tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43207601295281393832011-07-07T23:57:41.445-07:00retired beltsDylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699384833865417901noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320760129528139383.post-34888465957738025092008-06-12T00:26:00.000-07:002009-11-25T22:59:20.127-08:00Recycled Tire Belts<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New Batch...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAbjfnrVJBM/SaOA5oUJ23I/AAAAAAAAACE/9dzPNeTvK4g/s1600-h/DSC08294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Bike Tire Belt </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">made from repuposed tires ridden in San Francisco, CA</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Materials: Quality brass snaps and </span></span></span><a href="http://www.vittoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8103&Itemid=122"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Randonneur</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> tires</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Background</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I ride a brakeless track bike that uses leg power to slow down and stop. To do this, the rider either slows his pedaling or, for a faster stop, skids the rear tire, by skillfully “whipping” the rear wheel to the right and left, changing the trajectory of momentum and bringing the bike to a stop.<br /><br />My product:<br />As you can imagine, the tires wear much quicker when you must rely on them as brakes. So in an attempt to offset the guilt I felt for burning through tires twice a month, I started thinking of ways I could reuse them. I had seen tire phone holsters at bike shops. But I wanted to make something that could be worn by almost anyone that served a useful purpose and had style. The most obvious thing that came to mind, given the shape of tires, was a belt. I hand make all the belts individually from tires ridden in San Francisco.<br /><br />Thanks for looking!<br /><br />-Dylan</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#FFFFFF;"></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">How can I get one?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><table> <tbody><tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Size"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Size</span></td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="28-30 inch waist (pant size)">28-30 inch waist (pant size) $25.00</option> <option value="30-32 inch waist (pant size)">30-32 inch waist (pant size) $25.00</option> <option value="32-34 inch waist (pant size)">32-34 inch waist (pant size) $25.00</option> <option value="34-38 inch waist (pant size)">34-38 inch waist (pant size) $25.00</option> </select> </td></tr> <tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Color"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Color</span></td></tr><tr><td><select name="os1"> <option value="Black">Black </option> <option value="White">White </option> </select> </td></tr> </tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"></span></form></span></span></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(7921081, 'shop','thumbnail',1,3).renderIframe();</script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4320760129528139383-3488846595773802509?l=retiredbelts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699384833865417901noreply@blogger.com0