Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Another use for Deep Vs... :)

Hey all....I'm a photographer in Long Beach, CA and I get around to all my assignments by bike (either my fixie or my xtracycle). I've been staring at my Deep Vs and thought it would be awesome to put some sort of graphic on it. I was going to do an elaborate design around the wheel but the design would be too complex for a vinyl cutter. Anyway, I decided it would make great advertising space while I was stopped at lights or parked in front of a restaurant :)


-R
http://russroca.blogspot.com

love the angle on that last photo - and the colored rims! ::dreams of buying a new wheelset when the current one is Just Fine::

only problem is a large portion of people on fixed gears don't like logos, and things like chris king headsets piss them off.

nice idea though.

i'd like to think of it less as a logo and more like guerilla advertising and creative reuse of space :)

very clever and good use of space. i hope you get more business now cuz of your creativity

only problem is a large portion of people on fixed gears don't like logos, and things like chris king headsets piss them off.

nice idea though.

I run a CK headset on my otherwise logo-less bike because the Ritchey one I had sucked butt and developed play in the first 100 miles. Hopefully I won't be killed by the style police.

Cool blog and thanks for the article on the Bikestation, I really like that place. :D Add a Rss feed to your blog too. Thanks.

there's nothing wrong with owning the best headset on the market, i was merely pointing out that some people don't like any logos on their bikes.

fatlace already done did it.

http://fatlace.com/lacedup/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/bbt_fatlace.jpg

I am gunna use that to advertise my self thanks for the idea

Do what you want, but if anyone tags my bike I'funa bust their ass.

What color are those rims? They look like wood.

And the fatlace rims are awesome. Not sure how they'd actually look on a bike, but they look good on their own.

People always advertise by putting up random URLs everywhere. This is so stupid. Who the **** will actually remember some random URL, then go home and type it in before they forget about it? It is like getting an anonymous email saying "Click here!!! (http://i.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/2004/1101040920_400.jpg)" only it is less convenient.

...and things like chris king headsets piss them off.

how could anyone hate ck?
2 folks out there, those who like subdued, and those that like bling...i like bling.
nice work op... hope it helps your biz.

Who the **** will actually remember some random URL, then go home and type it in before they forget about it?

I've done it. If I know it's a URL I won't remember, I'll write it down on some scrap piece of paper in my pocket. That's why I always carry a couple of those mini Sharpies in my pockets. From strip clubs, to rock climbing clothing companies to personal websites listed on people's blogs to ones found in print advertising to car enthusiast sites written on various cars. Just call me a shaved head URL ho. I've found some interesting s*** sometimes.

i thought this was gonna be about using deep vs to open up bottles of beer.

oh well.

it worked for me on this bike....

http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising1.jpg
http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising2.jpg

What kind of bag/setup do you have mounted on the seatpost? it looks like something I could use. How much weight can you put in there?

I have FORTIFIED stickers on my wheels to promote my friends clothing company.....too bad everyone thinks it's in regards to wine.

fatlace already done did it.

http://fatlace.com/lacedup/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/bbt_fatlace.jpg
even before that trendy crap surfaced like a turd in a swimming pool, people DIY'd this type of thing.

Some cat in NYC had the GY:BE on the Deep-V surface. A set I bought off Marcus had some writing on the surface (onto off handpainted black - pre-non-machined).

http://us4.pixagogo.com/S5yfZ0qxqd1GT-hqPdZAW6Z7y4ogEFNNNnLIAwQs3HUl9iwAoiBUHKb456apFMW5x3e-MT!Aw2YUCZQJFWpMjHqPBCKCNWL4nCOFYhAl0AkRs_/IMG_0048.JPG

']Some cat in NYC had the GY:BE on the Deep-V surface.

That's sick.

Hey, now your bike can be depreciated on your taxes!

you can probably use your bike as a tax write-off now too!

People always advertise by putting up random URLs everywhere. This is so stupid. Who the **** will actually remember some random URL, then go home and type it in before they forget about it? It is like getting an anonymous email saying "Click here!!! (http://i.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/2004/1101040920_400.jpg)" only it is less convenient.
Whats funny is that reading your comment made me remember a url i saw on a car a couple of days ago and I just checked out the site. Apparently, they do work occasionally.

']... surfaced like a turd in a swimming pool.

+1

i actually do write off all my bike stuff as its my only form of transportation....accountant said its kosher though he gave me a weird look at first...didn't believe me until I had him walk outside and look at the bike....

stuckinatx
the bag on the post is a carradice...one of the smaller ones they make...it works great and can carry a rain jacket, shirt, tools, pump, sandwich, patch kit and have room to spare...i'm using the SQR quickrelease system...it lets me pop it off at stops a lot faster than opening the bag and undoing all the straps.....definitely worth it for the convenience...also holds the bag off the wheel...you can order all the stuff on either

www.peterwhitecycles.com

or

www.wallbike.com

both are good and reliable sellers for touring stuff...

stick your business cards in your spokes.

i was with dan g when I took this.

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/images/news/carpediemcvnt.jpg

inspired by hawk wheels: no justice - just us.

it worked for me on this bike....

Pimp it if you got, I guess.