There really isn’t much information on the man who creates these one-of-a-kind, hand-made bicycle frames. His name is Pajti Básci, he is Hungarian, and from what it looks like, he’s been doing this for a long time. This photographer, ‘Barnie,’ who may also be hungarian, has been taking photos of him and his frames for a little while now, and recently, he received Básci’s last one before he retired. There ain’t no design studio here — just lots of metal, tools, four walls and a roof. Click through the jump to see some amazing images of these very detail-oriented frames.
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Flaming Lips + Naked Cyclists
So, it’s the weekend, and weekend posts mean fun posts. As such, some behind the scenes photos recently surfaced of the filming of The Flaming Lips’ new video for “Watching the Planets.” For this video, Wayne Coyne called to arms a bunch of (hippie?) Portlanders to convene in the woods, riding their bicycles, wearing… nothing. That’s right, a bunch of nude cyclists buttressing Coyne in his now signature ‘spaceball’ thing. I got to see him ride in that that for the first time ever a few years back, by the way. Check out more penises and breasts after the jump.
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