Or at least damn close to it! My bike got stolen last friday, with no sight of it anywhere. Now one matter is of course that i had put a lot of effort in that bike, but another and almost decisive matter, is that you get immobilized totally and completely. It just gets to a point where it makes no sense getting mad about it, and you just have to accept that these things do happen (unfortunately!) And i know that people experience these things all the time. The disgusting peeps doing these things have no clue what they destroy, and thats what matters me the most. I will go get myself an old bike now, which no one wants to lay their hands on! The whole fixed gear/stripped down racing/going fast and living dangerous, thing is getting a little out of hand anyway. R.I.P Peugeot, we had fun! I really liked that bike actually..
That sometimes even the smallest things can cause great ammounts of happiness?
As the second part of my beaters-theme i offer you... The Chuck Taylor! These are torn a good bit, but they still have some life left in the soles. Timeless, worn by billions and still going strong. So anti-limited that it hurts the mind, body and soul of every sneaker collector (Well at least some i guess) But in my point of view they complete the circle!
More to come!
Today i am going to start out a new small projekt i have been wanting to do for some time. Worn out sneakers are somewhat of an interesting thing. Like many sneakerheads i usuallly dont like to see my brand new kicks get dirty, although i try to wear some of the selected ones out nice and good! I came to a point where i actually missed the times beating up a pair, and knowing that you and your shoes had gone through a lot together. Although my collection is dominated heavily by the unworns, i still keep the concrete-treated veterans in the safe! Today i broke out the classik blue (well actually grey now) handball spezial. This pair was actually saved from the paper-bin at my friends, i thought they might come in handy so i grabbed them.
The whole idea is to bring the old ones justice! This is the first pair in the row of the many more to come!
I was lucky enough to buy these off a mate a couple of weeks ago. They are samples, and came with the "APE factory" produktion note, and in totalt mint condition! But I am going to make sure that they wont stay that way. Very happy with them, and have searched for them for quite a while now. They are in my opinion one of the best outcomes in the 08' AZX consortium range, and made by the now non-excisting London based footwear store named "Footpatrol". They closed down their physical shop in march 2008, and participated in some projects later on (Like the ZX800) The reflective material is fun, and they glow out like sun beams on the street. My theori is that they actually will look a bit better with some beating. The colorway is paying credits to the classik Aqua ZX8000. Very satisfied!
I found these to compensate pretty good for the missing Fluff Bruins in my collection! The simple adidas model "Skate" in its Gazelle-ish silhuette. I love the this model and colorway for its simple approach. It's a no-brainer.
