Happy Fourth of July, a.k.a. US Independence Day!
There have been many, many bikes, accessories and articles of bike clothing adorned with the American Flag--or, at least, its color scheme. (I wasn't about to spell "color" "colour" in a Fourth of July post!) Many, of course, are cheesy or tacky. But some are quite nice.
One is this US National Track team bicycle from the 1990s:
I think it would look good in almost any environment. But whoever took the photo really did the bike--and its setting--justice. I love the way the "smoke" seems to come out of the front wheel in the mural.
Ironically, that photo was taken in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: the home of the "hipster fixie". Somehow, though, I don't think that bike was ridden by any hipster.
Anyway...Enjoy the day--and wish me a happy birthday. (Yes, our Founding Fathers seceded from the Crown just to be sure my birthday would be a national holiday. It says that somewhere in the Constitution, I think.)
There have been many, many bikes, accessories and articles of bike clothing adorned with the American Flag--or, at least, its color scheme. (I wasn't about to spell "color" "colour" in a Fourth of July post!) Many, of course, are cheesy or tacky. But some are quite nice.
One is this US National Track team bicycle from the 1990s:
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| From Doobybrain |
I think it would look good in almost any environment. But whoever took the photo really did the bike--and its setting--justice. I love the way the "smoke" seems to come out of the front wheel in the mural.
Ironically, that photo was taken in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: the home of the "hipster fixie". Somehow, though, I don't think that bike was ridden by any hipster.
Anyway...Enjoy the day--and wish me a happy birthday. (Yes, our Founding Fathers seceded from the Crown just to be sure my birthday would be a national holiday. It says that somewhere in the Constitution, I think.)
Best of all, it is only three days after Canada Day!
ReplyDeleteSteve--As an American, I'm not supposed to say this: Sometimes our neighbors to the north really are ahead of us!
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