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June 30, 2009

Adrian and His Comic Book BMX Components

A guy on a light blue BMX stopped at the bike shop. And I couldn't help but notice his ride. Creative cyclist Adrian had covered his stem, seat, and crank arms in comic book pages. Adrian told me that it took a while and some experimentation to create a coating mixture that works. He showed me photos of another cool looking comic component set he had made. It is summertime; sweeten your rides, creative super cats. (Jump for close ups of comics and more photos.)

(Photos by Wheelgirl. Comic Book Component Created by Adrian)

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That is so creative! Fantastic!

Posted by: Atomic Bombshell | June 30, 2009 at 05:28 PM

A while back, I saw a poorly-done variation on this concept...except the guy used clippings from old Hustler and Cheri magazines. It was pretty tacky and was also not holding up too well to the Florida sun and rain.

I'd love to hear about this guy's successful coating...as I'd been toying around with the idea of decoupaging a frame with comicbook pages for a couple years now. Shellac? Thinned white glue? Some mysterious adamantium-laced hyper glue?

Posted by: Ghost Rider | June 30, 2009 at 08:54 PM

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