Bikes from obscure brands.

[RustyGold]

It's funny...I was an ATK fan in my youth...I am an AMP research fan now...but, I never connected that they were the same 'Horst'...I mean, really, how many Horst's do you hear about .

Edit...oddly enough, I had the same issue connecting flat track legend Mert Lawwill with mountain bike pioneer Mert Lawwill . But, at least I figured that one out myself... eventually.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Mercedes Benz...obscure in the sense that I've never met someone that owned one, but, they make them quite often. The ones that catch my eye are these two...

One of these was at a Portland-area pawn shop for a while...they kept cutting the price and I kept trying to convince my younger daughter to get it as she was shopping around for a new bike (she ended up with a WallyWorld Schwinn that got stolen, and to this day it was her 'favorite bike ever' )...note, the amp research fork ...
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...and the more common amp/mercedes collaboration...
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These guys too. In the bike biz for over twenty years.

 

[SpikeFC]

Mercedes Benz...obscure in the sense that I've never met someone that owned one, but, they make them quite often. The ones that catch my eye are these two...

One of these was at a Portland-area pawn shop for a while...they kept cutting the price and I kept trying to convince my younger daughter to get it as she was shopping around for a new bike (she ended up with a WallyWorld Schwinn that got stolen, and to this day it was her 'favorite bike ever' )...note, the amp research fork ...
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...and the more common amp/mercedes collaboration...
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You know that actually Mercedes Benz made bicycles pre-WWII and is one of the oldest German "bicycle manufacturing" companies in Europe?

1926:

Yes, the headtube is square... and yes It's just "because"

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

El Camino Fab custom 29er hardtail MTB, built for the rider in the pic. One of the best all-around torches in the country. He can do it all.

 

[Grant]

My Mundo road bike

 

[MattiThundrrr]

https://www.dekerf.com/Dekerf Cycle Innovations. Basically, Chris Dekerf, formerly a Brodie welder. Every frame is welded by him.

Check out the gorgeous seat stays. They match his fork perfectly

Also, the most delicious bars

I dream of finding something like that.

 

[RustyGold]

https://www.dekerf.com/Dekerf Cycle Innovations. Basically, Chris Dekerf, formerly a Brodie welder. Every frame is welded by him.
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I dream of finding something like that.

Cool stuff!

VDC did a lot of cool pierced tubes bitd...

 

[Captain Awesome]

Cool stuff!

VDC did a lot of cool pierced tubes bitd...
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Ugh.......don't get me started

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Not as obscure as some others but this is my Iron Horse Fat bike. I have rebuilt and repainted it from ground up including many upgrades such as cable actuated hydraulic calipers for added stopping power, an old-school brooks knock off leather seat and grips, LED lighting front and rear for added safety, and knock off bear traps for superior grip and nostalgia. Qq

Honestly one of my top 2 favorite bikes in my collection.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Ugh.......don't get me started

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Those cranks

 

[Grant]

U.S Thruway with DNB components

 

[Captain Awesome]

Those cranks

Someday I'll make my own version

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Someday I'll make my own version

Let me know when you do my fat bike needs a set of those.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Let me know when you do my fat bike needs a set of those.

I'll have to partner with @RustyGold everyone's favorite 2 wheeled machinist

 

[RustyGold]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Cool stuff!

VDC did a lot of cool pierced tubes bitd...
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The black rims with tan wall are FUEGO!! Nice bend on the seat stays too

 

[SwissGuy]

This morning by chance I saw this interesting bike:

Never heard of the brand Utopia before.
Then while at a festival in the afternoon I ran into an old friend who was riding this beauty:

Believe it or not: Same brand! Utopia!

He told me a bit about the company that built it. Located in Germany, specialized in building bikes with small diameter tubing, now manufacturer of the famous Pedersen bikes. It used to be a very important company for the German bike culture as they pushed forward a lot on general bike infrastructure...

 

[handyandy1100]

Perhaps Ocean Pacific isn't an obscure brand for sports wear, but what about bicycles?
My OP Roller. No clue who actually built it

As it looks today...

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I think that model is sold at Walmart, don't think it's all that obscure. Looks very similar to the hyper easy rider

 

[handyandy1100]

The frame geometry is different than the Hyper. OP is crank forward, Hyper just has a bent back seat tube. Never saw an OP bike in Walmart, just the Hyper. Must be a regional thing. Thanks.