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2017-05-14T10:22:00.002+03:00

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Colossi al colossione custom painting

2014-01-06T11:09:00.001+02:00

I mad lots of bicycle in last 6 years, and always looking for something new and challenging. People are coming most of them know what they want, some need guidance, very few have a very clear picture of what they want. Those are most interesting as they have ridden fixie for few years, got used to physics, and fully anticipating the next ride. Lora is one of them. She started with nice steel frame, single speed, cheerful colors, easy ride. Within short time she asked for fixie change. And then after a year of riding, she said I need new bike and I know what I want. On her birthday she asked friends to donate for the next dream machine and then we have started the project. It was 3 months back and forth with Colossi framebuilders and painters, till we finally got the result.

See below the evolution:
Giant lugged frame

The new ride:

Me on Lora's bike:

All the photos: Steeve Nudel

Wheeler Aluminum frameset

2013-12-30T14:52:00.001+02:00

Now, before the New Eve I have sometime so I will post few bikes that were waiting for this moment last two years.
Once I had a friend, and I told him dude, don't you wanna bike?! He said why would I need a bike. And I said cause it will be easier to drink without driving.
And bike gives you freedom of parking and movement. And I said, I have frame for you, take look very light aluminum frame. He said cool, I will take the frame, and then he took it and disappeared for one year.
I called him once in a while, just see what he is up to. Finally he said, ok, lets do it.
Since then he one of the famous urban riders in Tel-Aviv and well recognized person in every possible night out. He has a style and he has a bike. And its fixie!
He also very well known for famous "КАТАССА" Tuesday events.

Another year went for getting the pictures of the bike). BTW, all the photos in the posts belongs to him)
My wife taking the frame out of the paint:

The parts are getting colored:

The bike:

And Happy New Year!

Masi frame

2013-12-10T15:43:00.000+02:00

It took me a while, but recently I have collected the photos in one place, and therefore can post about Masi frameset creation that I have made two years ago.
I had this Masi frame for almost year and half laying in my storage with no interest. But as they say there is a rider for each frame. My friend decided that he wants a cool bike riding fast enjoying Italian aluminum masterpiece. And I have decided that I will give it a try for my old dream to paint the frame all by myself. So I did. And then went to repaint in powder coating and made a strong conclusion that you cannot paint a frame good without proper equipment and dedicated place, period.
This bike is running already two years covering dozens of kilometers and still attracting people glances.

Original:

The process of color removing, and repaint is below in pictures.

The final product and the happy owner.

Bottecchia fixed gear

2013-09-16T15:42:00.001+03:00

I'm not posting much these days as I see no point in doing it anymore. Too many bikes I do, leaves little time to share it.
However in these particular case, it will be my pleasure to post,as i'm pretty proud of what I had done here.
First time full refurbished Bottecchia bicycle including decals. and fixed gear now.

Before

After

Fixie lady from SF

2013-05-19T10:43:00.000+03:00

Sometimes funny things happen. All the guys are impressed by Macaframa and their videos were The inspiration for most of us.
So, the far away SF, is now closer than ever. I can proudly say that of the fixes rolling on the streets of San Francisco is made by Garazhik.
Here is the story: two years ago, some lady contact me over FB and asked whether I'm making fixies. We had a nice chat over phone and after a short delay she arrived to my workshop. Elizabeth was taking a part of so volunteer program happening near Modi'in with organic farm and natural green peace recycling approach. But bicycle was missing so she found me. We created a happy colorful Peugeot and it was delivered to far away farm. Then after a year or so, the program was over, Elizabeth came back to US and:

"I'm back in the states living in San Francisco for the past six months. Took my bike apart and brought it with me to the states. Here she is. I love this bike couldn't leave her behind. I'll be riding her to work in the morning"

You never know what will happen with your creations))

Cinelli Vigorelli

2013-05-05T13:49:00.001+03:00

I think it's time for new post. And when its time I need to do it quickly otherwise the muse will disappear.
Last year was a full of new bikes, only few of them got a chance to be posted here, but this one is a bit exceptional.
Real Cinelli Vigorelli is not something you meet on the street of Israel every day, and I think we (me and the owner) did a nice join outlining the uniqueness.
It's quick, slick and good looking bike as expected from Cinelli. Adding new pair of wheels, Miche crankset, track handlebar and the result is below.

And no brakes this time, Alex)

First FGFS in Israel

2013-02-05T17:27:00.000+02:00

Few years ago I was well into TrickTrack forum learning the tricks and riding the tracking. Dreaming about 700cm or FGFS bike that will change the whole performance. Tried to convince local BMX to import some frames, looked for person to have enough passion. But nothing happens. And now after long journey I’m very pleased to announce first (as far as I know) FGFS bike in Israel.
The owner is poor student with bike passion and lots of patience. We went thru dozens of models, framesets and finally decided to get the full bike from 1/8 named “Butcher”.
Check it out and hopefully we will see some really crazy tricks on it.

Giant lugged frame

2012-11-18T16:36:00.000+02:00

Didn't have a time to write and update the blog recently which doesn't mean that I’m not doing anything. It’s just that I have too much real work than virtual and the other reason is that no good pictures were made.
So, below is one of the good reasons why we all love bicycles and think it’s a very sexy transportation to use. Nothing can make you more happier than seeing a gorgeous girl riding a beautiful bike. Especially y if it’s a renovated Giant lugged frame and classic leather accessories.

One thing in particular interesting here is that I have used a burner to release stocked seat post.

Before:

After:

Mid 80's Andre Bertin with Shimano 600 gruppo

2012-09-19T10:34:00.000+03:00

Recently I have no time to post my new bikes as I make them faster than I can photo them. Therefore I ask my friends to document the progress and send me their pictures.
Same happened for this bike. The man is riding it several months already and just now I‘ve got the time to post the pictures of the result. This is a true beauty of the cycling world mid 80’s Andre Bertin frame originally fully equipped with Shimano 600 gruppo. We have repainted the frame to very nice deep blue coating and completed it with classic brown leather saddle, handlebar tape and straps.
Check the result.

Colnago LUX frame

2012-08-17T23:16:00.000+03:00

Well, how shall I put it gently:”Fucking Colnago!”
So i got the complete bike, and then upgrade it. Making full black wheels, nice touch of brooks leather, fixed gear and black parts.
Now you can see the frame and the colors. Now this bike fly and no one can stop it. Now it looks classic and has style. Now it fixed gear.

Gitane Pursuit Frame

2012-06-27T11:36:00.000+03:00

Finally got a chance to work with real professional frameset used in cycling competitions. Gitane meaning "gypsy" [feminine]) a well known French manufacture provided a a beautiful frameset for my next project. The guy who owns it is Alex Dale an English man in Tel-Aviv, bought it on ebay together with front wheel (650c size). The current build looks like this, but he has some changes in mind so probably it will be updated soon. The funny part is that being a professional sportsman he has never tried a fixie before, but as one might say once you go fixed you never be mixed (just invented it).

Red fixie II (Peugeot frame)

2012-05-22T14:13:00.000+03:00

Never give a fixie to extreme guys. You will create a monster and the monster will eat you. Red fixie was created for Kirill that is already in climbing and slacklining. So fixing was just a natural extension of every day activity. He is nuts and its getting worth. Soon he will do Metula to Eilat on fixie and call me to say that his rims are full of skid patches.

BTW, the photographs are made by him as well.

Some skids:

Finally the crazy guy and his horse:

Enjoy the ride.

ХВЗ Старт Шоссe

2012-05-16T14:57:00.000+03:00

Long wait release for real nostalgic Soviet frame. This is ХВЗ Старт Шоссe, was considered a high end road bike in USSR. I found it after almost year of searching in some old store in extremely bad shape. Then I was waiting for right person that can appreciate the nostalgic value and will have the full perspective of the restoration process.

And found such a guy right under my nose. My closest friend decided to go fixie and being an archeologist requested something odd and valuable. Few arguments on the colors and vuala here comes the beautiful result.

The original:

In the middle:

Final result:

Skywalker

2012-04-17T22:46:00.000+03:00

Ok, so it was long time ago, really like three or four months ago. Ages, for me. I wasn’t a father back then) Anyway, I met my old pal on the street a well known designer Luka, and the first thing he said, was “Hey I need you! I’m building a fixie and I need your help. Did all the painting now just assemble and parts, so help is needed”.
No problem, especially when you see extremely nice paint work with “Skywalker” logo on it.
Did some work, change some parts, and a new fixie was born.

Apparently Luka Or has also started some side project of his own. fixie cards - a jewelry for bike. Check this out!

Fuji Track

2012-04-02T15:14:00.000+03:00

Guys are getting updated. I mean they start with something old and refurbished, but after a while they understand that bicycle is more than just a fun ride. Its quick and reliable transportation, physical exercise and great source of positive mood. And thus one shall make it as comfortable as he can.
Take for example Eitan. He was riding MBK for almost a year. Now he decided to move on and bought Fuji track. Few add-ons, colors, and upgrades and he has an ultimate ride with personal touch.

Motobécane Grand Jubilé mixte

2012-02-09T14:04:00.001+02:00

Well, I’m getting my family more and more involved. First it was my father that riding a fixie and has a very cool outfit to be aligned with bike design. And now it’s my sis. She said, I wanna bike, and I want it to be the most prettiest bike in town. It took me a while to get the right and unique frame for the request. It is Motobécane Grand Jubilé mixte frame that has a single top tube sloping down towards the seat tube, but diverging into twin lateral stays just before the seat tube. Only Motobecane did it and I find it very nice both in design and practical perspectives.
I was working very hard to refurbish it as it was in very-very bad shape. Had to remove the seatpost (alloy) with caustic acid. It was sitting inside for a week, till the seatpost got completely melted. My sis also had a specific color request for each and every part. So we run after the parts all over the globe and had to wait almost two months for shipments.
But finally, as in every project, she has a new ride.

This is an original Motobécane Grand Jubilé mixte as was shown in catalog:

the photo is taken from Motobecane Catalog 1979

And this is a new ride:

P.S. New brake installation. Very comfortable.

Concord mixte

2012-02-05T12:15:00.000+02:00

Few months ago I have posted in Facebook, very unique frame and offered it for ladies build. Recentky got approached by my neighbor and friend, and was asked to make comfortable urban bike with ladies frame and coaster brake (you know, like you had in your childhood, pushing back makes you skid).
So here we go my first coaster brake bike with rare frame from Concord. As far as I know from internet, Concord was local private held US brand and was considered equivalent to, or upscale from the Schwinn.

Before:

After:

Raleigh Spirit frame

2012-01-30T18:27:00.001+02:00

Another friend that I help with parts. Nice upgrade for his rare Raleigh spirit.
Black and red, fixie it is.

Before

After

He is also making some straps for locks, pedals and key holders. Contact: amitlipitz@gmail.com

MBK Mistral, Blue and white frame

2011-11-22T16:45:00.001+02:00

Quick, Smooth and Easy. Just look what you can do with your old frame for few bucks, before you run and buy a new Chinese crap. This is what I call one day turn around. It took me few hours to disassemble it, clean it and get ready. Then few hour to build the wheels. And three hours, with help of Eitan and Ilya, to create a new runner. Take a look on the colors and how clean the frame is. Eitan decided to leave the colors as are and I cannot blame him. Actually it’s my second MBK, the first one got stolen, very sad story. Hopefully this one will have a better future.

Before:

And the final touch, this dude (Eitan) did his first fixie skid, right in the garage after 10 minutes of his first ride! Total cool and way to go.
However he had the best masters around)))

Andre Bertin Classic Road Frame

2011-11-09T18:38:00.000+02:00

Unexpected but very enjoyable journey. Ilya received an old Andre Bertin road frame in awful condition. You can the picture below. He took the parts to polish, we order some new parts and set of Deep V velocity wheels. Waiting several months, during which he repainted the frame twice, finally got the color he likes. Then I have suggested to film the process of complete assembly. We took one afternoon and shoot 6 hours and the result is below. Very funny, cool and creative. The bike is gorgeous.

P.S. Very important is that I have tried for the first time to do the crow’s foot pattern on the front wheel. It happens to be polished 36 hole Campagnolo high flange hub, so crow’s foot was the best choice for it. And fortunately I did a good job.

And the movie:

Stop motion Fixie from Ilya Landa on Vimeo.

As promised, more pictures of the new bike.

The most important part is Crow's foot lacing, mazafaka!

Peugeot Champion MK2 frame

2011-09-26T12:47:00.000+03:00

Getting more people, more exposure. Working on several projects in parallel trying to get the best out of it.
Meanwhile I have finished very nice bicycle based on Peugeot Champion MK2 frame, which I cannot find on the net. Maybe it’s some esoteric name for regular PX-10E model, have no idea. In any case the frame has very nice lugs and light structure. We have repaint it, added a hand built wheels with radial lacing for front, some leather touch in accessories and Andrei has his new ride.

Schauff road bike

2011-09-11T17:34:00.003+03:00

There are some people, that can appreciate things. And when I say appreciate I mean they can enjoy the essence of the subject, and take it in time voyage. The best you can do is to make something for them so that you will be part of this circle of simple enjoyment, worth mentioning)
Mark is one of them. By magic powers I could find something suitable. He is actually one of the best examples of what I call custom bike. Coming from strict German background with attention to the every single detail, he received classic example of German bike industry, Schauff. Restoration and repanting, Campagnlo parts, road transmission, Mavic GD 40 rims, yours truly and another friend celebrate cycling.

For the record:

Me doing wheels)

New Leather Saddles for Sale

2011-08-16T13:13:00.000+03:00

Just received a new package of real Leather saddles:

In addition there are leather handlebar tape:

And toe straps:

אם ברצונכם לרכוש אחד המצורים מהרשימה אנא תתקשרו או שילחו אימייל. ניתן להזמין גם דברים שאינם ברשימה או סוגים וצבעים אחרים. לידיעכם, המטרה היא לא רווח אלא תמיכה ברוכבי סינגספיד ופיקס גיר בישראל.

Feel free to contact me:

Name: Vadim

Phone - 054-3O4236O
Email - djgarage@gmail.com
Skype - garazhik

Leader 725 black

2011-08-09T09:51:00.000+03:00

First Leader frame in Israel. Yes it is. Sasha came to me in November 2010, gave me money and said I want singlespeed, light fast bike and here is the money for it. Within 3 months he saw me presenting some concept fixed bikes to another guy and said:”Fuck Single Speed, I’m going fixie.” We were working very hard to choose a frame for him as he specifically wanted no logos, no brands, nothing on it. Leader frame 725 was the best choice afterwards. Best for look, best for price, best for geometry. I’ve built the wheels specially for him, no brands, deep black rims, added all the black pieces together and found a very cool carbon fork. On top it, add a track handlebar, brooks saddle, cool black crank and the result is below. So the bike has no weight, no logos and all over a black motherfucker.

Did I mention that Sasha Flit is a professional photographer)?