bike tattoo

[chasea]

Can I suggest that photo of me drinking fizzy water and smoking an e-cigarette on some dude's recumbent trike?

I'm wearing a peacoat and workboots, so it'll never go out of style.

[Tom Officer]

Put Darren next to you with a stripper in his lap and we might have something.

Can I suggest that photo of me drinking fizzy water and smoking an e-cigarette on some dude's recumbent trike?

I'm wearing a peacoat and workboots, so it'll never go out of style.

[Dorman]

Put Darren next to you with a stripper in his lap and we might have something.

Wait: Put them in a burley pulled by Chase on the recumbent....

[Matthew Strongin]

Airedale, that's awesome. More pics please. I'll see if I can get my wife to help with some better photos of mine that are in hard to reach spots.

[C.Dyer]

I've got quite a few tattoos, and I'm not done yet.

The only bike related one is of a chain around my forearm with a cog in the center. It's the only one I've got that I regret.

It's just so obvious and uninteresting to me I guess. My others are beautiful and complex and have meaning to me that's a lot more personal and nuanced than just "I ride bikes."

Then again, it was the first tattoo I ever got, back when I was like 19. And hey, maybe there's a good lesson in learning to live with regret, or some shit like that.

One thing I'll say, and it's kind of analogous to the way we talk about working with effbuilders around here, is that my best experiences have involved finding someone whose work and personality and ethics I could jive with, giving them a couple of cues and letting them do their thing.

[airedale]

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One thing I'll say, and it's kind of analogous to the way we talk about working with effbuilders around here, is that my best experiences have involved finding someone whose work and personality and ethics I could jive with, giving them a couple of cues and letting them do their thing.[/QUOTE]

This. Some of these guys are the best people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

[Tom Officer]

That sounds like a good approach. I'll have to start checking out some guys work. Lots of ideas in my head, from bikes I rainbow stripes.

I've got quite a few tattoos, and I'm not done yet.

The only bike related one is of a chain around my forearm with a cog in the center. It's the only one I've got that I regret.

It's just so obvious and uninteresting to me I guess. My others are beautiful and complex and have meaning to me that's a lot more personal and nuanced than just "I ride bikes."

Then again, it was the first tattoo I ever got, back when I was like 19. And hey, maybe there's a good lesson in learning to live with regret, or some shit like that.

One thing I'll say, and it's kind of analogous to the way we talk about working with effbuilders around here, is that my best experiences have involved finding someone whose work and personality and ethics I could jive with, giving them a couple of cues and letting them do their thing.

[Mabouya]

An interesting but different bike-related one I found on the web was a guy who got a tat of the outline of the US, then a squiggly line across the middle that was the route of his cross-country tour. Neat, IMO.

[Matthew Strongin]

One thing I'll say, and it's kind of analogous to the way we talk about working with effbuilders around here, is that my best experiences have involved finding someone whose work and personality and ethics I could jive with, giving them a couple of cues and letting them do their thing.

Exactly. Most of my favorite tattoos are ones where I gave the tattooer a little direction on subject matter and let him/her do their thing. I'm in for about 60+ hours of work so far and have plenty more planned. It's been a couple years and I have the itch bad now.

[airedale]

That's an itch that's hard to scratch right?

Like day 4 when you're healing.

[Dorman]

That's an itch that's hard to scratch right?

Like day 4 when you're healing.

Crap. I'd already forgotten about the plastic wrap.

[Matthew Strongin]

Crap. I'd already forgotten about the plastic wrap.

I usually try to get work done really late in the day so I can leave that wrap on until I wake up the next morning. That stuff sucks, but it sure does make the first night of sleep easier.

[airedale]

Back on topic there was this gem, which it was said belonged to WayneJ's daughter....



So clean!

[David Tollefson]

Here's mine, though not cycling related:




Celebrating my family (the T form), my heritage (Thor's hammer, celebrating my 3/4 Norwegian family tree), and my beliefs (the blade triskelion at the center, which is the aggressive form of the trinity).

[jerk]

lots of dumb tattoos here....the first two were for bike racing and the rest were about it even if they don't reference it really....i do have a madonna di ghisallo on my chest which is in a kinda mexican style....it's one of my favorites.....there's enough pictures of me without a shirt on on the interweb already i'm afraid...

[ned]

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My son's name. It'll never get old or go out of style.

(Geez, crap pic I know, but why did it turn me on my side?)

[Jaq]

Back on topic there was this gem, which it was said belonged to WayneJ's daughter....



So clean!

Seat's too low

[Dave]

Calling Mr. President....

yeah last time I posted these on Gary's thread it got shut down.

Love this one. I have a few others, but only bike-tat at the moment. Will be adding some family stuff soon, but want to do more IF stuff. I am thinking Ifrider as Cris and I have been discussing some changes. Anyway, great time getting this one, proud regardless of Swoop's disgust of it.

[Matthew Strongin]

yeah last time I posted these on Gary's thread it got shut down.

Love this one. I have a few others, but only bike-tat at the moment. Will be adding some family stuff soon, but want to do more IF stuff. I am thinking Ifrider as Cris and I have been discussing some changes. Anyway, great time getting this one, proud regardless of Swoop's disgust of it.

I'm disgusted you didn't go bigger. Bigger is always better when it comes to tattoos.

[Dave]

I'm disgusted you didn't go bigger. Bigger is always better when it comes to tattoos.

I agree, however I have to show some restraint as often times my uptight parents make judgements. My students dig it and my principal has some ink, so there is understanding.

I have plenty of space for bigger ink, but right now my extra flow goes to diapers and day care