I am Reese's brother, down here in Austin, TX. I've been following the idea for Revolution Bike Co-op during my conversations with Reese for over a year, and now through y'all's blog. Way to go everyone! This is really exciting. I just recently salvaged an old French crafted stem from Yellowbike Project here in Austin (http://www.austinyellowbike.org/) for my Peugeot fixie that I commute on. It's has very similar purpose as Pedals2People and is supported and utilized by people in Austin from all classes, subcultures, gender and age. I'm excited to follow the progression of y'all's creation. Your logo ideas are awesome, nice work. My two bits: I agree with emidsouthinc and your comments on gender representation in the logo-it needs to be a strong women. Having grown up in the Palouse and farmed a bit with the "locals”, I think the Proletariat women will resonate more than the statue of liberty with the men. When I look at her, I see 1920s/30s/40s farm wives of the Palouse. Also, I love the crank, chain and cog. Too cool. It might just be me, but the thinness of the brake cable for some reason doesn't connect it to the globe. It almost seems the globe is rising by itself and the cable is cast beyond it. I know simplicity is always best, but is there some other bike component that could be attached to the globe to cement the image of the woman uplifting the globe (society) through the means of bicycles and biking knowledge. Finally, would a bushel of wheat somewhere, maybe in her other arm (sometimes used to identify the proletariat) help relate Pullman’s farming community to its bicycling community?
Y'all are awesome. Every minute spent on this creation is worth it. ¡Hasta la victoria siempre! (words of Che Guevara - literally "Until victory always". Became his slogan as he attempted to spread revolution in Congo and Bolivia after their success in Cuba)
Nate and others,
ReplyDeleteI am Reese's brother, down here in Austin, TX. I've been following the idea for Revolution Bike Co-op during my conversations with Reese for over a year, and now through y'all's blog. Way to go everyone! This is really exciting.
I just recently salvaged an old French crafted stem from Yellowbike Project here in Austin (http://www.austinyellowbike.org/) for my Peugeot fixie that I commute on. It's has very similar purpose as Pedals2People and is supported and utilized by people in Austin from all classes, subcultures, gender and age. I'm excited to follow the progression of y'all's creation.
Your logo ideas are awesome, nice work. My two bits: I agree with emidsouthinc and your comments on gender representation in the logo-it needs to be a strong women. Having grown up in the Palouse and farmed a bit with the "locals”, I think the Proletariat women will resonate more than the statue of liberty with the men. When I look at her, I see 1920s/30s/40s farm wives of the Palouse. Also, I love the crank, chain and cog. Too cool. It might just be me, but the thinness of the brake cable for some reason doesn't connect it to the globe. It almost seems the globe is rising by itself and the cable is cast beyond it. I know simplicity is always best, but is there some other bike component that could be attached to the globe to cement the image of the woman uplifting the globe (society) through the means of bicycles and biking knowledge. Finally, would a bushel of wheat somewhere, maybe in her other arm (sometimes used to identify the proletariat) help relate Pullman’s farming community to its bicycling community?
Y'all are awesome. Every minute spent on this creation is worth it.
¡Hasta la victoria siempre!
(words of Che Guevara - literally "Until victory always". Became his slogan as he attempted to spread revolution in Congo and Bolivia after their success in Cuba)
All the Best,
Cyrus