way too good!!