Road Touring Bicycles
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Johnny Coast road touring bicycle (2013-Brooklyn)
George is a great benefactor of NY cycling who needs a custom size bike.
Here's his Johnny Coast, before it was displayed at the Bike Cult Show.
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Fuji Feather five-speed road touring bicycle (2014)
With rare re-shelled Sturmey-Archer S5 hub.
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Raleigh International road touring bicycle (c.1970, England)
Eric's bike was assembled for the 10th D2R2 (Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnee).
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Resurrectio road touring bicycle (c.1980s)
Alex has one of those rare resurrected bikes... with Rivendell's decal set.
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Schwinn Super Le Tour road bicycle (c.1965, Chicago)
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Surly Cross-Check touring bicycle (2014)
With Nitto bars, Brooks Flyer saddle, Berthoud steel fenders, Dajia expedition rack.
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Surly Cross Check touring bicycle (2010)
Matt has new wheels for a long overseas adventure.
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Surly Long Haul Trucker touring bicycle (2005)
Ben replaced his Fuji frame for a repaired LHT.
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Rachel Taylor road touring bicycle (2013, Brooklyn)
"Raytay" built her own allrounder frame, with disc brakes.
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Custom Wheels
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BH Airlite hubs - Weinmann rims 27-inch wheels (1950s, England)
With a classic 40-hole "telephone dial" 100mm spoke flange double-side-fixed-gear hubs.
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Musselman hub - CB Italia 700c wood rim wheels (1907 USA, 2012 Italy)
Special wheels for Bernard's Black Diamond roadster.
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Schmidt Son deluxe - Dura Ace cassette - Super Champion 650b wheels Vic has another French rando project for these.
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SP-Dynamo - Rohloff Speedhub - Mavic touring wheels (2014)
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Zeus Competition wheels (1970s, Spain)
It's a tubular-tire, tied-and-soldered, rideable restoration,
with rims from France instead of original Akront.
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Track, Fixie & Single-Speed Bicycles
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Alan road single-speed bicycle (c.1985, Italy)
Some perfect components for this aluminum classic frame.
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Centurion single-speed road bicycle (c.1990, Japan)
The fleet-foot townie of a WE Biker.
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Cinelli track bkack bicycle (2013)
Nice example of matte black refinish with bike re-assembly.
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Coarse track bicycle (2014, Brooklyn)
Stephan "Fish" from Amsterdam rolled by before Red Hook Crit on his fillet-brazed rig made in Bushwick by Billy Maynard.
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Alvin Drysdale Velox track bicycle (c.1950, New York)
With inch-pitch block chain and Frejus pista hubs.
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Factory Five custom single-speed bicycle (2014)
Flannery has... what began as a new boyfriend...
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Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra road single-speed bicycle (c.1985, Belgium)
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Eddy Merckx fixed-gear road bicycle (c.1985, Belgium #2962)
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Nagasawa fixed-gear bicycle (c.2000, Japan)
A beater basket bike with Suntour Superbe Pro track bits,
VO Porteur bars and Brooks C17 Cambium saddle.
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Pake Rum Runner chrome gray single-speed bicycle (2014)
Eric has got near perfect with this vehicle.
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Dick Power track bicycle (c.1950, New York)
A U.S. National Champion stars and stripes jersey wearing woman rode this
vintage bike, with a Saint Christopher head badge and Chater-Lea inch-pitch cranks.
Vic brought Airlite hubs and Weinmann rims for wheels building.
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Mountain Bikes
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Benjamin Cycles Mud Honey Booboo mountain bike (2013, NYC)
Ben's 29-inch singlespeed is caked from the mud of Croton Aquaduct Trail and the snow of NYC.
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Cannondale Flash mountian bike (c.2012)
Hardtail 26" with (sweet) Lefty monoblade fork.
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Soma Analog mountain bike (2014)
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Voodoo single-speed mountain bike (c.2010)
It's the spokey-doked all-rounder of Patrick, manager at Recycle-A-Bicycle LES.
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Road Sport Bicycles
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Basso road bicycle (c.1990, Italy)
This classic is kept so clean, it reminds of the coach's advice comparing personal hygene and bicycle maintenance: "Wipe your bike as you do your ass!"
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Bianchi LX Strada road bicycle (Italy)
Refinished frame and upgraded wheels.
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Cervelo R5 SL road bicycle (2013)
With SRAM shifters and Mavic hoops.
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Colnago Master Gilco road bicycle (c.1988, Italy)
with Ernesto Colnago-pantograph Campagnolo SR cranks.
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Frejus Supercorsa road bicycle (c.1965, Italy)
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Lemond Tourmalet road bicycle (c.1998)
Amazing "keeper" brought in for frame saving, rust removal and touch-up paint. With free-torque PowerCranks and S&S couplers added by Bilenky.
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Merlin Titanium road bicycle (c.1995, USA)
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Moser Strada road bicycle (c.1995, Italy)
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Pinarello Dogma road bicycle (2013)
Nelson's new Campy-equipped Gran Fondo Sky-byke.
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Ritchey Breakaway road bicycle (c.2005)
Marcus has a well-used portable classic road bike.
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Salsa Campeon road frameset (c.2010)
Special paint finish with custom decals and clear coat.
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Schwinn Paramount P-13 road bicycle (1970, Chicago, #B7036)
Peter came of age to score his first love.
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Soma ES road bicycle (2014)
With Campagnolo Veloce 10-speed group, Mavic rims on Velo Orange hubs,
VO headset, seatpost and fenders, Shimano medium reach brakes, Ritchey bars,
Brooks C-17 Cambium saddle, VP 001 pedals.
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Soma ES road bicycle (2014)
California hills bike with drop bar IRD thumb shifters.
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Specialized road bicycle (c.2010)
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Jamie Swan road bicycle (2013, New York)
It's Jamie's bike in Taliah's studio.
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Zeus Competition road bicycle (c.1970, Spain)
It's Bicycle Fetish Day any day!
Here's Bill's back-on-the-road, toto grupo, hecho-en-espana, Zeus.
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Roadster & Cruiser Bicycles
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Achielle Oma roadster bicycle (c.2010, Belgium)
Lane's neo-classic fiets needed a front drum brake.
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Benjamin Cycles Dixte roadster bicycle (2013, Brooklyn)
A Bike Works inside job. Liz got Ben to build her disc mixte.
She built the Hope hub wheels and wrapped the harliquin handlebar.
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Black Diamond roadster bicycle (c.1907, New York)
Made in downtown NYC over 100 years ago,
with special wheels -- original Musselman hub and CB Italia wood rims.
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BSA two-speed roadster bicycle (1950s, England)
With Bendix automatic two-speed coaster brake.
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Cannondale RAW urban roadster bicycle (2013)
Clothing brand G-Star Raw offers a stylish Cannondale Alfine-equipped bike,
in olive drab with brown accents, including special Vredestein tires.
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Colnago single-speed road bicycle (c.1990, Italy)
Nothing like classic road frame with upright anatomic posture.
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Fernet Branca cruiser bicycle (2012)
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Raleigh DL1 roadster bicycle (c.1970, England)
The wonderful renovation of a jaunty gent's wheels.
With pea-green powder coat, original chrome bars and cranks, gold pin-striped westrick-style black rims, para-red 28" (635) tyres, front dyno-drum and rear coaster hubs, laced in crow's foot pattern.
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Yiddish hybrid bicycle (2012)
Eve's bike is shown in progress,
with hand-painted goats, pomegranites and script. It reads: "So learn Yiddish already!"
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Folding & Small-Wheel Bicycles
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BSA 20 three-speed bicycle (1970s, England)
Bill's brilliant orange copper-plated runabout.
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Strida folding bicycle (c.2010)
The easy-to collapse bike that's a design meme.
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Hors Category Cycles
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Bike Cult Show bicycles (2014, New York)
Photos from our 2nd Annual Hand-Built Bicycle Expo at Knockdown Center, organized by Bike Works NYC's Ben Peck and Dave Perry, with Harry Schwartzman of the Bike Jumble.
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Brooklyn Museum bicycles (2014, Brooklyn)
Is a lot of bikeness at our local Museum of Art.
We came to see awesome works by Swoon and Ai Weiwei.
Chained-up outside is the AWW Free Spirit bike.
Lots more bike stuff inside gift shop.
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Con Edison Pedal-A-Watt bicycle (c.2010)
Renovated power generator bike, used by our local utility, in educational exhibits,
with new drive wheel, fender, chainguard, pearlescent paint and decals.
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Fat Chance Xtracycle bicycle (c.1990, Somerville, MA)
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