Bicycle Portraits

Kleinbooi Kabinde - Kirschner rd., Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa
 taken by Stan Engelbrecht

Stan Engelbrecht & Nic Grobler travelled the vast depths and breaths of South Africa on a two year sojourn to discover the faces of it's cycling culture. To which the portraits and now glossy coffee table book are testimate. I throughly encourage you to checkout thier great work here [link].  

Straight from the horses mouth

" As you'll see we are not photographing people who ride purely for exercise or recreation, but instead we are focussing on those who use bicycles as an integral tool in their day-to-day existence." 

amen to that. 

Unknown White Moss special edition single speed, Flinders Lane, Melbourne

 

And now for something completely different....... There seems to be a proliferation of bikes used as billboards around town. This I feel is a billboard done well. The hints of red and green really standout from the white frame. And the vintage feel matches the company it is trying to advertise.  

Allegro Onya single speed, St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

Nice selection of parts on a solid frame. Black and yellow all the way taking no focus away from the frame.

Breakbrake17 Charmer fixed gear, Swanston St, Melbourne

 

 

This bike forms part of the M-Base crew. You can checkout some of their moves at Transfixed [link] Solid combination of parts and colour scheme to boot. 

Jelly Bean fixed gear, Swanston St, Melbourne

Very unique brake lever arrangment which I haven't seen before. Even the cable routing is a bit off beat. The purple and yellow scheme works well.