my prized lotus

it is vintage. it is japanese. it is champagne colored and glittery. it is my lotus! i love the fact that lotus symbolizes blossoming beauty out of thick muck, which in my opinion, is deep and speaks for itself in the context of my life. lotus actually has been popping up left and right lately. i think it's a sign. a very very good sign.

the saddle bag is from out your backdoor, an indie culture supporting "diy everything" company owned by this super nice guy from michigan. because i have such a tiny bicycle (yup i'm a shorty), he had to adjust a lot of things from his typical design, and it is working fantastically. i have a rear reflector that needs to be taken out for the bag to sit a little bit more comfortably, but since i haven't had the need to pack a lot into the bag (no touring yet...) i haven't had any issue just tucking the bag on top of the reflector. this bag is also brilliant because i can use it on my mountain bike that has a rear rack on it as a pannier bag, or if i want to, i can also put it on the handlebar, in the front of my bike. AND, it also becomes a shoulder bag, so if you're running an errand or something, you can just unhook it from your bike, put it on your shoulder, run your errands, and put it back on the bike! SO FANTASTIC!! and it's made from recycled army canvas. i really really love my bag, and it's perfect for my lovely lotus!!!

"a magnificent external skeleton that permits the human race to surpass, at full speed, the limits imposed by biological evolution." - alfred jarry