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Redmax Alloy tank and seat , Redmax stainless high pipes and alloy morad 18" rims with Dirt track tyres - nice .
(See more of this bike in "My Bikes..." set)
Early 70's Crescent (of Sweden) road bike. Fixed gear conversion. 531 DB frame (infamous toe-clip overlap), Nervex Pro lugs (but not fork crown), Titan stem (27.0!), English steel track bar, TA 150mm (yes!) cranks, inexpensive but nice looking, decent, wheelset (with orange pinstriping), mini fenders (as trimmings).
I finally found a use for these cranks. With the toe-clip overlap, a slightly too-big frame and fixed riding pedal clearance and RPM's always a consideration, the 150's improve on all those points, but lack in power: good for flat land! Handles really well.
My seventh build for round two of the Iron Forge 2025!
The seed part, a minifigure head, was used five times (really! 😉)
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.
And looking great resplendent in her "brown on brown " seventies get up - complete with supertrapp and wrapped pipe !
Tank sits over SS frame nicely now the undertray has been modded !
redmax cafe racer , custom builds , streetrackers , ducati , xr100 , hd , honda dominator , 650 , ohlins .
It's me!! With my model of the Duke of Wellington, next to the real thing.
If you've ever seen this iconic Glasgow statue you will know that this statue is never not adorned with at least one traffic cone.
SS fitment showing the mod to lower tank over SS frame rails (which are wider than the Sport Classic rails ) Simple mod makes all the difference !
Tank flops over the rails at front , and sits on rubbers at sides on frame rails .
We suggest you use a clip or strap to hold front down (we make a ledge to sit tank on , put rubber over it and clamp it down too !) See other pics .
Chassis : Tiger Avon
Engine : Volkswagen
1,8 Liter
180 PS
Essen Motorshow 2015
Essen - Germany
December 2015
HG Transient customized. First project to incorporated chiseling technique. model is 80% unpainted with a little weathering here and there.
And looking great resplendent in her "brown on brown " seventies get up - complete with supertrapp and wrapped pipe !
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
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.
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
Leg cutaway revealing inner details to be painted Red eventually. Frame to be ALCLAD metallics over gloss black.
Harold at Solo Motorsports BMW F20 with M2 Conversion
APEX Wheels Forged VS-5RS in Anthracite
Front: 18x9.5" ET22 - 265/35-18
Rear: 18x10.5" ET40 - 285/35-18
Michelin PS4S Tires
BMW F20 with M2 fenders/quarters
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