Vittoria
So it’s off to hell this month for the classic French race, Paris-Roubaix. My thoughts are now fully focused on getting my body ready for battle. And not too far away are the thoughts of ‘is my weapon as sharp as it needs to be to beat the cobble-demons’? The answer is no of course, so I’ve been reading my demon defense manual and the best tools for the job seem to be these puppies. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=51235 At close to £50 a pop, I’m thinking are they worth it? The reviews are mostly glorious sounds of Angel praise but are they the all encompassing halos we saints require for the raging battle that is about to commence? I’m not sure yet, I’ll park this tool for now and see what else is up for the task.
We’ve already seen how the humble bicycle can emancipate women (andkeep them patriarchy-bound), rein in incredible design innovation, be amanifesto for the creative life, and serve as a metaphor for computers, courtesy of Steve Jobs. But, it turns out, the bike can also be an incredible canvas for art. Bike Art: Bicycles in Art Around the World presents a voyeuristic tour of the lesser-known intersections of art and bike culture, spanning design, performing arts, steampunk, street art, and more through works created on walls, canvases, paper, pedestals, bikeframes, skin and clothing by a range of international artists.
