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Cataboo
10-19-2010, 10:50 PM
While in Cambridge for the Wild Goose Chase, DB, Kmerzad, and I stopped into On the Rivet Cycle and Sport to look for accelerade, but stayed to gawk at the bikes on display.

ONe of the workers/owner (?) enjoys leather work and makes leather fenders, bags, and wraps frames with them. He has been getting leather from farmed ostrich legs and tie dying it to wrap bikes.

Their pics are here:
http://www.geezersbicycleworks.com/Leather%20Main%20Page.htm

Some of the ones we saw are:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WfCe0A3iU1c/TL5MyIZ_nSI/AAAAAAAAPnQ/VsabPTz_s6Q/s720/IMGP0968.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WfCe0A3iU1c/TL5M4rgtZkI/AAAAAAAAPnY/VyvK_F8vOZY/s720/IMGP0969.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_WfCe0A3iU1c/TL5NI2OiCrI/AAAAAAAAPn0/PzEeHrsxc8k/s720/IMGP0972.JPG

An old pinarello TT bike with a 650 front wheel:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_WfCe0A3iU1c/TL5NDQTASsI/AAAAAAAAPno/TyVXksM_U8E/s576/IMGP0971.JPG

The original prototype show model for Schwinn's carbon fiber paramount frame:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_WfCe0A3iU1c/TL5NNrQcwUI/AAAAAAAAPn8/tcFWP0bGaTY/s720/IMGP0973.JPG
Selkie
10-20-2010, 01:05 AM
That's really unique. I wonder how much he charges to do a full wrap? I love the colors on the bike that's featured on your link. Might be worth a slog out that way to check it out! Thanks for sharing.
Catrin
10-20-2010, 01:49 AM
I love that green wrap, quite striking!
Cataboo
10-20-2010, 07:06 AM
That's really unique. I wonder how much he charges to do a full wrap? I love the colors on the bike that's featured on your link. Might be worth a slog out that way to check it out! Thanks for sharing.

I'd imagine that it won't be cheap - but it did sound/look like a lot of work.. and it'll be completely unique.
7rider
10-20-2010, 07:17 AM
Why??? :confused:
Cataboo
10-20-2010, 07:21 AM
Why??? :confused:

'cause not everyone has 3 naked ti sevens and needs to hide their shame under tie dyed ostrich leather.
7rider
10-20-2010, 07:38 AM
'cause not everyone has 3 naked ti sevens and needs to hide their shame under tie dyed ostrich leather.

What's the shame of a vintage Pinarello or Colnago?? :confused:
Those bikes are beautiful in their own right.
Cataboo
10-20-2010, 07:49 AM
What's the shame of a vintage Pinarello or Colnago?? :confused:
Those bikes are beautiful in their own right.

True.

That might be one reason I didn't buy one. That and it was huge, I can't afford it, and all the rest of those reasons.
Selkie
10-21-2010, 12:32 AM
Why??? :confused:

Why not? ;) Protection from the elements (of course, titanium doesn't rust).
redrhodie
10-21-2010, 05:14 AM
Isn't it heavy?