“Scene in which two friends may or may not decide to share a bike again”

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There is most definitely a difference between people that ride bikes because they WANT to- and people that ride bikes because they HAVE to.  John Lautermilch’s painting “Homeless” depicts someone in the latter category.  The subject looks like a hobo, with that hat and grizzly face.  Complete with DUI bars.

The original is for sale, or you can buy a print HERE

For some folks, I think it’s true.

Thanks Meat for sending this my way. From this Flickr

In June of this year, the Vigorelli velodrome became home to a fashion show during Milan’s mens fashion week.  Thom Browne’s Gamme Bleu collection for Moncler, inspired by the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia was on display- models riding around the velodrome to an orchestral version of Queen’s “Bicycle Race” and to Kraftwerks “Tour de France.”  I appreciate non-traditional venues for events, and an aged velodrome makes for an interesting fit for something like a fashion show.  You can see more of Moncler HERE- including the jackets designed by T.I….

Moncler Gamme Bleu Spring/Summer 2011 Runway from LAT Videos on Vimeo.

See more photos from Style.com (photos above taken from their site) HERE

It’s been a while since a penny farthing has made it up on the blog.  Using the survey that was posted last week as a guide, I came to find out that people other than myself have a soft spot for those beautifully dangerous machines of simpler times and harder skulls.  No promises as to the consistency of penny farthing posts, but we’ll give it a go.

“Toad on a penny farthing” or, “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in Los Angeles”

That guy Karl…  Always so witty and with drawings that put a smile on my face- this one was too good to wait for Penny Farthing Friday- so we’ll just make a Dinosaur Wednesday posting.

Via Flickr

Henrik Vibskov. A Scandanavian fashion designer with a different way of doing things. The titles of the show’s he has produced are anything but boring. “Big Wet Shiny Boobies”‚ “The Solar Donkey Experiment”, “The Slippery Spiral Situation”, and “The Fantabulous Bicycle Music Factory” being just a few. Part runway show, part theater, part performance art- the models are part of a moving display.  Interacting with the “Fantabulous Bicycle” in something that, if nothing else, is interesting to watch.

Fred DiMeglio lives in Portland.  By the look of his artwork, we share similar interests.  Coffee, beer, bicycles….  You can buy his art from his Etsy store at a very reasonable price.  Art on the walls can brighten your day.  That’s a fact.

This one goes out to the Wine Friday folks- you know who you are.

I think I would prefer the opener being used for it’s intended purpose- but this is a pretty rad little project.

Thanks to Geoff for sending it along.