This one grabbed my eye today in Powiśle; utterly old-school gas-pipe frame and seat post, sprayed sky-blue, with flip-flop fixie hub, black aero rims with black rubber that give the down-the-road impression of great big balloon tyres (but are actually skinny and fast); black crankset offset by red plackie pedals with toe-straps, red handlebar grips, red saddle and red (!) chain. Visually - very impressive. And parked up against a sky-blue street post, half a shade darker than the frame.Ideology? Ethos? Irony? The wheels are worth a hundred times (I'm not joking) more than the junk-yard frame. Ergonomics? Performance? Just look at the rake of the front forks, the louche geometry, total lack of brakes; as home-made as this morning's breakfast... Now I'll concede that it's subtle, it's clever... But at the end of the day, is it really convincing?
Nicer to look at than to ride, I suspect...
This time last year:
What's the Polish for 'guidelines'?
This time two years ago:
A new way to work
This time three years ago:
First apple
This time four years ago:
Late summer spiders webs
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