This shop is about five minutes walking from where I live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4mw_s1 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0fQ9XwaKVQ
This was a present from a friend. One of his neighbours wanted to sell it, so he, knowing that I liked it, bought it and gave to me. It'll take some time but it will be rideable again.
I'm still trying to find out more about it, but for now I am content to own yet another mighty ugly bicycle.
Found this, hope you like it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDt1W6OR ... r_embedded
And this one:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/01 ... dness.html
A friend owning a restaurant asked if I could build a small, light 'bakfiets', with lots of wood to paint on and made with second hand materials. Except for the cog, the spokes in the rear wheel, the left crank, screws, nuts and bolts I managed to do just that.
the starting point
swap
more...
Took this off the street after some months watching it being lonely. A longer seat post, air in the tires, handlebar adjustment and a newer type spring in the very old Shimano coaster brake, that was all.
(If there is a rightful owner somewhere please contact me.)
Right side
Left side
The...
I got this for € 20,-- from a friend working at my most visited LBS. (lbs=plural of lb, lb=pound. ?)
Union folding bike, don't know what age.
It is the ugliest bike I ever owned.
Missing part: The quick-release for the hinge
Finished.
Is it a Klunker?
There are no old Dutch 'Cruisers', so I used the strongest old frame I had laying about.
There are no real mountains here either, so it is an off-road bike.
I always wanted to put balloon tires in a 'normal' bike, and this build-of gave me a good reason to do so...
First: Art!
http://oilycog.com/links.htm
Singlespeed mountainbiking (story):
http://www.gazette.com/articles/single_ ... _bike.html
Wooden mountainbike (pics):
http://woodbike.com/pages/1/index.htm
Have a look, maybe you like it. I did.
Well, hello. Lots of nice and/or funny bikes here, so I'll try to post pictures of mine.
Living in Amsterdam, where there are more rats & bicycles than humans, it's easy to collect parts and put them together to get a bike. So last year I bought my first (sort of) new bike. And started changing...