Vintage hybrid build

colson · Apr 4, 2013

1936 Colson frameset, headbadge.
The rest:
Vintage Wald Aero stem.
8 speed Shimano Nexus with roller brake.
Vintage Sturmey Archer front brake.
Brooks B66 saddle.
YST BB.
Vintage Apex Crankset.
Lots of messing around to make everything work, that was the fun part. And my first paint job,
pearl black with dark green pearl darts.

widowmaker · Apr 4, 2013

Thats damn fine

Chopper the ex Copper · Apr 4, 2013

Lovely. A nice and sympathetic modernisation.

dyna-ti · Apr 4, 2013

Dreamy Dreamy Lovely

avalonian · Apr 5, 2013

That is really well done.
I'm curious,why do these type of bikes have two crossbars ?

velomaniac · Apr 5, 2013

Two cross bars on a nornal diamond frame would be for strength. Those two curved cross bars seem to be for style not strength, it just looks good

avalonian · Apr 5, 2013

A lot of extra weight tho

colson · Apr 5, 2013

Thank you all for the nice comments.
Yes, these bikes are heavy, but weight is not my main issue. If I want a purpose built mountain bike with many more speeds, I will have to buy one for sure. For now this suits me well, it's good on trail and road, and I built it for the look I like. I lived in San Anselmo during the 70's, and walked up Humboldt to get to Spruce where I lived, and I always liked the bikes they were building there.

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