SHELF LIFE #5A: BUNNY JERSEYS
Monday, February 4th, 2008Rabbits, bikes and psychedelic moires… utopia? Hell yeah. What happens when a streetwear company rejects one of your drawings while you’re thinking about making some cycling jerseys? Efficiency! Who could possibly reject a long-eared rabbit wearing a torn, striped shirt and a safety pin necklace? I was hoping the answer was “my client.” I had plans for that hare.
I tracked down a cycling jersey manufacturer in the US and got them to make a small jersey edition–14 or so. I hate selling shit, so the plan for these jerseys was to trade them with friends. My rough guestimate of a percentage of people who follow through with trades when they’re given something in advance and are then put on the honor system to complete their end of the bargain clocks in somewhere at around 60%. PAY UP, FUCKERS!!!
Here are a couple of shots that Amadeo Lansky took last year while photographing a few of us riding rollers at a studio downtown. I’m on my custom Yamaguchi road/track hybrid timetrial bike.

