Urban Assault / Brooklyn Pump Track

A little Afternoon R & D with the 2014 Urban Assault at the Brooklyn Pump track with Parker Feierbach.  I managed to get a few Cyclocross races in last season on this bike but riding her at the pump track was so RAD!  Thanks to Parker For these sick shots and Thanks to Ride Brooklyn and every one in the Community who made The Brooklyn Bike Park happen. Pre-Order for the Urban Tour / Urban Assault is only up for the next few weeks.  Head over to the Horse Cycles Shop and secure yours!  Happy shredding.

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Horse Cycles Summer Bicycle Giveaway!

Horse Cycles has teamed up with Kaufmann Mercantile, InsideHook, and Zady to bring you all you'll need to enjoy the summer: a portable grill, custom bicycle, new wardrobe and plenty of gear for spending the day at the park, beach or anywhere else.

2014 URBAN ASSAULT VEHICLE PRE ORDER SALE

The Urban Assault Bicycle            2014 Urban Assault is the Urban Tour with an upgraded CARBON ENVE Cyclocross fork. This years model has an upgraded oversized head tube making the front end stiffer and more durable. The Urban Assault is a great upgrade for those who want a lighter more performance based ride. It tears up the streets and is equally as nimble racing CYCLOCROSS. Each Urban Assault is paired with a color matched Enve cross fork with branded horse logos on the inside of the non-drive side fork blade as well as a minimal Enve logo.

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FOR MORE details or to place your pre order go to the Horse Cycles Web Store!

Geometry specs:

Detailed geometry can be found with the product images on our website. We have stayed true to the original design and most of the geometries. Both the seat tube and the head tube have responsive angles. This allows the bike to preform best in all areas.  The Nimble set up is perfect for riding though the city or tearing through a Cross course and controlled enough for those 80+ mile rides up through the palisades. Chain stay length has been kept to a minimum while still allowing room for 38mm tires optimizing acceleration and reared responsiveness.

Fork rake is set at 47mm across the board with is perfect for a controlled Cross race and responsive Urban riding. Though not meant for a heavy load, the front end tracks beautifully for lighter touring and on longer rides.

Additional Specs:

-Durable powder coat finish with lug lined fork crown -Offered in 5 different colors -Cantilever brakes for increased stopping power and fender clearance -Two sets of Water bottle mounts , rack, and fender mounts -Horizontal dropouts with derailleur hanger for single speed or multi speed set ups -700c wheels and clearance up to 38mm tires with fenders -Threadless 1 1/8" steerer tube -27.2 seat post clamp diameter

COOL HUNTING VIDEO!

Thanks to all the folks over at Cool Hunting for the hard work in making this rad video about the Horse Cycles work shop.  Such a fun day.  Check out more on the Cool Hunting website.

http://vimeo.com/92771974

Cool Hunting Video: Horse Cycles from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.

LOW PRO PORTER AT SPACE 98

The new Market space opened up at Space 98 on north 6th street.  Horse Cycles is lucky enough to have a couple of bikes and a few things from our shop for sale, hats, bags, hatchets, etc.  Images below! woop woop!  Stop in if your riding by and check out the sweet roof top chill zone![gallery ids="907,916,908,909,910,911,912,913,914"]

New Shop Video

Thanks to Derrick Perry for this sweet Video!

Andrew's Bi-lam Rando

  This has been my favorite build of 2014 and if you haven't noticed, blue is also my favorite color.  Made from Columbus SL tubing including the fork blades, this bike is strong and super light weight.  Sachs lugs, rap around seat stay, polished dropouts, and internal cable routing.  To top it off we included a custom stem.  Chromed with a high coller to eliminate spacers.  Blue on blue on shiny.  Can't really go wrong [gallery link="file" ids="889,888,887,886,885"]

Stainless Steel Mile Muncher

We decided to use the new Reynolds 931 stainless, a thicker tubing as compared to the 953 tubes. Where 953 is paper-thin, 931 is beefed up by a tenth of a millimetre, which may seem insignificant but makes for a more resilient frame — ideal for the durability needed for this every day mile muncher.

This is a portuer-style track bike with full fenders and front rack capabilities, super rad 7000 series aluminum Phil cranks, hubs and bottom bracket and a Paul ‘Tall and Handsome’ seat post. H+Son rims, King headset. Super nice build, super smooth.”

It’s a classy-yet-functional bike, from the copper-railed Brooks B17 saddle, down to the fork. The fork is also stainless steel, using KVA’s stainless fork blades.

There’s nothing like a slew of Phil Wood & Co components to emphasise an American-made frame, as they’re one of the oldest manufacturers in the US and, along with Paul Components, have been constantly supplying us with innovative design and machining.

Solid, reliable and homegrown — which is what Horse is all about. Head to Horse Cycles flickr stream for more detail shots

Über CX

Über (German pronunciation: [ˈyːbɐ] ( listen), sometimes written ueber, uber or uuber, is a German language word meaning "above", "over" or "across". It is a cognate of both Latin super and Greek ὑπέρ (hyper). I've been amped about this build for a while.  So much so that I'm going to build its stainless brethren any day now.  What makes it an Über CX?  Well, first its the precision tig welded double oversized tubes.  (USA True Temper OX Platinum steel alloy.) Second, it's made with a 44mm oversized head tube for maximum stiffness and control.

The Über CX will be paired with an ENVE disc fork with a 1.5" tapered steerer.  It has robust custom S-bent seat and chain stays allowing it to fit larger 38mm big boy tires.  This pup will be built up with the new SRAM hydraulic Disc brakes. It's getting sent out to Arizona to be thrashed in the rocky deserts of Flag Staff.

Check out more photos on the Horse Cycles Flickr Page

Camo Paint Horse Cycles Workshop

Here are a few pics of the camo paint that just came out of the booth!  Three color Camo with a powder coat base for durability.  CX frame made in Manila, the paint really integrated well with the Fillet construction.  The ENVE cyclocross fork looks just super sick.  This bike is for a good friend of the shop Geoffrey Tomes.  Check it!

SuperCross Cup Weekend

Super Cross was this weekend after a cancelation last year due to Sandy.  Super cross was Super cold and Super fun.  It was actually the first time I had been to a cross race and the first time I ever raced a bicycle in my life.  SO RAD!  I got blasted but had a ball.  I was able to see a number of really great friends and great riders including Abigail Isolda and Nate Mumford on their Custom CX Horse bikes as well as Cooper and Willis from the ROSKO / King Cog team.  I took the New Urban Assault Vehicle on the corse for testing and it rode like a dream. Check out pics from both days below!

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Horse Brand Co.

We wanted to let everyone know we have launched our new online store front Horse Brand Co. where you can find a bunch of quality gear for the holiday season.  In collaboration with local designers such as MER Bags and Surname, we have developed a rad collection of amazing goods.  Help us support local design and production by investing in quality gear made close to home.  Check it out at www.horsebrandco.com                                  

Plumb Camp Hatchet

MER Low Pro Dry Bag Daypack

Urban Tour Bicycle, On Sale -Limited Quantity Available

                       

Wood Bar End Plugs

All the best.

Final finish on hatchet handles before sharpening

Paint test for the hatchet project. A limited run of 10 will be available on our new store front launching this Friday. #usasteel (at Horse Cycles Workshop)

@giorgiopie take a fall ride on his urban tour bike.

Fall @tylerlindsay on his urban tour CO baby!

Lotus SUPREME

We just finished a 1983 Lotus Supreme restoration.  Full color match and full Dura-Ace.  Campy headset complete with Continental Giro tubulars.  There is something special about bringing these old frames back to life.  Thanks to Adam Greissman for putting in the effort to get this beautiful bike restored. [gallery ids="800,796,797,801,798,799,802,803,792,794"]

Working on a little hatchet project re sharpening and refinishing old PLUM camp hatchets. Will have a small batch to sell through the website soon. (at HORSE workshop)

SELF SUFFICIENT POWER HOUSE

LONG DISTANCE TOURER

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One of the more extensive builds coming out of the shop this month, this bike has it all. Nickel Plated masked and painted with three color branding.

It incorporates a super rad completely self sufficient lighting system coming from the power house SON 28 Schmidt Dynamo front hub that powers E3 supernova front and rear lights. This bike is completely off the grid!  The internal routing though the fork and frame free the rider up from potential snags and gives the bike a cleaner look.  Custom front and rear racks highlighting the cantilever gourds integrated into the design as well as a custom rear tail light mount that lives quietly under the non-drive side dropout.  It runs a complete SRAM force 22 (11 speed) group with a Wifly rear derailuer and cassette for steep climbs. This Bike was commissioned by Ben Stark for a cross country ride coming up in the spring.  I’ll be doing part of the journey with him and look forward to a bit of open road. Keep your eye out for more photo's from the trip.

MORE IMAGES OF THE BUILD CAN BE SEEN ON OUR FLICKR PAGE Photography by Nate Mumford.  www.natemumford.com

Nice ride through red hook today. Ditched the shop zone early. #redhook #ilovemybike #uav #cloudblue