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 Antique Bikes
Antique Bikes - On occasion I build bicycles that have an antique look to them. I have no stock models for these bikes and they are specially built for style alone. It is often that I use very small diameter tubing [ 1” for the main tubes] to mimic the 1890’s frames as well as utilize an American bottom bracket shell to use a one piece crank [so I can use the Bomber ring pictured]. I also usually build the bikes with the geometry of the 1890’s bikes with very laid back frame angles [around 70 to 66 degrees] with a very long chainstays too [around 480 to 500mm].
The antique bikes are fun to ride [great for a sunny day ride] and very smooth, but would not make a very good fixed gear bike that most people would want. This laid back geometry is best suited to sitting down in the saddle and would not work very well for wheel locks and aggressive riding. I most often build these bikes with a single speed coaster brake hub [back pedal brake] and sometimes use a drum brake in the front. This allows me to have the rims powder coated and achieves very clean lines with no cables or cable stops on the frames.
My antique bikes will be developing over time and new ones will be brought to the site from time to time. I have made a new bike with a functioning rod/paddle brake which does work; however it is not a real brake in the sense or a modern brake. It is often I will use some older and used components to achieve the look or function that I am looking for. In the case of the Bomber chain ring, this ring only works on a one piece crank, which limits you to a ½ pedal [like a bmx bike etc…].
The truss frame bike with the copper plated parts belongs to my customer Rick Burd. Rick did all the work to have the copper plating done [dis-assembling the hubs and re-assembling them too]. It cost a lot to have the plating done and if you wanted this it would be at least $600.00. Rick also re-machined the profile cranks to use the Bomber ring which worked very well. It is possible for me to build a bike for you that meets this style in the middle, say building a bike with slightly steeper angles a slightly bigger downtube and using a standard threaded bottom bracket and I would be more than glad to do that. I have done that with my new Major Taylor bike and you should take a look at that bike too. My Antique bikes are so varied that I do not have any pricing listed and a lot depends on what you ask me to make for you; however I am sure that you can get a good idea at taking a look at the pricing on my other bikes. I would be glad to make a quote for anyone that is serious about their desire for this type of bike.
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