Bike Culture Bits – Stussy x W-Base and An Ode to LA Bike Scene
by anita • November 19, 2009 • Ideas We Love • 1 Comment
Stussy has collaborated with Japanese bike shop W-Base once again to make t-shirt and matching chain lock. [ More at Highsnobiety]
Jared Leto’s band 30 Seconds to Mars has released a music video with an ode to Los Angeles bike culture. [via Treehugger]
Good song, well-made film, but…there’s a lot more to LA bike culture that the undeniably photogenic Mad Max Fixie Freakshow that gets all the press. (And I speak as a 100% fixie rider).
For a glimpse , just a glimpse, of the breadth and depth of LA’s huge bike culture, check out an article I wrote for Momentum Magazine: http://www.momentumplanet.com/cities/los-angeles
Rest assured, no matter how deep you are into bikes here, you’ll meet folks you don’t know in it. Bikes are taking over everywhere, not just downtown and Hel-Mel!