{"id":155113,"date":"2024-09-27T14:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T05:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=155113"},"modified":"2024-09-27T15:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T06:38:03","slug":"green-gold-and-red","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/green-gold-and-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Green, Gold and Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154822\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2405207-14_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2405207-14_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2405207-14_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2405207-14_1-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I made these shirts about a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even draw the design and it&#8217;s just a straight bootleg of a classic Bahama souvenir, but I like it.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the We Be Ridin&#8217; series are expanding and I have already made a few merch from it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-154824\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5201-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5201-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5201-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5201-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5201.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154823\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc03046-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc03046-11.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc03046-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc03046-11-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-154826\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3766-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3766-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3766-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3766-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3766.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-154825\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_7580-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_7580-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_7580-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_7580-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_7580.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tees, hats and stickers. (The hats are restocked btw\u270c\ufe0f)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_dAPJ8zXhn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_dAPJ8zXhn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAMILY BICYCLE SHOP\ud83c\udf40(@familybike.shop)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_pJQPwvBvk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_pJQPwvBvk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nabiis cycles &amp; coffee(@nabiis_cycles_coffee)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m very grateful that people overseas are digging the merch as well as out locals. It&#8217;s crazy to think that these are on shelves of bike shops outside of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure if I can even call it a project, but I&#8217;m just excited that this thing is starting to kick off.<\/p>\n<p>We just got a new merch of the We Be Ridin&#8217; series, so let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"OMM BIKE 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53873050164\/in\/album-72177720319012426\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53873050164_1d4ad91fd7_h.jpg\" alt=\"OMM BIKE 2024\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*BLACK MOUNTAIN CYCLES* monstercross (50) Colonel's\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53879741836\/in\/album-72177720319012426\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53879741836_6bc09a4538_h.jpg\" alt=\"*BLACK MOUNTAIN CYCLES* monstercross (50) Colonel's\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I actually had the sample of the bag on my bike when I went to the OMM 2024 event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155000\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, we have made the Hip Messenger in the We Be Ridin&#8217; special color-way.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the colors are bright, but I love how it works as an accent for builds without anodized parts. If you have a pretty solid build, adding colorful bags is one way to spice things up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155001\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d1b5f3b7f364f523cf5360abfb83f390-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d1b5f3b7f364f523cf5360abfb83f390-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d1b5f3b7f364f523cf5360abfb83f390-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d1b5f3b7f364f523cf5360abfb83f390-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d1b5f3b7f364f523cf5360abfb83f390-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d1b5f3b7f364f523cf5360abfb83f390.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the bag is a 3-way bag. It can work as a shoulder bag, hip bag and a bar bag. There are no special features inside the bag as the regular Hip Messenger Bags.<\/p>\n<p>If you are going to use the bag as a bar bag, you will need to get two straps to make it work. (I recommend the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/36851\/s\/fairweather-stem-bag-strap\/category\/2\/\">Stem Bag Strap<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=voile+nano\">Voile Nano straps<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155002\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-6-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-6-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-6-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-6.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155003\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-5-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-5-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-5-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/swift_0912-5.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155041\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2654B65C-650C-4B72-847A-227E7F934925-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2654B65C-650C-4B72-847A-227E7F934925-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2654B65C-650C-4B72-847A-227E7F934925-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2654B65C-650C-4B72-847A-227E7F934925-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2654B65C-650C-4B72-847A-227E7F934925-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2654B65C-650C-4B72-847A-227E7F934925.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155042\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4234D210-C136-4D0E-B40D-B0CA81E7F718-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4234D210-C136-4D0E-B40D-B0CA81E7F718-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4234D210-C136-4D0E-B40D-B0CA81E7F718-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4234D210-C136-4D0E-B40D-B0CA81E7F718-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4234D210-C136-4D0E-B40D-B0CA81E7F718-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4234D210-C136-4D0E-B40D-B0CA81E7F718.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My favorite feature would be the U-lock holster. Now I don&#8217;t have to put the lock in my butt pocket or strap it down to a rack or the basket. You just gotta slide it out and slide it back in when you are done.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155008\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2408572-4_1_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2408572-4_1_2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2408572-4_1_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a2408572-4_1_2-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\uff08This is how the holster looks like\uff09<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-154828\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5812-1-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5812-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5812-1-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5812-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5812-1.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155043\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DE72D065-9A57-412F-BACC-5E9BFF88E29C-1280x853.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DE72D065-9A57-412F-BACC-5E9BFF88E29C-1280x853.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DE72D065-9A57-412F-BACC-5E9BFF88E29C-1720x1147.jpeg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DE72D065-9A57-412F-BACC-5E9BFF88E29C-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DE72D065-9A57-412F-BACC-5E9BFF88E29C-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DE72D065-9A57-412F-BACC-5E9BFF88E29C.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the cooler features about this bag is that it has a We Be Ridin&#8217; name tag that was made specifically for this bag. The red tarpaulin.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since I started making these, my coworkers have been referring me as the &#8220;Rasta guy&#8221;. To be honest, I wasn&#8217;t so much into Reggae. I was more of a hip hop kid growing up.<\/p>\n<p>But I suddenly remembered an interaction I had with my dad back when I was a little kid.<\/p>\n<p>One day, my father was listening to Bob Marley in our house.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanna listen to something else!&#8221; yelled the small Shin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ya sure son? You don&#8217;t know that you were kicking and dancing a lot whenever we let you listen to Bob when you were in Mom&#8217;s stomach?&#8221;\u00a0 Dad replies.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I am 30 years old and married, I felt warm inside imagining that my parents were dancing to Bob Marley and letting their first son listen to Bob&#8217;s music.<\/p>\n<p>Hmm, maybe there is a reason why I&#8217;m attracted to the colors green gold and red after all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155044\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0E927C52-5617-4499-B250-2B44DDD165FA-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0E927C52-5617-4499-B250-2B44DDD165FA-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0E927C52-5617-4499-B250-2B44DDD165FA-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0E927C52-5617-4499-B250-2B44DDD165FA-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0E927C52-5617-4499-B250-2B44DDD165FA-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0E927C52-5617-4499-B250-2B44DDD165FA.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anywho, I&#8217;m just super stoked that I am in a position to make a product I like here at Blue Lug and I am more than thankful for the people who dig the stuff I designed.<\/p>\n<p>My goal with We Be Ridin&#8217; is to bring peace to people&#8217;s hearts with the joy of having a hobby like cycling and skateboarding.<\/p>\n<p>The world can be full of miserable shit sometimes, so keeping your mind off of negativity with something you have a passion for is crucial!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-155045\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/F54C8E47-B5B8-43A2-8D78-88A27D191975-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/F54C8E47-B5B8-43A2-8D78-88A27D191975-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/F54C8E47-B5B8-43A2-8D78-88A27D191975-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/F54C8E47-B5B8-43A2-8D78-88A27D191975-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/F54C8E47-B5B8-43A2-8D78-88A27D191975-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/F54C8E47-B5B8-43A2-8D78-88A27D191975.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bag is now up on the website and available in stores!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69RdQFDuYPI?si=op7BPFQ4K8BsU8WM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jah!<\/p>\n<p>-Shin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":155000,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":155000,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1320,"height":1980,"file":"2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39.jpeg","filesize":372082,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-853x1280.jpeg","width":853,"height":1280,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":186843,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-853x1280.jpeg"},"large":{"file":"1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-1147x1720.jpeg","width":1147,"height":1720,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":288862,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-1147x1720.jpeg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-512x768.jpeg","width":512,"height":768,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":85285,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-512x768.jpeg"},"1536x1536":{"file":"1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-1024x1536.jpeg","width":1024,"height":1536,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":243962,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-1024x1536.jpeg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-800x600.jpeg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":90488,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-800x600.jpeg"},"yarpp-thumbnail":{"file":"1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-120x120.jpeg","width":120,"height":120,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":5947,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39-120x120.jpeg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":154449,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1E99162F-F2C3-4EBF-BCFE-7EF2903A9D39.jpeg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"","search-result-sort-order":"price","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/155113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}