December 23, 2017

The Tall Bike Guy, Parker Bond

Parker Bond lives at heart as a punk kid as he builds tall bikes for himself and his friends.

"You can't start building a tall bike without a beer. It's part of the tradition of bunch of dirty punk kids." Parker Bond said while he takes a sip from his beer before working on a new tall bike at his home Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

"Finding some bikes you think might work and working with the geometry is whatever you want." Parker Bond said about making his tall bikes. Bond looks down the frame to make sure it is straight Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

The official Brother Cousin Bike Club vest is seen on Parker Bond Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

Parker Bond measures out the frame of a bike he is building at his home Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

Parker Bond, 26, sits in his outdoor workshop at his home while he makes a tall bike Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

"It's more fun to build it. You lose the fun when you make it a business." Park Bond had said referring to why he would rather build tall bikes for his friends than sell them. Bond is seen trying out parts for a tall bike Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

Parker Bond stands as he looks over bicycle parts to make a tall bike he said the one he has is at six feet and wants to build his next one at nine feet.

Sparks shoot off while Parker Bond welds together his tall bike Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. When the weather is warmer Bond and his friends play Bike Polo at Arena Park, he said he would like to use his tall bike eventually during the game.

The rule of tall bike making is "making it do" Parker Bond said. "You can always make something do with what you have." Parker Bond is seen welding together parts of a tall bike he is making at his home Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

Parker Bond, 26, stands in his outside workshop where he constructs his tall bikes that are usually made from the parts of several other bicycles Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

"I like to see more people having fun on a bike. Someone can have a bad day but when they see a tall bike they have a smile." Parker Bond said.

Most of the bikes Parker Bond receives are usually free or that he recycles to build up something new.

Parker Bond lifts up parts of his bike Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.

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Parker Bond lives at heart as a punk kid as he builds tall bikes for himself and his friends.

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