Shortly after reading my thinly-vieled plea to reinstate the Beerdolero, the fine folks at Rickshaw Bagworks invited me down to: A. Obtain a hand-made Beerdolero. B. Tour of their facilities in the SF’s Dogpatch district (allegedly named by a drunkard). C. Dance an Irish jig for them (no joke).
The Beerdolero works great. It is a velcro-secured sleeve that you can attach to any strap, including the one affixed to your Gibson Flying V. Cans fit very snugly into the sturdy loops and wont fall out. It does weigh down the front a bit, so it helps if you are carrying something in the bag to counter-balance.
So why do you want this, aside from the fact that it completes your hipster douche outfit? First of all, this may be the only one you’ll ever see. You can’t buy it from Rickshaw because they only offer them as promotional items. It’s also clear that your beer-carrying situation is dire. How dire? Well, you’re gonna have to tell us… with poetry:
Post a haiku lament about your current beverage transport methods. Be sure to use a real email address in your comment. The best haiku, judged somewhat arbitrarily by us and Rickshaw, wins the Beerdolero. You have until Friday, 3pm to submit
Oh yeah, it’s probably bad to encourage drinking and cycling, so be sure to load this baby up with, uh, Hansen’s if you’re gonna hop on the bike.
Thanks to Lisa, Kati and the rest of the gang at Rickshaw Bagworks for being awesome. Rickshaw Bags is an environmentally conscious and completely local company that puts out super high-quality customized stuff. Be sure to stop by and say hi to them.
Update: Kati says that “Beerdoilero” should be spelled “Beerdolero”.
Also, more about the Beerdolero from Mark Dwight at Rickshaw Bagworks!
I just wanted to give a little background on our Beerdalero… we made the first three Beerdaleros for our company debut at Interbike 2008, just for fun, and raffled one each day at our booth. We have never made it available for purchase. For one thing, it takes about 2 hours to make a Beerdalero — and we make them right here in SF — so they would be ridiculously expensive at retail. Besides, not everything needs to be commercially exploited. We prefer to make just a few now and then for special occasions and special friends — like Mission Mission. Happy Cinco de Mayo! -Mark
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silver bullets strapped
securely against my chest
hands free for whiskey!
bike rack water bottle cage
shakes up my fucking beer, man
need a better way
two beerdelieros
worn by two hugging bros, yo
cheers ten beers at once
(I wrote two. Because that’s what you do when you’ve been eating cookie dough and drinking coffee and watching Trauma all morning)
fuck. spelled beerdoilero wrong.
baby in my arm
always tries to drink my beer.
one can, back pocket
Brown bag, though great for
consumption efficiency
classy you are not
cold fizzy carbonation
purse held, bouncing about
beer explosion, wasted
Need to haul more Pabst,
messenger bag fits but six…
Rickshaw FTW!
Strap on the High Life!
Armed, with six rounds of “champagne”
Somehow ironic?
Once lived on Army
moved to L.A. with no car
bikes to store alone
(will arrange pickup in SF)
party and bullshit
shotgun beers, no hands, no time
always need more booze
deadly traffic gauntlet
wreaks havoc on nerves
cold beer soothes soul
i mistyped “hipster” so i am forcing myself to contribute another one
plimsoll line dropping
help is on hand
tecate my body
cooler, ice, and beer
pales to Beerdolero’s cache
panties drop all day
You never look in my eyes
Always at my tits
Now you’ve got beer to oogle
tepid cans in hand
two arms do not do as much
beerdolero me
Messenger bags are
Sad transportation for brews
They deserve better
messenger bags are
sad transportation for brews
they deserve better
Nate stole mine!
Nice one Jake, if we win, we’ll give it to a third party!
Got the brown bag blues.
Tall-boys sweat like fat hipsters,
what would Rambo do?
BAM! The game is on!
Target spotted, bust the moves:
“Hey there, Hot Stuff! Beer?”
And a second one (just for fun!)
Delores Sunday,
hipster wankers surround me.
They won’t steal my beer!
True story:
My trapezius
aches from hauling a 12-pack
in a stupid bag.
Beer loaded Segway
Really need Beerdolero
I envy hipsters
these jeans: so skinny
pockets useless, have no choice
my frostbitten palms.
My cans sometimes burst.
Waterproofing works both ways.
My bag smells of beer.
slick! the bike goes down
total knee dislocation
two hands on crutches
Hot day at Dolo,
Truffle guy came by my spot,
Now my hands don’t work.
oh my aching back
i wish to transport beer, well
instead of my jugs
Drinking and driving
cold can in my crotch, win this
and I might bike more
rockin’ my fixie
five years too late but it’s fun
how to get beer home?
can’t sit on my Brooks
flask in my back pocket. Shit!
keffiyeh in spokes!
reaching the hilltop
the bottom finally gives
six cans roll away
ghost riding my whip
taking Tecate to Paul’s
not enough hands, damn
o my. joy. beers here.
please, dear ones, come away. my
kangaroo babies.
a hip beer carrier?
I’ll put an ad on craigslitst
so I can sell it
my Fantas
nestled in bosom
bring all joy
sunshine, cool breeze
Nalgene spoiled by booze stench
the Avenues suck
Los Beerdoleros!
Hay muchos como éste,
Esto es mío.
here are the cold beers
dangling snug, please have no fear
yes they refreshing
i suck:
here are the cold beers
dangling snug, please have no fear
they are refreshing
desde la punta
de La Lengua llegué
por el 14
cargando chelas
en mi mochilla negra
una ruptura
I forgot about this til 4…
I guess I missed the contest, but for your enjoyment…
Another brown bag
Torn with my life at the seams
Fuck condensation
Thanks Beerdolero
Now little kids think drinking
Is cooler than school
Joshua wins it
We thought his haiku was cool
Not that yours was not
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Just needed a bag,
Now all of them are too cool.
Can’t win in this town.