I love this style of bike (yet admittedly don't know much about bikes). what style is it?
It's a look that you mostly see in Japan although some of the Swedish bike builders have a similar attitude . Often people call the attitude " wasi-sabi " and it shows a reverence for old and rare things, usually NOS or chopped parts riddled with imperfections are used and the bikes are stripped back to give a punk rock, mad max kind of aesthetic . Here's some more -
It's a look that you mostly see in Japan although some of the Swedish bike builders have a similar attitude . Often people call the attitude " wasi-sabi " and it shows a reverence for old and rare things, usually NOS or chopped parts riddled with imperfections are used and the bikes are stripped back to give a punk rock, mad max kind of aesthetic . Here's some more -
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