Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park, NY!

[slacker]

I was recently in New York for a few days, and took a side trip to Worksman Cycles in Queens. I was hoping to see a few bikes in the showroom, but I was treated to a full factory tour. I was even encouraged to take photos. Al and the guys at the factory were amazing!

One crazy coincidence? They just finished a pair of new bikes that morning. Looks like Worksman is now making a couple of Rat Rods, and I got to see the first ones!

Here are a few of my photos from the trip. Enjoy!

Man! This place is old school!

A few machines date back to beginning of the company!

Benders during break time.

Hand welding frames.

Surprisingly, only four welders work in the shop.

Frames ready for paint.

Newsgirl in the paint booth.

Baking the fresh painted frames.

Newsboy frames ready for assembly.

Think they would miss one? :wink:

Bunch o' forks.

Wheel building machine.

Hand building wheels.

Wheel truing station.

Ever see a pile of drum brake bike wheels?

Time for final assembly.

Finished Worksman Newsboy bikes.

As promised, here are a few pictures of Worksmans' new Rat Rods!

Love at first sight!

Digging the 24" drum brake wheel.

The new Rat Trike.

Too excited to take the plastic off of the seat.

Worsksman is in the process of making a custom tank for the trike! I'm hoping for a BBQ grill.

Product designer/tour guide Al Venditti poses with his new baby.

Thanks again to the guys at Worksman for an awesome time. They treated me like family. I even got a free T-shirt!

Should you wish to inquire about the Rat Rods:

Worksman Cycles
94-15 100th Street
Ozone Park, NY 11416

718-322-2000

http://www.worksman.com/

 

[blacksheep]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Very nice! Looking forward to seeing your pics.

I think I may like to have a Worksman cruiser someday. 8)

 

[BankerRAt]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

ya i am psyched to see what they are doing!!!

 

[slacker]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Blacksheep and BankerRat aren't crazy or slow, I had some photo host issues.

All fixed. Enjoy the tour.

 

[thatismytruck]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Those Rock!!

I never would have put a tan seat on that bike, but it's freaking perfect!

 

[user 135]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Great pics. What brand are those seats?

 

[chimichanga]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

are the springer forks going to be made by worksman? If so i want one!

 

[XSk8Str8X]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Great to see you got a full tour of the building. When I went to buy my bike from them, they were super cool to me as well. Hope ya hit up Howard Beach for some good ol' NY Italian cookin', can't get Italian food like that in the mid west.

Suprisingly, I see very few worksman's in my neighborhood. I don't see too many people riding them on the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach either. Went to Manhattan the other day and saw a few pizza delivery guys riding them.

 

[Buck Masterson]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

I don't see any pictures.

 

[hillsmith]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Great photos, that place looks cool. I dig the old machining equipment. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rat Rod]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Awesome stuff!

Did they happen to mention what the pricing on the Rat Rods would be?

 

[slacker]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Great pics. What brand are those seats?

The seats are the Lepper brand from Holland. The model shown in the photos above is the L75. I wonder why the name never caught on in the USA! :shock:

http://www.lepper.nl/

 

[karfer67]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

i might just have to buy one just because i forgot that they are still made here. i would have loved to see a video of the wheel building machine in action and that rat model is sweet any ideas on price?

 

[LIVE TO RIDE]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Worksman frames are some of my alltime favorites.Love all the different frame assembly applications.Youve got a lugged front,and a butted,welded rear end.Just really like them.Thanks for the pictures thats super cool of you!!

 

[Skipton]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

So cool! Thanks for the pics :mrgreen:

 

[Skipton]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

Think they would miss one? :wink:

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I just made this my screen saver :wink:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

What a boondoggle! Thanks for posting pictures.

 

[LIVE TO RIDE]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

In that picture on the first page there is a raw frame in the group of painted frames.I wonder if you could get a raw frame?

 

[lbcycles]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

WOW! so cool..............

 

[reverendrally]

Re: Pedro goes to the Worksman Cycles Factory in Ozone Park!

that's tops! thanx for posting it all. love some of those old school machines too.