I should have stopped to get detail shots: the tooled leather seat (one of those wide touring seats.) The muted, brown-and-blue biker flames painted on the chain guard, the fenders, and the down tube. The cup holder. Yeah, the cup holder - a plain metal ring, attached to the left handlebar. The chrome front fork. The smooth, 2-inch street tires. This gorgeous creature was like the bicycle equivalent of a Bentley. Sadly, it was dark, and late, and it was hard to get any details in the picture. But I hope this photo at least gives some sense of the lovely lines of this bike. I have no idea what make or model it is. But it's gorgeous.
A cup holder! Brilliant! For the coffee!
ReplyDeleteI *know*. So cool. I've been imagining having a cup holder for Mike for ages, but that's just because I stop for coffee every morning on the way to the office. It's only about four or five blocks, though, so I just bike one-handed. But a cup holder on this bike just added to the impression that it was some sort of luxury vehicle. You almost expected mahogany handlebars and a monogrammed bell, you know? The brushed-steel cupholder wasn't that much of a stretch. . .
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You forgot the dinosaur.
ReplyDeleteOh, YEAH. The crazy spiky dinosaur attached to the right handlebar. I DID forget that. How?
ReplyDeleteCup holders rule, a friend in New Orleans got them for her and her husband's bikes. When they bought them they were asked if it was for beer or coffee, guess its a little different atmosphere riding around in the south.
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