"In order to become a member of the Original Scraper Bike Team, you must: Be a resident of Oakland, CA. Be at least 7y/o or older. Retain A 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), Create your own Scraper Bike…(It Has To Be Amazing, Or Else You Can’t Ride.) A single-file line when riding..." -- The Scraper Bike King
This gorgeously shot documentary will introduce you to the Scraper Bike King, a twenty-year-old East Oakland native and creator of the scraper bike movement.
In case you missed it, you can read Zachary Canepari's interview with The Atlantic here, and watch more stories from California Is a Place.
Drea Cooper is a filmmaker and Zackary Canepari is a photographer. To see more videos and photographs from California Is a Place, visit http://californiaisaplace.com/.
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