Bicycling USA – July 2019

 Chas Christiansen

34, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, BIKE RACER

AND ARTIST @NOTCHAS

My style developed when I was a bike messenger in

San Francisco in 2012. What I wore was what lasted

the longest and was the most comfortable to ride a

bike in all day. Cut-off shorts and a T-shirt were par

for the course, but since everyone else was wearing

the same thing, you needed a little something extra

to set you apart.

I really like the mid-’90s NYC messenger look—

that perfect mix of punk rock and the ProTour

peloton. Bullet belts and Briko shades with vintage

team jerseys under band T-shirts.

My style makes me feel like me, comfortable and

ready to take on whatever is thrown at me.

“MY STYLE MAKES

ME FEEL LIKE ME,

COMFORTABLE AND

READY TO TAKE

ON WHATEVER IS

THROWN AT ME.”

Photograph byIAN ALLEN

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