BRose, Minneapolis MN by Squirrels Cycling Tattoo Collection, on Flickr

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nice beard

That Charlie The Bikemonger will do anything for publicity 🙂

Who would actually get that? Is that real?

carbon fiber..!? tut tut.. I despair

I like bikes myself, but thats ripping the arse out of it 🙂

isn’t that the entire answers to a 100 questions on cycling forums from the Surly bikes blog/web page thingymebobbins?

That wouldn’t be something I had done

Edit 2: each to their own, but what really is the point?
Edit 3: and if you do need a tat like that to get laid then you’re doing something wrong 😆

I think it’s an ok tat.. forgetting the bike aspect it symbolises something good really..

he’ll definitely get laid more as a result (if that’s his intention.. and let’s face it.. that’s what tats are really about..)

so not that sad at all really..

everyone brings something to the table……..or so i am told. 😀

@geoffj- isn’t that a little harsh? you may not agree with the choice of tattoo even like them but it means something to him and it in no way impacts on your life so ease up a little and maybe try some breathing exercises and nice herbal tea.

Jeebus some folks are uppity on here at times.

What next abuse him because his beard looks a bit ginger?

🙄

Some of us bring only fist pie

Yeah ya gingerist

What a prize cockmonkey

Cool.

That bloke needs to spend less time in the studio and more time outside riding his bike!!
I have a single wee tat on my shoulder that I’m happy with, was thinking of getting “I’d rather ride my bike” on the opposite shoulder but for some reason, the wife isn’t happy with it.. Hmm.

That picture can be used as the response to any question on any online cycling forum ever….

Except he negated to mention arse butter or custard creams… Or sti*****.

you could put it on a sticker Charlie.. I’d buy one of them for a dollar..

I think that’s from the Surly (who are also Gusset) site. I personally prefer ink to mean something to the individual, not a brand. It’s a bit like getting “Every little helps” on your body. Which may be quite funny if you: are a midget, obese, or have an unfortunately petite baby maker.

Or really really like Tesco’s.

He could have done it in morse code or braille just to be rad 😉

haha, freaky, i was just reading that off the surly site before coming on here.

awesome.

everyone brings something to the table……..or so i am told.

I bring a fork

It reminds me of that bloody Baz Luhrmann song.