Alameda swap, Schwinn fastback
I didn't take this and I didn't write this -- it's by someone who visited this month's antiques fair [which is this enormous swap meet that they have right by my house in Alameda, first Sunday of the month, biggest in northern Cali, nothing under 20 years old allowed, and it's attached to a very busy auction house, too. You are officially dying to go].
Photo © bezitted
the craftsmanship and design of this makes me weep. the banana seat. the gearshift. the sissy bar. reminds me of when i was pre-teen trouble, riding around my suburban denver planned community, one-half willie ames, the other half one of my bad girl babysitters with a dog-eared copy of petals on the wind in her giant purse featuring a polaroid bookmark of her naked save for rollerskates, to be sent to the peter frampton fan club. who wouldn't want to ride off into the sunset on this work of bike art?