graffb said:Hi,
I'm living in hungary and I like the old style bicycles. I've been thinking for a long time what I want.
I bought an old "CSEPEL TÚRA" hungarian bike. It was the basis for my new bicycle.
best regards
Bali
Baron von Zach said:graffb said:Hi,
And we have a winner?
This is hard to tell apart from the genuine article.
May I ask which tyres you used?
Kinne said:I started with an Crescent from the 80´s
And here is the result
This is probably the closest to what I'm looking for. What I want is a lugged frame with 1" steerer, track-ends, room for at least 700x40 tires & maybe fenders. I want to run internal gears and front & rear brakes, either calipers or drum.Baron von Zach said:
You can use any frame you want its just a style. Most people use vintage frames because of preference, but u can use a lugged fixie frame if you wanted. Just hit up craigslist thats what I did and for accesories and other components try soma fabrications they have some cool stuff for this style of bike, best of luck!BezO said:Beautiful bikes in this thread! I've been unknowingly looking for a Gov'nor style bike/frame for some time. Finding the Gov'nor then searchin for Gov'nor style bikes is what led me to this sight a while back. I'm hoping you all can help me find something without having to build up a vintage frame.
This is probably the closest to what I'm looking for. What I want is a lugged frame with 1" steerer, track-ends, room for at least 700x40 tires & maybe fenders. I want to run internal gears and front & rear brakes, either calipers or drum.Baron von Zach said:
Outside of the Gov'nor, I only see this type of bike built with vintage frames, like in this thread. Is there anything on the current market that meets my needs? I'm in the U.S., so something that can be found here would be best.
Thanks!
slowriderz said:OH BOY!! I sure wish I would have missed this thread now I have to build one of these sweet machines. I am in love with every single bike that was pictured. great work guys!!
gcrank1 said:Take a look a http://www.retrospecbicycles.com for their Siddhartha model. You cant hardly build one up with those features for that price; a few mods and it'll look pretty Guv'norish.
Room for wide tires is the issue with most track frames. I ride one now as a freewheel singlespeed & I can only squeeze 700x35c Schwalbe Kojaks on it that actually are only 32mm wide, at least on the wheels I have. A true 35mm might not fit. I want room for at least 40mm tires.3speedsmith said:You can use any frame you want its just a style. Most people use vintage frames because of preference, but u can use a lugged fixie frame if you wanted. Just hit up craigslist thats what I did and for accesories and other components try soma fabrications they have some cool stuff for this style of bike, best of luck!
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