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Horse Cycles Paint
Alexander Vijay Smith
PAINT CARD FRONT-01
Introducing Horse Cycles Paint: Premium wet paint and powder coat for the ride of your life. For 7 years, we've painted our work at Horse Cycles alongside frames and components for the wider New York City cycling community from our spray booth in Brooklyn.
Joining the team is esteemed frame painter Ben Falcon. Ben came to us from renown builder Chris King, where he established the paint department for Cielo bicycles after honing his craft for the exquisite purveyors of custom rides at Seven Cycles.
Your imagination is the limit, from a minimal Matte black to a lattice work of intricate multi- color graphics, logos or branding
Horse Cycles paint uses only the highest quality coating products to give your bike the most durable and vibrent finish. PPG automotive coatings and high end impact resistant polyester powder.
Spread the word, and look out for our flyers in your local bike shop!
For a detailed price list, visit the new paint page on the main website at www.horsecycles.com/paint
Or feel free to Contact us at info@horsecycles.com
3 way Cross Machine
Alexander Vijay Smith
The Three Way Cross Machine was made with the minimalist in mind. Internal routing means there are no cables to get caught up, caked in mud or snagged. True Temper OX Plat, Columbus Max, and life paired with an ENVE cross fork make it super light, ridiculously responsive and just plain handsome. Thanks to Justin, a long time friend of the shop, for his vision.
Urban Assault / Brooklyn Pump Track
Alexander Vijay Smith
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!
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2014 URBAN ASSAULT VEHICLE PRE ORDER SALE
Alexander Vijay Smith
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!
Alexander Vijay Smith
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
Alexander Vijay Smith
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!
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New Shop Video
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Andrew's Bi-lam Rando
Alexander Vijay Smith
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
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Stainless Steel Mile Muncher
Alexander Vijay Smith
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
Alexander Vijay Smith
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
Alexander Vijay Smith
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
Alexander Vijay Smith
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.
Alexander Vijay Smith
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
Urban Tour Bicycle, On Sale -Limited Quantity Available
All the best.
Final finish on hatchet handles before sharpening
Thomas Callahan
Thomas Callahan
Thomas Callahan
Thomas Callahan
Lotus SUPREME
Alexander Vijay Smith
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.
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