I saw this motley pair of creations on the sunday dirt gravel ride while sprinting up Bleak House Rd to try to catch the lead group. Made a mental note to go back and check it out. Did so yesterday and, sweet jesus, Eureka! It's worthy of a click to enlarge that one, web surfers. I don't know who this guy is, but I like him.
Classic VW Bug? Check.
Old Steel Cannondale behemoth set up fixie? Check.
But it's the little details, like with everything, that really get the ladies.
Pink Wienman rim? Check.
Carbon seatpost? Check.
Off-kilter passenger seat, handmade wooden door flares, and wooden bumper? Check, check, and check.
It's a common misconception to think that the details are haphazard, as if thrown together by necessity or chance. But make no mistake - this is the work of a brilliant mind. This guy knows what style is, and he knows exactly how to put his giddyup together.
Cue the obscure late 70's Zeppelin. Put on a powder blue tuxedo. Imagine being about 19, picking up your high school aged prom date, casually explaining away the fact that yes - the car is partially made out of wood - and making her wait for a few minutes in the askew passenger seat before you head to dinner while you dial up a few sprints on the track to get the blood pumping.
She'd be furious, mind you. But there's something about those sinewy legs of yours pumping out turns under your jean shorts, like fine art in motion, that she can't look away from.
It's Friday. Be that guy.
2 comments:
Great post!
Are you a professional writer or something?
One quibble -- isn't that an aluminum Cannondale? It looks like the one I got in 1988; steel fork for sure, downtube shifters, and the tubes hardly look oversized compared to nowadays, but still aluminum.
That definitely caught my eye out on the ride over Fox Mountain. Made me glad for gears.
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