Trailer | Bike Vessel
Preview: Season 26 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
Knowing his dad miraculously recovered from three open-heart surgeries after discovering a passion for cycling, filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together from St. Louis to Chicago. 350 miles. 4 days. On their journey, the two push each other as they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health.
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Trailer | Bike Vessel
Preview: Season 26 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Knowing his dad miraculously recovered from three open-heart surgeries after discovering a passion for cycling, filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together from St. Louis to Chicago. 350 miles. 4 days. On their journey, the two push each other as they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- When I'm riding, it's a feeling that is almost out of body.
I have no concept of time or space.
I'm just rolling.
- Today I am riding with Donnie Seals Sr. - We're going to ride from St.Louis to Chicago.
After my surgery, it was not something I would even dream of.
I've had some medical issues, and biking has turned it around.
It's going to be a tough four days man.
- Let's do it.
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