Tire Belt Uses Discarded Bike Tires To Hold Your Pants Up
Even bicycle tires don't need to end up in a landfill after they've blown past their useful life. The Tire Belt shows off one way to do it, upcycling erstwhile trash heap fodder into a fashionable-looking accessory.
Creator Julien Jaborska, a self-professed bike-riding fanatic, scours junk piles, bike shop garbage bins and other places where bicycle refuse ends up for his finds. His creations are sourced from a gamut of bicycle types, with pieces crafted out of tires from BMX bikes, mountain bikes, cyclocross bikes and whatever else he can get his hands on.
Naturally, each Tire Belt differs in design, colors and materials, depending on the original tires they were sliced out of. As a result, some end up looking more awesome than others. He adds black rubber for backing on every inch-wide belt, along with a buckle made from nickel-plated steel.
All belts get seven holes apiece, each one an inch apart. Non-buckled end is sliced round, but you'll have to specify your size, so he can cut it accordingly before shipping.
If you're looking for a unique piece of fashion accessory, the $30 Tire Belt sure looks like a sound bet. It's not an original idea (you've probably seen something similar in the past), but Julien is the first one I've seen to sell pieces for this low a price.
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Noel | Feb 12, 2010 | Comments 9
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Definitely a cool and stylish innovation. I am definitely going to get one for myself.
Belts made up of tyres. Quite a wierd thing though. I wonder who gets such ideas up their minds.
Now that is definitely a cool innovation. Nice way to recycle those old and unwanted tyres.
I wonder if those tyres could have been put to a better use than this. I am highly impressed with this thing for sure.
I guess a $30 price for them is quite high. These could have been easily been sold at a lesser price unless it has a big designer label on it.
What a wonderful use of old tyres. Now this is what i call a mindful recycling of waste. I hope to see more such great ideas put forward eagerly.
Excellent thoughtful work. This accessory shall definitely bring about great revolution in the fashion industry.
What a wonderful fashion accessory it looks like. I am definitely going to buy it in different patterns for myself. Hope they are as reliable as they appear to be.
I too agree that the price could have been a little lesser. But still nothing can evaluate the thought and innovativeness of its designer. Hats off.