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The elusive neon bike

I would not be ashamed to ride this. In fact, I would enjoy it.



Full-sized here.


msprout
2010-09-13 15:00:58

does if come with a deep v shirt? i bet it does.


cburch
2010-09-13 15:05:22

that....is my dream bike.


Except mine would be at least a 10-speed..


rubberfactory
2010-09-13 15:07:55

^ How did I know this RF? :-)


88ms88
2010-09-13 15:09:59

At least no one can use the "I didn't see you" argument.


roadkillen
2010-09-13 15:12:22

^ Dude! That was the first thing I thought of when I saw it. (How sad is that?)


88ms88
2010-09-13 15:13:59

Neon bike: the only man-made object visible from the Moon


msprout
2010-09-13 15:16:54

AAAH! Don't look at full-size. It burns!


Reminds me of the southsider with the PennDOT green frame. That's pretty bright for a morning commute.


sloaps
2010-09-13 15:18:13

^ How did I know this RF? :-)

IT has long been my dream to own a bike as obnoxious as I am :)


rubberfactory
2010-09-13 15:20:39

Do you need special lube to keep the chain so yellow?


swalfoort
2010-09-13 15:21:07

I imagine pee works well.


msprout
2010-09-13 15:21:37

oh my god, you could mount UV lights to the cross bar, seat, wheels and light yourself up brilliantly at night. I'd put rhinestones on the spokes, for added sparkle. You can never be too bright or sparkley.


Such an exciting bicycle, thank you msprout!


edited to add - I just realized there are no fenders. Forget rhinestones on the spokes, rhinestone crusted fenders with UV lights to shine down on the wheels and back on the frame. That's where it's at.


ejwme
2010-09-13 15:34:10

@RF...'own a bike as obnoxious as I am'. Will someone with less tact than me please insert joke here...


88ms88
2010-09-13 15:39:34

that's beautiful.


noah-mustion
2010-09-13 23:29:20

I'd say the blood bike is more obnoxious (and just as hip), especially with the "I LOVE DIRTY GIRLS" sticker.


ndromb
2010-09-14 15:08:13

I'll have my new bike soon, probably the second week of October, in time for Fall season..I'll have a DK Asterik, and as soon as i get it it's being completely torn down and everything but the spokes,pedals and bars will be painted House of Kolor Neon Green...It'll be most obnoxious...And i cannottttt wait!


cpollack
2010-09-14 16:48:07

nothing will top my friend's downhill bike. he took the frame i sold him and got it powdercoated flouro yellow with metallic green flakes. it looks like burning.


the frame in sunlight. no flash.


close up darkened enough to see the metallic flake.



cburch
2010-09-14 17:57:14

Mine will be like that give or take..I was going to do fluorescent red....But my friend who works at a body shop called to price the neon green, and 3 days later it showed up...The shop ordered it assuming 'pricing' meant 'ordering'...So green it is!


cpollack
2010-09-14 18:17:31

get a metallic flake in it. in the sunlight the flakes really make the thing glow.


cburch
2010-09-14 20:34:57

I think this winter I'll strip my shitty spraypaint job and get it powdercoated hot pink/metallic flake. Can't redo the stripes in powdercoat, but oh well.


noah-mustion
2010-09-14 20:51:47

noah, you can do a fade though.


cburch
2010-09-14 20:53:18

That's what I was thinking I might do. Not as striking as stripes but a decent compromise....


noah-mustion
2010-09-14 20:54:19