Tales From A Bicycle Seat

Multi-media storyteller, musician, and adventure cyclist George Maurer presents Tales from a Bicycle Seat, a cultural exploration of his epic journeys across the US, Iceland, Patagonia, Sri Lanka, Canada, and Vietnam. Touches on diversity, cultural exchange, character education, growth mindset, cultural geography and more. Short segment on bike safety in every show. New theme this year is ecology/recycling/sustainability!

Virtual/Online for Schools and Summer Camps!

Age Range: K-12

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Tales From A Bicycle Seat

Multi-media storyteller, musician, and adventure cyclist George Maurer presents Tales from a Bicycle Seat, a cultural exploration of his epic journeys across the US, Iceland, Patagonia, Sri Lanka, Canada, and Vietnam. Touches on diversity, cultural exchange, character education, growth mindset, cultural geography and more. Short segment on bike safety included in every show!

Virtual/Online Only:

A bicycle seat is a pretty small comfort zone, and that’s exactly why musician, adventure cyclist and multimedia storyteller George Maurer travels on two wheels — and your students can share his adventures.

Nothing comes between George and the people and places he encounters in Tales from a Bicycle Seat, his high-touch, high-tech virtual presentation series that lets audiences ride along as he pedals across the U.S., Canada, Iceland, Patagonia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Tales from a Bicycle Seat blends live storytelling, demonstration and interaction with original music and stunning video from George’s international bike-packing expeditions to show students how pushing past his comfort zone broadened his understanding of the world and of himself, tested his limits and showed him that human connection can transcend culture, language and geography.

George draws from his 35 years as a world-class composer and performer to curate a uniquely creative up-close experience. Students almost feel like they’re on stage as he immerses them in live Go-Pro and drone footage from the road and invites dialogue so they can ask questions and explore with him what it means to build character, have empathy and grow personally.

Iceland

glacial lagoons
powerful waterfalls
geothermal/volcanic activity
fishing culture
Icelandic interior

Patagonia

cultural diversity/hostels
overcoming language barriers
glacial lake ferry crossing
mountain descent
Chilean Antarctic Region

Vietnam

traditional homestay
understanding regional cultures
mountain interior
trains and transportation
Mine Action Visitors Center
small village vs. large city

Sri Lanka

elephant refuge
Buddhist temple
monkeys
remnants of civil war
sea turtle sanctuary

Newfoundland

Rails to Trails
music and regional culture
fishing village/culture
wildlife

Across the USA

Nevada desert crossing
Pike’s Peak ascent/descent
Erie Canal historic corridor
Rails to Trails
Glacier National Park

Tales from a Bicycle Seat is a 50-minute Virtual/Online School Assembly Show that resonates globally and personally, traversing diversity, geography and ecology while examining the growth mindset, goal setting and life-changing encounters that accompany George’s multi-week, cross-country bicycle treks.

New for this year, and fresh back from a trip to Iceland, “ecology/recycling/sustainability” will be one of the main themes this season as a component of how TFAB incorporates ways we can make the world a better place by riding a bicycle, etc. (Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Tales from a Bicycle Seat can be tailored to focus on specific regions or touch on specific topics to complement school curriculum.

About

A bicycle might be an unusual muse, but seven cross-country odysseys on two tires and one extremely well-worn saddle inspired musician George Maurer’s newest artistic endeavor, multimedia storytelling. Although, nothing about pedaling a bike up Pikes Peak in a snowstorm, navigating Iceland’s glaciers and geysers, or sloshing through Sri Lanka’s monsoon season is “usual.” George’s bike adventures have expanded his creative boundaries as much as they have pushed his physical limits during his weeks-long rides across the United States, Iceland, Sri Lanka and Canada. He embarked on his first ride, “48 Across the 48,” in 2014 to test himself while contributing to the greater good by raising money for cancer research at the Mayo Clinic. He reached his $50,000 goal with 2018’s “52 Across Canada.” He also found that he soaked up stories from the people he encountered — often complete strangers who offered to help him or asked questions about his ride, even if they didn’t share a language — the terrain he traveled and sights, sounds and smells he ingested from the open-air vantage point of his bike. For this musician that was just looking for a way to spend his summer’s off from the hectic day-to-day of the entertainment industry, his bicycle saddle was becoming a mobile version of his piano bench. The artistic compositions were now just taking a different form.