colorways

Order four sets to get all of the fabrics in all of the colorways, which is 48 different fabrics.

Fabulous Fabrics: Umbrella Prints (Australia) 2008

It's like kind of like the Tour de France, only there are different jersey "colorways" for the various classifications, and it seems kind of like it was directed by Federico Fellini since it gets pretty "bawdy."

The Indignity of Bike Month: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Cleats, Love and Understanding? BikeSnobNYC 2010

Inevitably, at least some of these prospective riders will be drawn to the purported simplicity, multiple "colorways," and supposed "cool factor" of the fixed-gear bicycle.

BSNYC Product Review: Walmart's Mongoose Cachet "Fixed-Speed" Bicycle BikeSnobNYC 2010

Certainly not the bike industry--they're too busy curating "colorways" and "touch points," coming up with clever names for handlebars, and figuring out how to hide shifter mounts:

Rectilinear or Obtuse? Cycling in the Media BikeSnobNYC 2009

This only shows how ignorant the LAPD is with regard to cycling, for it's common knowledge that all fixed-gear riders carry photographic equipment at all times so they can keep their friends and the world apprised of the ever-changing "colorways" of their bicycles.

BSNYC Hot Friday Quiz Action! BikeSnobNYC 2009

Speaking of things that come in lots of "colorways," I was recently checking in with fixed-gear freestyle impresario Prolly's blog, where I learned that a new urban fixed-gear tire has "dropped," and it comes in more "colorways" than a Knog-strangled extremity:

Colorway Me Badd: Excessive Demands BikeSnobNYC 2009

Well, it's good to see that the bicycle industry is addressing the needs of the fixed-gear rider, even if those needs are based more on "colorways" than they are on the excessive demands they're placing on their equipment.

Colorway Me Badd: Excessive Demands BikeSnobNYC 2009

Sure, the "colorways" leave something to be desired, but this accessory does eliminate the need for hockey stops, lacrosse stops, lawn bowling stops, and any other inconvenient and ineffectual sports-themed stops you might find yourself forced to perform on a brakeless bike.

Colorway Me Badd: Excessive Demands BikeSnobNYC 2009

VAGX bags come in lots of "colorways," which is what people who wear flat-brim caps call "colors," and they're very spacious, so rest assured that you can cram plenty of crap into your VAGX.

Archive 2009-01-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009

Riding the same "colorways" as the bikes used for memorials to hit cyclists seems like a bad play.

Fundamental Disconnect: Technicolor Dreams, Monochromatic Reality BikeSnobNYC 2009