Each Wednesday The Mercury brings you one hot Portland bicycle and a mini-interview with its equally salacious rider. This all-organic, locally-grown beauty showed up in my garden a few days ago.
This Week: The Watermelon Bike
Rider: Angela Previdelli
Bike: Fixed gear with chlorophyll green Miata frame, Masi saddle, clipless peddles and Deep V bubblegum pink rims
Spotted: In my garden
Pink rims, huh?
I got those at Velo shop when they helped me put this bike together last summer. It was going to be an all green bike, but then I went for the watermelon look.
Is riding the watermelon bike as good as eating watermelon?
Yeah yeah, it’s a tasty treat. It’s a flashy ride.
How do people react to it? Do they ever try to lick it?
Not consume it, perhaps touch it. And yeah, I get hollered at. It has been dubbed The Watermelon Bike by people I don’t even know.
What do you call her?
Lily, that’s her name. I name all my bikes. My old Schwinn is Leonard.
Is it tough to choose between Leonard and Lily?
Nah, she’s a lot lighter, a lot springier.
** BONUS! **
photo of the pink drive chain for the gearhead commentors
Posted by Sarah Mirk
I’ve seen that bike (and the girl on it) everywhere, but never had the nerve to ask her about it for some reason. Thanks for posting this!
Too cute.
Finally! An actually sexy bike.
I think the last three bikes you posted on here were unholy abominations cobbled together by blind lepers using parts scavenged from the dust bins of the damned.
Post more pics of the drive train please. KTHNKXBI.
Graham, I dont think they will post more pics of the drive train because they seem to be more knowledgeable and interested in the person they are featuring rather than the bike itself.
OH SNAAAAAP!!!
That’s not a bike, it’s a fantasy!
Holy shit! Bicycles are now being organically grown in Portland!
To-do list:
1) get a new camera
The chick is cute. Why did you put the bike in front of her legs?
More of the girl, nude please.
That’s not a proper fixie – it has brakes.
And it’s too bright – a true Portland fixie should be as dark black as possible; combine that with a rider wearing a black hoodie at night for minimum visibility, and now you have a true Portland bike and rider!
what will it take to get the entire bike in a single image?