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I have recently become obsessed with these chunky, industrial looking bikes made by Eric Baar of Colorado Springs.
"The tools i now make just happen to have two wheels."
These bikes are a mix between utilitarian and post appocalyptic. This one, recently mentioned elsewhere on the forum, is copper-plated steel.
Modeled after a se assassin bmx bike:
In action, pedaled by pro racer Joanne Kiesanowski:
All of his bikes have amazing paint jobs.
I want one really bad. I think that if I ever get a custom track frame, it will be from this guy.
"The tools i now make just happen to have two wheels."
These bikes are a mix between utilitarian and post appocalyptic. This one, recently mentioned elsewhere on the forum, is copper-plated steel.
Modeled after a se assassin bmx bike:
In action, pedaled by pro racer Joanne Kiesanowski:
All of his bikes have amazing paint jobs.
I want one really bad. I think that if I ever get a custom track frame, it will be from this guy.
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[QUOTE=Ira in Chi][URL=https://www.groundupdesigns.com]I have recently become obsessed with these chunky, industrial looking bikes made by Eric Baar of Colorado Springs.[
In action, pedaled by pro racer Joanne Kiesanowski:
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i am obsessing about those nice thighs
In action, pedaled by pro racer Joanne Kiesanowski:
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i am obsessing about those nice thighs
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If I ever get a custom built track bike, everything will be all offset and jagged. Like in your third pic where the top tube runs longer than the down tube, and I also like this picture (from groundup) where the downtube is offset from the bottom bracket:
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for some reason industrial like bikes dont really do it for me. I respect the difficulty that goes into building them and the art and simplicity they represent. I even feel many of them are beautiful just not my style.
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Here is yet another of his great rides. This was on FGG a while back.
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I love the fact that none of his bikes are identical.
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I love the fact that none of his bikes are identical.
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Originally Posted by Ira in Chi
Here is yet another of his great rides. This was on FGG a while back.
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Originally Posted by Ira in Chi
Here is yet another of his great rides. This was on FGG a while back.
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I love the fact that none of his bikes are identical.
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I love the fact that none of his bikes are identical.
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Originally Posted by Ira in Chi
Here is yet another of his great rides. This was on FGG a while back.
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I love the fact that none of his bikes are identical.
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I love the fact that none of his bikes are identical.
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My favorite is the daisy paint job SS mtb. You can thank Spectrum for the above paint jobs!
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both scott's light blue track bike and eric's copper plated one are sooo amazingly stiff, due to the square tubing used in the chainstays. they are incredible sprinting machines.
i also love how each bike he builds is so unique. i love his uncompromised creativity.
another thing i think is so cool about eric is that he loves and encourages people to help or just hang out during the build process of their frames. i appreciate the intimacy of that...
i also love how each bike he builds is so unique. i love his uncompromised creativity.
another thing i think is so cool about eric is that he loves and encourages people to help or just hang out during the build process of their frames. i appreciate the intimacy of that...
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anyone have an idea how much he charges? we talking one grand? or two? or more?
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Yup. I like the industrial-esque designs- about as far as you can get from the super-classic track bike look as possible.
I'd love to see one of those copper-plated bikes after a few years of use- i think the verdigris will look really excellent, but i wonder about the durability of the finish.
I'd love to see one of those copper-plated bikes after a few years of use- i think the verdigris will look really excellent, but i wonder about the durability of the finish.
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Originally Posted by abe1x
anyone have an idea how much he charges? we talking one grand? or two? or more?
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thus far, i think the copper is holding up really well and i don't think it was too expensive. this guy in denver did it for him and has done several of his own frames too. it should eventually turn green. i think watching the copper develop patina and age and change is what excited eric about the idea the most.
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i also highly doubt he's the first one to do it. aaron is the name of the guy who plated the frames... i know he did it at 'work', but i don't think he works specifically at a plating shop. i think he welds at a machine shop or a job shop. i think it's also more of a chemical reaction, than a plating process. i'll tell him and eric about this thread and see if we can get some direct answers, rather me trying to remember and speculate.