BTW, the photographs are made by him as well.
Some skids:
Finally the crazy guy and his horse:
Enjoy the ride.
This blog is focused on self made bicycles whether old or new with fixed or singlespeed gear. All the bicycles are made by me (Garazhik) and run on the streets of Israel.
Labels: bullhorn, CST tires, fixed gear, Peugeot, red fixie, weinmann wheels, ישראל, פיקס גיר, תל-אביב
First is how I got this frame. I was scrolling thru Yad2 (local second hand board), and marked several interesting items. One was Schwinn fastback comp frame in very mint condition. The price was surprisingly low and smelled fishy. But I said to myself what da hell, call the guy and let’s see. Apparently he stated that it’s not a problem come and get it. So I’ve jumped in to my car ride all the way to Hertzeliya and found myself on the very fancy street second line by the beach where the richest population of Israel hide their treasures. But the house we were heading to was completely different. It was like we found an old Freddy Kruger house. No movements, neglected yard, massive doors with scratches paint and rusty handles. It was really scary, and the door has finally opened the old lady that was standing just added to the whole impression. Fuck it I said, we are getting the fame and running off. The house was huge and felt very empty. I was totally in to the frame and didn’t pay attention to the surroundings, when Max told me hey dude look around. The was not much furniture around and the leftovers were completely destroyed or over used. Very strange experience to find such a poverty in the middle of the richest spot of Israel.
Never the less frame turned out to be in excellent condition, and I have started to look for some friend to build up. Then Max called and said that he has garageman that was inspired by Max’s bike and wants the same for him. No color restoration, just new parts and half of day work.
Check out the character!
Actually this bike was my first experience with full road set up (except the gear part). Therefore I was pretty excited to have this opportunity added to my experience list. So, Zhenya came to me with super light Bianchi frame no fork. Carbon fork, new line Weinmann wheels, re-issued Selle turbo saddle and much more. The biggest problem was bottom bracket. For some reason i was assuming that Italian frame will need Italian BB which not standart and shall be specifically pre-ordered. But it wasn't the case. After 3 hours of running between major velo distributors inluding few phone calls to main Bianchi importer in Israel, we have finally realized that BB shall be simple ISO.Simple as that.
At the end he also order an original handlebar tape from Bianchi to match the color.
Before:
Now, friends get interested and start asking questions. One thing led to another and I had a first customer with special requests. She arrived on August as friend of a friend and fortunately I had an old frame from Raleigh just for her. Old school and extra small size. All the colors and add-ons are purely based on her wishes.
Everytime I see this bike on the streets of Tel-Aviv I have my heart skip a beat. BTW it all started as singlespeed but now she is fixed!