D.
When you talk bikes in Antwerp, you talk D.
Eight years ago when we were at the prime of our hipster culture he owned Fixerati, a bike shop exclusivly for Fixed Gear bikes. We went there to buy “Fixies” or accessorise the one we already had.
Life, the city and the shop changed but his passion for bikes still remained.
Nowadays he runs a new shop a few buildings further up the road, focussed on quality bikes with that little extra to it …. if you need a bike, talk to the man and you’ll see the passion for bikes he has.
What I like about him is his straightforward an honest approach to life, people and probably himself too. The two hours we spent during the portrait session were filled with lessons we’ve learned in life, observations of our own life, the joys and burdens of being independent, future goals, … we really had a nice chat and should probably continue that later in the pub or on a walk somewhere in the Ardennes.
To be continued!