---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/mission-bicycle-2009'
title: 'Mission Bicycle'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-07-24T01:40:10+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: album
count: 10
---

# Mission Bicycle

![An open box contains a hat, a Drupal jersey, snacks, a business card, and other small items.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-1-640w.jpg)
*The box included wrenches, power bars, a chocolate cookie, instructions, a cap and a Drupal jersey.*

![A blue road bike with white handlebars and wheels leans against a plain wall indoors.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-10-640w.jpg)

![A handwritten letter from Chapter Three discusses a customized Drupal bike and suggests converting it to a fixed gear.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-2-640w.jpg)

![A blue and white cycling jersey with the Drupal logo and branding, laid flat on a black surface.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-3-640w.jpg)

![Partially assembled blue bicycle frame with protective padding, handlebars, and seat post laid out on a wooden floor.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-4-640w.jpg)

![A young child in a white shirt and jeans holds a large bicycle wheel while standing indoors.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-5-640w.jpg)
*<a href="http://www.missionbicycle.com/">Mission Bikes</a> come with an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oompa-Loompa">Oompa-Loompa</a> that will assemble your bike.*

![A child in a white shirt removes protective wrapping from a partially assembled blue bicycle on a wooden floor.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-6-640w.jpg)
*The Oompa-Loompa assembled the front wheel and steering column, and is now working to remove the protective cover from the bike.*

![Close-up of a bicycle crankset with "Bulletproof" printed on the crank arm, set against a dark background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-7-640w.jpg)
*Real men ride bulletproof bikes \(with no brakes\).*

![Close-up of a bicycle's rear wheel hub, showing a flip-flop hub for switching between fixed gear and single speed.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-8-640w.jpg)
*Flipping the back wheel allows me to switch between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-gear\_bicycle">fixed gear</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-speed\_bicycle">single speed</a>. Crazy hot!*

![A smiling person wears a Drupal cycling jersey and a cap with "Chapter Three" printed on it.](https://dri.es/files/cache/mission-bicycle-2009/drupal-bike-9-640w.jpg)
*Please ignore this athlete's double chin. It must be an artifact of the camera's lens.*