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Many thanks to my man Dave for commissioning this amazing bike. He has good style and allowed for us at Old World Bicycle to make some suggestions to give this machine is particular patina.
Dave works with CPS while they reinsert recess into the school day agenda. Dave we say thank you for educating Chicago's youth about the importance of being active and athletic. We are proud to have put this bike together for him & to do so to his specs with what we salvaged scraped, & gathered together to provide the most fashionable transport this city will allow. We hope to help inspire the good old fashion American spirit chalked full of hard work, elbow grease and a particular stubbornness that arose from our ancestors desire to build a better tomorrow at any cost. We were wrong a lot but kept growing, innovating, & evolving regardless of the obstacles that may arise. Because that is exactly what it took to bring this 40 + years old french road bike to its current state.
Details:
--Mid to early 1970's Motobecane road frame 54c
--700c mismatched fixed/flip flop Wheelset
--The frame was wire wheeled to bare metal and gun blued (gum bluing is a chemical process used to prevent corrosion on a variety of guns, mostly shot guns and rifles)
--Worn Brooks Saddle
--Aluminum stem and drop bars w/ signature OWB rubber tube wrap kept tight as the grips.
--exposed old chain Saddle retainer to ward petty thieves away from that beautiful saddle
This tough bicycle drips of cool and simply chuckles at the notion that it is anymore than what it is. Keep throwing challenges our way folks we put out great bikes over here and we thank you for the guidance.
Thanks to the crew.
Scottie “the out of work mechanic" for wire wheeling that ancient European paint off this well made and timeless hunk of high tensil steel. "Bubba" for hand sanding and applying the first two coats of Gun Blue. "Dick" for finalizing the gun bluing process and oiling the frame. I also want to say thanks to our neighbor bike shops for stocking what we need during our development stages.
With pleasure,
Skip Tooth
& the Old World Bicycle folks
I built this custom rifle with a BlackForge Upper and Lower in Kryptek Mandrake. BlackForge Rail and NiPhos BCG, Fortis Hammer Charging Handle, CMC Trigger, Magpul ACS-L Stock, Magpul MOE+ Grip, Magpul BAD lever, FN Barrel and EoTech Sight.
We built up this custom Long Haul Trucker for Paul in Perth. He needed a setup for doing a 'lap' around Austrlalia. This is a bombproof setup for touring. Features Schmidt SON 28 Dynamo, Supernova E3 front light, Supernova rear light, Brooks Saddle, Tubus rear rack, Surly Nice Front Rack, Pletscher Double Kickstand, Stem Captain (thermometer), Busch and Muller E-Werk - for charging an iPhone, BOB Ibex trailer, Ortlieb Sportpacker plus panniers, DT Swiss Alpine III spokes, Mavic XM519 rims , Marathon Dureme Tires. We also brazed on the mount for the front Supernova light, this is a more sturdy position and better location for touring setups.
A Custom Surly Big Dummy we built up. Notables frame Powdercoated Dulux 'French Blue', Shimano Dynamo Hub, Busch and Muller Cyo front and rear lights.
HG Transient customized. First project to incorporated chiseling technique. model is 80% unpainted with a little weathering here and there.
Brooks B-17 Saddle in the new-this-year 'Mandarin' colour
Dia-Compe 'Guidonnet' levers
Velo-Orange 'Porteur' handlebar
Velo-Orange 'Tall-Stack' stem
Velo-Orange seatpost
Tektro CR-720 cantilever brakes
Vittoria 'Randonneur' tires
Single-speed with spacer kit on Shimano cassette wheel.
The customer specified every single part for this bike and bought them from us, but built it up himself.
Nice job!
(Photo provided by customer)
A custom Surly 'Long Haul Trucker' built for Transamerican travel. Notable features - Schmidt Dynohub, Velocity Dyad Rims, DT Swiss Alpine III spokes, Dura Ace brifters, Powdercoated in Dulux' Lemon Yellow
A Custom Build of an original design using Halo Mega Bloks - the UNSC Nightingale, medical evac ship