Klunker bike

Hey all you off-road bike lovers! This is a brand new category for those of us that dig the knobbiest of knobbies, like a little dirt and mud and grit in...

Inspired by the recent cruisers being posted here, Grant from Cowichan Cycles sent in his 1941 Schwinn Cruiser build, along with some stellar photos for this week's Readers' Rides. Check out more below! The objective of this blog-style format is to open up conversations and have objective and casual discussions about what we use and why we use it. Hopefully, this comes across more like a genuine conversation with a friend over a coffee or beer than a sales pitch or corporate product launch…

Scored a crusty rusty Jamis Earth Cruiser frame, fork and stem from a friend and slapped some parts I had laying around and here ya go! This is a fun low...

View Vital MTB member aw_gooner's mountain bike check 'Klunker'.

Photo by Morgan Taylor It's been rather fatastic over here the past few weeks, but the coverage from Frostbike has simmered, so I felt like it was an alright time to share one of my favorite bikes from previous years at NAHBS. Retrotec's 29+ Klunkus is a pairing of a Krampus and a Klunker. Clever right? Rendered in that recognizable Curtis Inglis style, this bike (and Morgan's photos) is stunning! See more at NSMB!

Rigid bikes. The roots of riding off-road, yet now the arena of weirdos, quacks, and masochists. Mountain biking started out long before telescoping forks and complex linkage designs, but the bikes of those early days are now a far cry from the activity most consider “mountain biking”. Of course, those weirdos, quacks, and masochists still have a place in this world, and it turns out I’m one of them. It wasn’t always this way. I used to ride and write about my experience with suspension…

The throwback for riders who really want to throw it all the way back.

Add disc brakes to a cantilever bike!

Classic & Vintage - 1948 Hawthorne Klunker - Here is my 48 Hawthorne finished project. It started out as a bare frame with cracked welds. I had everything repaired and had it powder coated Southwest yellow. It has red Rhyno Lite XL hoops laced to Sturmey Archer drum hubs. The rear is single speed freewheel. It has

First of all, if you haven't watched the muddy, messy hell that is the Hack Bike Derby video, you should do that first. Ok? We all caught up? Now, there's a bit of chaos involed in this event, but there are still rules. Seventeen builders from the UK were invited to compete in a day full of muddy shenanigans in the woods. Each of these builders had to adhere to the same rules during the creation of these dirt abominations: All builders were given the same brief; builders must race the bike…