Limousine

August 31st, 2009

Limousine by Wouter Mijland.

Limousine by Wouter Mijland

found at trendbeheer

Shukuno Rintendo Bicycles

July 31st, 2009

Shukuno Rintendo is a Japanese bicycle brand. Between 1996 and 1998 they produced a special series of power assited bicycles, 2 of them were the Fire Trick Bob and the Water Trick Bob. The Fire Trick Bob had a small turbine which produced 4.4 horsepower of thrust. The water and air tanks of the Water Trick Bob could generate enough thrust for 50 meters.

Fire Trick Bob

Aqua Trick Bob

found at dropular

Fall II

July 14th, 2009

Fall II by Bas Jan Ader, Amsterdam 1970

Fall II by Bas Jan Ader

Bicycle Trick Riding

June 15th, 2009

This probably the oldest footage of bike tricks. Thomas Edison filmed “Bicycle trick riding, no. 2” in 1899!

found at kottke

Satoshi Minawaka

May 12th, 2009

Dekochari is typical Japanese phenomenon, deko is short for decoration and chari is slang for bike. Dekochari are actually the kids version of dekotora, which are decorated trucks. Satoshi Minakawa made these photos of these awesome vehicles.

Dekochari by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekochari by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekochari by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekochari by Satoshi MinakawaDekochari by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekotora by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekotora by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekotora by Satoshi Minakawa

Dekotora by Satoshi Minakawa

found via Intersection

Bicycle Paintings

February 20th, 2009

I had hoped to start riding my bike again this week but we still have snow & ice here in Berlin. I’m not that adventurous. These Bicycle Paintings by Taliah Lempert are the closest to the real thing I’ll get to for now.

Bicycle Paintings by Taliah Lempert

Bicycle Paintings by Taliah Lempert

Similar But Fundamentally Different

January 3rd, 2009

Ariel Schlesinger took an 80’s Italian racing bicycle and filled the tube with cooking gas. Check the valves!

Similar But Fundamentally Different by Ariel Schlesinger

found at datenform

Keirin Berlin

November 27th, 2008

Keirin is a Japanese type of track cycling event, every fixed gear rider knows this. Danny Baarz made this short movie about Norio Takasugi, a fictitious keirin champion, to promote the Keirin Berlin store. Just take a deep breath and watch it.

Rocking Cycle

November 11th, 2008

That’s a really cool rocking cycle!

Rocking Cycle

found at swissmiss
photo by pavelm

Rossin

October 7th, 2008

This is some badass bike, it’s from an 80’s Rossin calendar. Fast.

Rossin

found at cycling weapons of mass destruction


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