Custom u-locks; new bike fashion trend?
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on March 5th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Are custom, personalized U-locks the next big thing in bike fashion here in Bike City, USA? After all, U-locks are pretty much ubiquitous on the urban biking scene and they're not exactly easy to conceal. So, why not add some flair and make a fashion statement out of them? Seems reasonable to me.
Check out these examples of the latest must-have bike fashion accessory seen on the streets of Portland...
First, there's the very clever re-use of an Oury grip (hat tip to Dustin Hubbard):
And of course, the knitted "U-lock sweater" is a Portland fave (thanks to Justa):
And, the grand finale, a custom paint-job (found via Molly Cameron on Twitter):
If this continues, are limited edition "street series" u-locks from the likes of Kryptonite far off?
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funny to see the knited lock. the paint is allready allscrtched up so its not going to save the paint (unless that was a custom scratch job)
RecommendedI have been wanting to CarbonFiber my ulock for a long time.
Now if only I could make one that didn't outweigh my bike
RecommendedIt appears to me that the lock with the coozy is protecting a custom splatter paint job.
My mind wanders to the Big Lebowski . . .
Recommendedyeah, justa's all about the splatter paint. her tallbike has a pretty similar paintjob, only with more of a sprockettes-centric color scheme....with a little bit of bicycle belles thrown in for good measure.
Recommendedjusta's paint rocks. any more pics?
RecommendedI want to see a video of them making splatter paint. it sounds fun
Recommendeddo they pour out paint on visqueen and ride around on top of it splattering paint on everything? That would be a fun event for last thursday
RecommendedI love it! My tired, rusty, and beat up ulock is gonna get modified & perhaps powder coated.
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