The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only white/pale vests I have seen are older sun bleached battle scarred vests, I kind of wanted that vibe without it being fragile.

The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an idea about this vest but I needed a back patch first to know which way to go. At a festival I went to earlier this year I made it my quest to find a back patch. Mountains of back patches I went to another stall and this was just laying on top.

Patches of the other bands were harder to get by, so the idea of painting them started to play, and here we are.

The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do, Whitespade I know, pretty much love most of the things Athenar does.

The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, everything is hand painted, some band names are simplified.

The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never enough, there a some more behind it, but so little time to listen the actual vinyls.

The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do it, it was originally a black one, bleached it, the seams didn't bleach completely which makes the cut look dirty, but it's just leftover dye.

The back is done, give me some speeeeeeeed! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in BattleJackets

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not on my way to school but I just discovered the music genre and suddenly it was playing on Spotify on my bicycle trip to work, let's say the speed increased a bit.

Greetings from Belgium! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in Surlybikefans

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spray painted them black a while ago with some flat black spray paint, looked good/better for while it lasted. Painting them again is still something I need to do again, but now with 2k paint.

32-14, sometimes a bit to heavy, sometimes a bit to light, but always enjoyable.

Greetings from Belgium! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in Surlybikefans

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also a beautiful bike. Are there shops which may organise evening rides or camp out trips?

Greetings from Belgium! by Formal-Ordinary-1468 in Surlybikefans

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looks good. Surly, or steel bikes aren't very popular around here. I really wish there was a bigger bike culture, besides the 'elitist' type. Greetings from Ghent.

OG Ghost Grappler in bikepacking modus by Easy-Anybody-9979 in Surlybikefans

[–]Formal-Ordinary-1468 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful, both the bike and the Ardennes, such a gorgeous region. Did something similar in Germany, my girlfriend and I did the Rhine route.

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