I’ll admit I’ve got a penchant for well worn Brooks saddles, but you can’t deny how good this one looks on this Raleigh.
Hufnagel Cycles: Porteur/City Bike
ProllyisnotProbably.com just posted about Jordan Hufnagel’s recently divulged project. A pair of beautiful porteur bikes with many custom created parts. Take a minute to look through his Flickr set and marvel at his creativity. Not to spoil the set, but here are a few of my favorite details:
Beautiful brass minimalist headbadge.
So much more polite than “heygetoutofmyway!”
Dynamo hub.
Internal cable routing for the rear brake, a Son Edulux headlight to match the hub with wiring run through the front rack and a little support arm in the center of the front rack to keep the fender steady.
Not only is that a beautiful seat cluster, but check out the custom taillight!
Evening
Thin crust pizza, a very chocolatey beer and X-Men 2. Does it get much better?
Peter’s Schwinn
Peter from Port City Bikes let me use his Schwinn Sports Tourer for a few photos. Port City Bikes is fairly new, but great things are happening in that little shop. Check it out when you can!
Nothing Says Swag…
…like antique brass.
Rooftop
Broken stool looks uncomfortable but happy.
Vintage Armstrong
Ever heard of Armstrong bicycles? I certainly hadn’t, but after shooting these in Portland I did some research. It turns out Armstrong was just another name for Raleigh low end three speeds. Nonetheless, I like it. If you like it too, there’s a his & her’s Maine.Craigslist posting right now.
Dinner
Baby Blue in Portland
Bagwell is in town. We went on a pizza crawl and stumbled upon this Raleigh. Looks like another custom paint job because the head badge was the only indicator of the brand.
Lumotec Retro dynamo headlight, Acorn Boxy Rando bag, leather grips, half clips on the pedals, Brooks B17, stainless rack and polished fenders. Looks like somebody knows what’s up.
Stay Classy Maine Mall
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