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Alchemy x Blacksmith x VeloColour Steel Road
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To kick off our new BlacksmithCycle.com blog, we chose to profile this Alchemy steel road racer, one of our original full-custom designs, from 2012. A good friend of ours - the proprietor of the incredible KNIFE boutique - grabbed this beauty from us a few years back, and is still crushing this beautiful matte black + gold whip around the GTA to this day. Featured on CYCLE EXIF a few years ago, but recently rebuilt with a few modern touches, we figured the time was right to revisit this bike in all her glory. Designed by Blacksmith Cycle in Toronto, we wanted a modern, stiff and sexy road bike with...
#2 The Italianator - Carrera Erakle (Hercules) Jekyll Edition
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Top-10 build #2 moves away from metal to feature a custom carbon build... The Italianator - Carrera Erakle custom Frame hand-built in Italy tube-to-tube Custom selected carbon tubing + geometry Tapered headtube and full carbon fork FSA carbon integrated headset Custom "Jekyll" 2-sided paint scheme Campagnolo Record EPS 3T ARX II stem + Ergonova bar Fizik Antares Carbon saddle Xentis Squad 7.5 clincher wheels Xentis Swisstop brake pads Continental GP 4000 25 mm clinchers So, how many Benzes don't we give a fuck about? 9/10 Benzes Factors: Brain-melting Jaguar-blue/Campy-red/Chrome double-sided paint job, smooth yet solid ride quality, custom race geometry, full internal electric...