Son of a bitch. I bought that guitar today. And I bought this:

This beauty was custom built and painted by Mike at Halcyon Bike Shop here in Nashville. These cats are great, and they really know how to build a bike from scratch–collecting vintage parts and creating a high quality product with style. This particular bike was unlike the others in the shop as it has a custom paint job–a sort of decoupage/transparent-layer/spray-paint/colored-grip-tape decorating scheme. The chain is pink. It is like I am riding a giant yellow elephant through the car-ridden streets of Nashville. Not only is the thing bright and gaudy, the fine people of Nashville ain’t seen many bikes on the road to begin with. I have been riding with a guy, John, all over town, and he says this whole bicycle-as-transportation-and/or-fun idea has really only taken off in the last several months. Bike lanes in the city have doubled in the past year or so (could use another doubling, I say). So far, the drivers have been fairly good about bicycles on the road. And when they are stuck in traffic, I zoom past them. The thing rides incredibly smooth and is completely silent–no chain noise, no rattles, no clunks. And yes, it is a fixed-gear.

His name is PAL.

More photos can be seen HERE.

Tags: bikes, fixed gear, halcyon

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