Comments on: Bicycle Love

Bicycle Love

R. Mutt — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:40:35 -0800

Taliah Lempert paints bicycles. If you were really in love, you would have your bicycle's portrait done.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:53:45 -0800

Rennie Sparks (yes, that Rennie Sparks, ya music geek) does the same thing for pets. At the moment my bike's neglected in the garage but my dog's snoozing on my feet.

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:14:22 -0800

I always told people that if it's possible to love, truly love, an inanimate object then I loved my erstwhile Trek 5200. So I see nothing funny or pathetic about said portraits. That steed took me many times from La Jolla up the old highway 101 to the San Onofre power station. (is it still possible to cycle through Camp Pendleton?)

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:17:57 -0800

I agree with you turtles, I think they are wonderful.

By: craven_morhead

craven_morhead — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:26:58 -0800

My trusty commuter fixie gets jealous when I have affairs with my pretty one. My only geared bike just sits in the corner and pouts.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:00:01 -0800

Oh nice, he's got a Hans "no way" Rey trials bike even.

By: turbodog

turbodog — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:16:54 -0800

Nice post R. Mutt. I never knew that LeMond rode a LeMond in the TdF.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:51:41 -0800

I met her at the T-Town flea market. She was very nice and her art is great.

By: Flashman

Flashman — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:00:37 -0800

These are beautiful paintings. I'm compelled to point out here as well that Greg Curnoe was painting bike portraits since back in the early 70's. I'm sure Taliah Lempert is aware of his work too. [Greg is one of my heroes - I first met him when his group, the Nihilist Spasm Band, opened for DOA in London in 1986, and thereafter hung out with his kids while growing up there. He was passionate about our worn-down Ontario town, and about bikes, painting and riding them. Then he was killed while riding out in the countryside with his cycling club, run down by some guy in a pickup who wasn't paying enough attention]

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:31:50 -0800

I saw this on a postcard from Reload. So now I know where it comes from — thanks!