Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Balloon Tires, An Upright Seating Posture, and a Single-Speed Drivetrain.

I always thought cruisers where just clunky, heavy old things, that is until I actually took one out for a spin.


 It’s heavy sure, but there is a joy in pushing its old knobby fat tires around while listening to the rusty rattle of the aging frame. 

Now I have an old cruiser from the 50's that is one my favorite bikes for short rides around town. It is a coast to coast hardware bike that was abandoned when one of my neighbors moved. A little bit of grease and a few adjustments was all the old thing really need to be rolling again. Of course it still doesn't stop very well.


This latest shirt design is indented to pay homage to that coast to coast Crusier. This design is a collaboration with Portland based musician and illustrator Zack Barbery.

Portrait of a woman (Aramee Diethelm) in a shirt she designed and hand silkscreened

This design is available at the Workhouse in Bend, OR.

A portrait of Aramee Diethelm wearing a tshirt that she designed and silkscreened.

There also a unisex black and white t-shirt available at dieatthehelm.etsy.com.

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