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Rewritten the rules for how to run a campaign;
Brought hope and joy to millions in America and around the world;
Now it’s your turn.
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Obama + Biden ‘08
John over at Publik Space reminds us that even after a year, this video is still dope.
There’s more to look forward to in November than voting and turkey day. On November 8th you will finally have a chance to get your hands on the most awesomest (yes, I said it, awesomest) saddle made.
The all white Brooks Swallow is almost here! A collaboration with Stussy and Wilson Brothers, it is exclusively being sold through the Stussy Japan store.
This saddle has been a long time coming and because of that, the price of entry is no joke: $400 (￥39,900). With the economy tanking, now isn’t the best time to spend frivolously, but then again this is a limited production saddle. Think of it as an investment towards your personal bailout fund.
Some detailed photos here.
This is the very interesting Plus Bike.
First let’s just clear this up, the absence of brakes doesn’t suggest that this is a fixed-gear bike. There are too many things that suggest this is merely a unique, single-speed (coaster brake) beach cruiser: the beefy city tires, fairly long chainstay and exaggerated sweeping angle of the head-tube suggest a rather relaxed commuter bike. The feature I like the most is the front and rear integrated lights; very nice touch. It’s hard to make out from the photos, but it doesn’t appear that the lighting apparatus’ is an LED based system.
As far as components, nothing high-end except the Brooks Swallow saddle. Generic handle bars, threadless stem, cranks, wheelset and Kalin seatpost are standard fair, inexpensive bike components. All-in-all, the Plus Bike is pretty awesome simply because it challenges convention.
Across the internet you won’t find much about this bike except that it was supposedly designed by Fabio Bortolani and Ermanno Righi of dovetusai. There is no evidence of that as neither of these designers nor the bike is mentioned on the site. So chalk this up as the “unknown” Plus Bike. If real information surfaces, I’ll pass it along and update my post.
Until then enjoy some high-res photos of this intriguing engineering feat.
