Core77 has rolled out the "Dutch Master" bicycle, in a limited edition of 25. Its name is happily congruent with the recognition of the Dutch history of New York occasioned by the anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival. (The subject is well explored at the Museum of the City of New York)
But the bike is also a celebration of the rugged street bike culture of New York, bike messengers, the new generation of militant bike commuters and the manufacturing tradition of Brooklyn.
We love the field expediencies of messenger bikes: the frames mummy wrapped in black electric tape, the cardboard boxes pressed into service as baskets.
But this bike is eons beyond that.
The “platform” for the vehicle, as they would say in Detroit, is the sturdy Worksman cruiser frame. A set of components described as “carefully curated” have been added: stem and pedals from Brooklyn Machine Works leather Brooks saddle and Dapper Dan grips, BMX crankset, Sturmey Archer drum brakes, and Schwalbe "Fat Frank" cruiser tires, high performance pothole bouncers. The Core77 folks explain that “the wheels are hand-built in Brooklyn with Swiss DT spokes, and the rear wheel is equipped with bike pegs, so that you can carry (at least) one of your posse home at the end of the night.”
The bike will be unveiled at Apple Store, 103 Prince Street, SoHo New York on Saturday, July 11th at 3pm. , featuring the story of the Core77 Dutch Master Bicycle. The bike’s builders will explain the design. The bike with then go on display for a week in the lobby of the Ace Hotel, at 20 West 29th Street. For more information and to order: www.core77.com/dutchmaster.
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