This blog is to bikes, what The Sartorialist is to fashion, only a little bit more tongue in cheek. The blog is a homage to Scott Schuman's one The Sartorialist, if you haven't checked it out do so: www.thesartorialist.com The plan. Hit the streets. Scope out bicycles that show a personal flair. The method is a Nikon D90 and 50mm 1:1.4G lens. The execution. Lots of background blur. Feel free to comment and identify any of the unknown bikes.
All black with the red hubs that really pop.The Sydney courier scene seems to have more of the front basket thing going instead of the shoulder satchels of Melbourne. Read More
It's hard to see where the grit ends and the bike begins. Just when I thought a Surly frame couldn't get any grittier, I can across this 1x1 with a custom black splatter pattern ideal f… Read More
Someone more knowledgeable will know if this is the way it came out of the factory ( besides the Brookes saddle and the rack), yet even if it is, it still feels bespoke. I j… Read More
It would have been good if they kept the theme of black with white highlights and vice versa going with the cranks, pedals and grips for a truly yin and yang riding experience Read More
Another one from the archives back in 2012, that I never got around to posting. Those clincher bolts on the headstem better be tight as with no compression bolt that thing is a ticking… Read More
I've never fully understood the theory of not cutting the steering tube down once you have been fitted for your bike, unless the owner was expecting to undergo a growth spurt or two differen… Read More
I really wonder sometimes why some people just don't buy a bigger frame.... either that or it was a hand me down from a much shorter biker or the current owner is borderline sadomasochistic… Read More