Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Oh boy...........

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even though shep is a very cool guy...

meh...

I definately don't hate on him. But...you know

Gas mask plus new era cap.... not so sure... maybe, but where's his gat

skinny jeans! hipster! attack!

I wouldn't hate on him. But his bike is almost like a sell out like a lot of other collaboration builds...but business is business, and a little image...but shep has alot of that so this cant hurt him too much.

I definately don't hate on him. But...you know

agreed...it seems a little...forced?

agreed...it seems a little...forced?

lol.. it's ob3y, it's not supposed to be submissive

Gosh... Im so out of the scene. I don't even understand why this was posted? Anyone want to fill nievity in?

I really have no issues with his "selling out" , hell as an artist myself I'd love to sell out. His work is just getting so dilluted and predictable.

lol.. it's ob3y, it's not supposed to be submissive

sorry, i should have been more specific :) yes, its obey. and naturally very popular/commercial. i guess i was more unimpressed with the design and imagery. he has a very creative team that surrounds him and i just think maybe something a little more interesting could have been done.

whatever...dunno why i even care lol. just funny.

I just noticed that in the pic the Obey logos and words on the "riders" t-shirt have been blacked out with spray paint

*cough* mike giant *cough*

agreed...it seems a little...forced?

yeah. it's not like it's really all that original either. kinda predictable. oh well. OBEY got old years ago anyway; i'm surprised he hasn't moved on to something else.

but, i'll give it up, it looks really good. the guy never does really ****ty work.

Riding in a gas mask is really hard. You have to earn those stripes.

*cough* mike giant *cough*


He's just as bad:

http://www.mikegiant.com/site_images/18image_biker_index.jpg

my brother and i just did a mural collaboration with him for an ad agency here in nyc and he really did some cool stuff.

to see that is kinda disappointing.

this is sure to be a lot of pages.

Kyle, you may have gone to the Giant vs. Giant at Voice Gallery, that was the ****!

He's just as bad:

http://www.mikegiant.com/site_images/18image_biker_index.jpg

This would be a wonderful tattoo on my left cheek.

This would be a wonderful tattoo on my left cheek.

burning rubber straight into your "deep v"

I'm over shep, his stuff is predictable and not perticularly tasteful, at least the stuff that makes it to the public. His older stuff is cool, but I have no respect for someone who was supposed to champion the underground and all that and now is widely available at your local buckle store.

i bet it happens with a brick.

Warhol would be so proud. Get paid BEFORE you die. It's pointless otherwise.

Chick in the window is definately "business class"

I think it's tacky that so many stupid fixed gear trend-mongers employ the rainbow stripes. Unless you got some worlds under your belt, then stay away.

I think the UCI can fine you 5000 Swiss francs for a rainbow jersey infraction. It is also a good way to get heckled by fellow cyclists.

I'm just glad a shop like that isn't in Hawaii. That makes me not want to ride a FG bike.

What is it? OBEY; all city bike posse. Like MASH and those types people/groups?

What is it? OBEY; all city bike posse. Like MASH and those types people/groups?

Clothing brand

well, its not really a clothing brand...its a "brand". the brainchild of sheppard fairey.

http://obeygiant.com/main.php/

So wait... I was being serious when I had no idea what was going on...

Are we just discussing someone ripping off others artwork or trademarks?

Would this some how relate to the Fuji Obey bike?

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/diff_lock_cr-v_awd/what_obey_is_abot.gif

Someone check the pistadex, is it not cool to ride a FG biek yet?


I'm all for artists making money, this guy is doin it in spades props to him.

Until I start screening my own t-shirts I'm not hatin.

its whatever to me.

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Senseless circles, written in circles in a vacuum.

http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm

Pwned

f*** that guy. He is nothing but a plagiarist and that is why one of my friends has made a sticker in his style, with a different face saying MAKE ME in a response to his OBEY "propaganda" Its not a big deal but his "art" never sat well with me. What a poser.

Is that picture taken in LA? It's a shoe store, right?
I had an instinctual feeling of revulsion when I saw that. Predictable, yes. But is there something terribly ******** about fashion collaboration with a freakin' bicycle?
I don't know much about the Fairy, other than the whole Andre the Giant thing. the whole youth culture thing totally eludes me.
It boggles the mind.

I think everybody should call everybody else a poser. It will restore universal balance.

I think everybody should call everybody else a poser. It will restore universal balance.

Here here. The voice of reason.

I'd of just had to draw in a butt crack on that rear view image had I walked by that display.

my thoughts; I see a person and then I see a growing boutique shop apparel company formed from an image/campaign of someone. Obey has been a brand for some time now. Before I saw the brand, I was a fan of the campaign and it's ability to have crept into so many different places that I found myself. The very first time I saw a has a posse sticker on a ski lift pole, I wondered why anyone would use the likes of a dead wrestler - were they a fan? What's the declaration that he's survived by a posse mean? When I later read the manifesto, I found that I had been yanked by a viral campaign. That was 10 years ago.

So when I began to see collaborations like Expedition skateboards and Obey 5 years back, I didn't think that much because skateboards have always been one side scratch off art, the other grip (a good place for your art). Most buy by shape over aesthetics. If there's a graphic or color you like underneath, it is a simple plus.

I do have to admit that the application to a track bike doesn't make as much sense as that of a skate deck or t-shirt. In fact, I think it's lame but not something unexpected. Hopefully we don't see a series of these bikes though it does leave a door open for next year's limited edit. collaboration. Anyone going to buy a Neckface Fuji?

I worry more about those who have a hard time discerning the differences between person and brand than I do the brands themselves.

I definitely don't think those world champion stripes are warranted, otherwise, meh.

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She has some junk in the trunk.

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DW

a gas mask would make winter riding somewhat bearable, in my opinion.

his WC stripes are upside down lol

f*** that guy. He is nothing but a plagiarist and that is why one of my friends has made a sticker in his style, with a different face saying MAKE ME in a response to his OBEY "propaganda" Its not a big deal but his "art" never sat well with me. What a poser.

Wow, your friend sure showed him!

She has some junk in the trunk.

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DW

She has some junk in the car.


a gas mask would make winter riding somewhat bearable, in my opinion.

Agreed