If you’ve ever biked across the Brooklyn Bridge, you know it’s not just a ride – it’s an obstacle course.
Tourists with cameras, couples holding hands, selfie sticks everywhere… the bike lane is often anything but for bikes.
“BIIKE LAAAAAAANE!”
Enter the Bike Lane Hero, a viral sensation who turned frustration into performance art.
Armed only with his voice, he cycles across the bridge belting out operatic chants of “BIIKE LAAAAAAANE!” in Star Wars theme notes, to anyone wandering into his path. It’s half PSA, half comedy routine, and 100% relatable for anyone who’s fought for space on two wheels in New York City.
One YouTube commenter nailed it:
“He’s clearly losing his mind from having to tell people so he does this to spice things up.”
The timing is what makes it gold. When he approaches a bottleneck with pedestrians who truly can’t move, he drops the performance, quietly coasts through, and picks up the chorus again once the lane clears. As another fan wrote:
“I love how he stopped singing when he entered the tight pass with people in front of him, because he knew they couldn’t go anywhere, and immediately resumed singing the moment the road widened again. what a considerate legend.”
And of course, the now-immortal exchange:
Camera guy: excuse me
Other guy: BIIKE LAAAAAAANE!
It’s ridiculous. It’s cathartic. And it’s a reminder that bike lanes aren’t just paint on the pavement—they’re lifelines for safe commuting. On the Brooklyn Bridge especially, that lane is precious real estate.
So next time you ride across, maybe don’t break into song… but you might find yourself humming “Bike Laaaaane” as you dodge the selfie sticks.
