Enough video related posts for the moment. Let's move on to one of my personal passions: Bikes. I found this gem on My Old Bicycle. It's a 1935 Bianchi Corsica, and I just cannot stop looking at it. From its wood rims, to its beautiful chrome braze-ons with their red accents -- I just am totally perplexed by the beauty of this old machine. The manual three-speed selection and ratcheting chain tensioner are things I have just never seen before.I really feel like modern mass production has removed detailed and inspired design from the grasp of the common man. This piece, with no detail too small -- right down to the beautiful water bottle, is a total contradiction to what most people think of when they conger up their definition of a bicycle in their minds. I think this is just one of many similar travesties brought upon us by making products that do everything for everyone.
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