SELF SUFFICIENT POWER HOUSE

LONG DISTANCE TOURER

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One of the more extensive builds coming out of the shop this month, this bike has it all. Nickel Plated masked and painted with three color branding.

It incorporates a super rad completely self sufficient lighting system coming from the power house SON 28 Schmidt Dynamo front hub that powers E3 supernova front and rear lights. This bike is completely off the grid!  The internal routing though the fork and frame free the rider up from potential snags and gives the bike a cleaner look.  Custom front and rear racks highlighting the cantilever gourds integrated into the design as well as a custom rear tail light mount that lives quietly under the non-drive side dropout.  It runs a complete SRAM force 22 (11 speed) group with a Wifly rear derailuer and cassette for steep climbs. This Bike was commissioned by Ben Stark for a cross country ride coming up in the spring.  I’ll be doing part of the journey with him and look forward to a bit of open road. Keep your eye out for more photo's from the trip.

MORE IMAGES OF THE BUILD CAN BE SEEN ON OUR FLICKR PAGE Photography by Nate Mumford.  www.natemumford.com

A PART OF HISTORY

This 1935 BSA golden deluxe 3 speed bicycle rolled through my shop the other day.  It kind of blew my mind.  Every part on this bike was made with care and thought and really shows the high quality craftsmanship that was prevalent in the early 1900's.

The Gaslights on the front and rear are from the  the early 1800's and sport a sweet little suspension system.  Bernard, who owns the bike and is in love with the old details light up the lantern and let me take her for a spin.  "The glass lens is super bright and provides a focused beam for night riding."   The bike rides smooth and true.  The fork is raked way out so turns are subtle as you ease into a bank.  The handlebars and stem are called Lautawasser Bars which were made by an old bike builder name Jack Lautawasser And the shifter is an early Sturmey Archer quadrant shifter.

BSA (Birmingham Small Arms Company) was a major industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand powered and machine tools.  At its peak, BSA was the largest motorcycle producer in the world and the gun factory proved remarkably adaptable to the manufacture of cycle parts.

A little part of history.... on wheels

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HORSE CYCLES OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE SAT APRIL 13TH 11AM-3PM Come visit the HORSE CYCLES WORKSHOP Saturday April 13th from 11am-3pm! 321 Rutledge st. in Williamsburg. MAP. We will be showing the Urban Tour bicycles as well as our collaboration projects. Take this chance to meet the makers and give a horse a test ride. Welding demo, free Tandem Coffee Rosters drip coffee and a Charlie Cat Petting zoo! Ride over and say hello, have a cup of coffee on the house and get a look at the Urban Tour! Tell your friends and tell your pets! See ya then!

WELDING DEMO and short talk about steel bicycle manufacturing.

Come try some FREE DRIP COFFEE from Tandem Coffee Roasters.

PHILWOOD WHEELSET GIVEAWAY!!!!

Horse Cycles is getting ready for spring and giving away an amazing PHILWOOD WHEELSET to help you down the road. Follow us on instagram, twitter or sign up for our mailing list. Spread the word to your friends and give them a crack at this groovy giveaway. 32 hole, high flange sealed bearing single speed polished PHILWOOD HUBS laced to MAVIC open pro rims. Rear spacing 130mm front 100mm. Retail on the wheelset is $745.00a Rafflecopter giveaway