A Linus Mixte 8... I actually don't see a lot of mixte frame Linus bikes. They're mostly either the Dutchie or Roadster. So it was nice to see this bicycle in Columbia Heights.
I forgot the make of this city bicycle. I really like that front rack style. If I didn't have a water bottle cage already, I'd probably have one of these on my ride. Also liked the Clarijs pannier bag, which is a Dutch manufacturer of pannier storage systems. This was also in Columbia Heights.
This Giant Via city bike was in Mt. Vernon Square. It has an interesting mixte/step-through frame. I did like the matching pastel colored rims. I am secure in my masculinity to say I like pastel colors.
I don't see too many Felt bicycles, this is a Cafe 3 which is a discontinued model. Not a big fan of V-type brake nor the coaster rear brake set up. I do like the that the owner has replaced the rear fender reflector with a FenderBot tail light, same unit I use. Located in Adams Morgan.
Another Windsor Oxford 3 parked by the Felt in Adams Morgan with an aftermarket rear rack. I've always found the practice of "locking" up your helmet with a bike kind of weird. I don't think I could do that as I'm afraid someone will just cut the strap and take the dome protector.
It seemed Georgetown is the mother lode of PUBLIC bicycles. This is an older C7 as it has the distinctive three stripes on the front fender. It has the front rack I talked about earlier and a rather large, low basket on the rear rack. The owner binned the stock seat for a Serfa "reactive gel" seat and also has a clamp-on bottle cage on the frame. The original cream-colored tires have been replaced by normal black replacements. There's also a crazy amount of reflectors on the bike, but no lights. :/
Another PUBLIC bicycle in Georgetown, this one is a M7i model. Pretty much stock except with the rear rack added on. It's also another one with the PUBLIC badge on the support frame. I think they're doing it with the M7 series for some reason.
A retro-styled Huffy Champion cruiser bicycle in Georgetown. Whoever is riding around G-town on this thing is a baller because this thing is a single speed and unnecessarily heavy and there are a ton of hills in Georgetown. But at least you have a spot to hold your coffee while you're cranking away LIKE A BOSS.
On Saturday, I went to the J.O. Wilson Elementary School flea market with some friends. Really nothing of note for me to buy, and I am a flea market/yard/garage sale/thrift store junkie. But there was a guy selling some interesting vintage bicycles that he's been hoarding in his garage. This is a cool 1970s Peugeot folding bicycle. Were this ride $40 instead of $200, I might have considered buying it... and using the wood basket and rear rack for a camp fire.
This was pretty nifty although I have no idea of the original manufacturer of this cruiser style bicycle. No idea if it was originally a motorized ride or if it was converted into one. What I do know is where there is suppose to be a fuel cap in the top tube, there is a big ass bolt sticking up from it. God help you if you had to stop suddenly and slide forward off your seat. That has a big sign of NOPE written all over it.
This Huffy El Dorado that was converted into a motorized bicycle looks like something out of freaking Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Funniest thing about it? There's not a chain on it. I looked at this thing, standing there, and I was just like wait what I don't even.
This was probably the best bicycle the guy had: A 1973 Raleigh Sports 3-speed. It was in really rough shape though. The tires were cracked and shot. The front fender was bent and rusted all to hell. The chain guard was not original... just green from another bike. But it did have a vintage Brooks saddle on it, although that was in super rough shape too. But I'm sure the bullet lights with wackadoo hub dynamo, cup holder and little bell, all from China for about $5, made the bicycle worth the $300 asking price, right?
Seen in Navy Yard, this cute little peach-colored number is a Tokyo Bike Bisou 26. Like all things from Japan, this bicycle is probably pretty lightweight, very stylish and most likely chock-full of some kind of alien technology. I don't know if you can even buy these in the States at all. Apparently bike riding is so safe in Japan, you don't need reflectors on your spokes at all.
And last, this was submitted by one of my good friends who was out and about by the Newseum on Sunday. These are Kimpton-branded M7i PUBLIC bikes that are available for guest use. There's a couple Kimpton properties in town. If you had an allen wrench set on you, you could have gotten a free PUBLIC bike for the cost of 2 minutes of your time and just removed the seat and taken off with this thing. You'd probably have to repaint it like a good little bike thief however, because the red Kimptons are pretty distinct. There's two things we District residents hate about our little town: the summer humidity and dumb ass tourists like this one.
I'm out!
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