Cinelli Vigorelli

I think it's time for new post. And when its time I need to do it quickly otherwise the muse will disappear.
Last year was a full of new bikes, only few of them got a chance to be posted here, but this one is a bit exceptional.
Real Cinelli Vigorelli is not something you meet on the street of Israel every day, and I think we (me and the owner) did a nice join outlining the uniqueness.
It's quick, slick and good looking bike as expected from Cinelli. Adding new pair of wheels, Miche crankset, track handlebar and the result is below.

And no brakes this time, Alex)

ХВЗ Старт Шоссe

Long wait release for real nostalgic Soviet frame. This is ХВЗ Старт Шоссe, was considered a high end road bike in USSR. I found it after almost year of searching in some old store in extremely bad shape. Then I was waiting for right person that can appreciate the nostalgic value and will have the full perspective of the restoration process.

And found such a guy right under my nose. My closest friend decided to go fixie and being an archeologist requested something odd and valuable. Few arguments on the colors and vuala here comes the beautiful result.

The original:

In the middle:

Final result:

Skywalker

Ok, so it was long time ago, really like three or four months ago. Ages, for me. I wasn’t a father back then) Anyway, I met my old pal on the street a well known designer Luka, and the first thing he said, was “Hey I need you! I’m building a fixie and I need your help. Did all the painting now just assemble and parts, so help is needed”.
No problem, especially when you see extremely nice paint work with “Skywalker” logo on it.
Did some work, change some parts, and a new fixie was born.

Apparently Luka Or has also started some side project of his own. fixie cards - a jewelry for bike. Check this out!

Kuwahara road frame

Max found it in the back of the store. Classic road frame for Japanese manufacture Kuwahara. I’m still wondering who brought it here. We took it immediately and within a few weeks, a friend came across asking for something old and not fancy. He has also requested to keep the original parts and was the biggest challenge. I have spent one week in order to remove the rust from the crank and pedals. A simple kitchen acid made it work. Look at the beauty and the simplicity.
This is how we found it:

And the magic:

Wheelbuilding

Two months ago I have started to build my own wheels, from the scratch. x3, x2, radial, you name it. Here is one example of my latest work.