Porteur Bicycles

This page has plenty of interesting porteur inspiration;

http://www.blackbirdsf.org/courierracing/velos.html

I see velo orange don't have their front racks available? whats the next best choice?

Try TokyoFixed, or Freshtripe.

Ed what size wheels are on the Clements? they look small, I want something similar for an old 40-50's Triumph but I think the wheels are 650's. Also where are your mudguards from?

700c wheel with 30c tyres.

Mudguard from velo orange.

Cheers Ed, the vo stuff is pretty reasonable apart from the front rack, the old bicycle company has nice chrome rears at the mo, nos as well. I think I will try n squeeze some 700's, I'll be hard pushed to find pre-built 650/27" wheels with the sturmey drum/dyno hubs me thinks, any ideas?

the price of the front rack is pretty reasonable for a brand new chrome one.

you know you can try and use 26" wheel instead of 650(c or b?) wheel.

Here is my 650b porteur bike I built a while back.

@Ed 650b I think, it's pretty much like chrobin's minus the rack n fucked it may even be 30's it's got lever/pully breaks?
@Chrobin where did you source the wheels bro?

Chrobin, that's a sterling effort, right down to the rear light and the hubs, brilliant!

Here is my 650b porteur bike I built a while back.

incredible build, really impressed.

@Chrobin where did you source the wheels bro?

The rims are Rigida Zac21 bought on Ebay. Really nice rims!. Front hub is a vintage Renak and the rear hub is the Sturmey Archer SX3.

The rims are Rigida Zac21 bought on Ebay. Really nice rims!. Front hub is a vintage Renak and the rear hub is the Sturmey Archer SX3.

Thanks bro, been having real trouble with the rims.

^Are they 26" or 650b though mate

650b.

Jepp, they are 650B 584mm. Velo Orange also have 650b rims.

Here is my 650b porteur bike I built a while back.

i think i remember reading about this... you built everything yourself right?

^ Yes I did. Their is a build tread over at fixedgear.se
http://www.fixedgear.se/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3707&hilit=porteur

I just realise I hasn't seen the finished article when I first saw it in 2009, excellent work chrobin.

Have you seen those Grand Bois 650B Hetre (47c) tyres?

The headbadge is something;

Nice bling front rack....

http://www.paulcomp.com/flatbed.html

Paul's Quality..............

^Nice racks are so fucking expensive, someone must be able to make them for the £60 mark.

You can get some cheap one, like dutch one for £20-40.

Paul one are downright ugly despite being paul

The headbadge is something;

big fncking head tube, that!

^ I hear you the Paul is fugly , I meant quality racks in general seem expensive in comparison to say a rear hub of top quality seeing as they have no mechanics/ machining etc