01 April 2010

Single Rose

Rose on a red bikeSpotted parked in the South End, you know I smiled when I saw this racy-looking chromed red singlespeed, with a rose on the handlebars.

I imagine the person who rides this bike - probably someone who is usually a speedster, but was given this rose-ring by someone dear to them and so s/he abandoned the minimalist aesthetic to keep it close, there on the handlebars.

Or maybe it's a conscious reminder to 'stop and smell the flowers'?

Whatever the story, I love flowers on bikes in general, and the dichotomy of this mental image in particular.

rose on a bike

2 comments:

Velouria said...

Yessss, you are back! We were in the South End today on our Motobecanes. Finally, the weather is beautiful!

Perhaps the rose was given to the bicycle as a corsage by a handsome suitor?

Dottie said...

Beautiful!

Makes me wonder - are cyclists in Boston more likely to decorate their bikes or are you exceptionally perceptive when it comes to finding them? Maybe a little of both :)