The trouble with being a hipster is that you end up looking like all other hipsters. Take, for instance, the Urban Fixed-Gear cyclist or – as Bike Snob NYC calls him – the Nü Fred. This freshly pierced and tattooed trust-fund kid will show his allegiance to the tribe in many ways, one of which is the Kryptonite Evolution Mini D-Lock.
The familiar orange-headed shackle is usually seen peeking out of a rear jeans pocket, a mating display similar to that of a baboon's bright-red rear. But what if our hipster wants to indulge his other passion: color-coordinating bike and acessories? Well, Kryptonite itself is here to save the day, with the Mini U-Lock Color Skins.
The skins come in three parts. A colorful tube to cover the curved shackle, a cup with a hole which fits over the normally orange section of the crossbar, and a clear plastic dust-cover, replacing the black one already on the lock. Thus, the lock can be made to match a bike in blue, purple, pink, white and red.
The price? Around $5, easily within the weekly allowance provided to our Nü Fred by his indulgent parents. Available now.
Mini U-Lock Color Skins [Kryptonite via My Beautiful Parking]
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