This photo caught my attention in one of the dusty 3-ring binders full of this site on paper. I cut & pasted it onto some cardboard and it’s now on its way to Toothaker in the form of a neo-retro black & white postcard.
That seatpost was the only Campy thing in my life. The duct taped nose on the Flite saddle was a recurring theme on many of my bikes.
I spent a lot of time staring off into space, pondering unanswerable questions. I guess I’m still doing that. But back then I was “standing by” on the coffee-beer continuum, heavily weighted to the beer side, hiding in plain sight, with 5th & Seneca tall cans, sitting on the walls outside 1200 5th, where my Bianchi was leaning in this photo. You can still call it the IBM Building if you want to. Designed by Yamasaki and kitty-corner from the Rainier Tower, another Yamasaki building.
That OG DANK toptube pad was later stolen off of Bluish’s bike outside the Elysian while she was working.
phantom top tube pad
phantom tall can coozie
phantom Flite saddle
phantom ass-pocket U-lock
all textbook simple symptoms of
phantom nostalgia syndrome
history
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