Bikes!

July 1, 2009 8:34 AM

Do you know of any local bike makers in NYC?

This is for an upcoming exhibit, where my group and I want to exhibit a bunch of locally made bicycles to promote bicycling. There won't be any monetary compensation involved, but the bike manufacturers would get a LOT of foot traffic around their bicycles and an opportunity to advertise their services.

Even if it's just guys who weld bike parts and create pretty parts of a bicycle to put on a bike. Or guys who like putting together recycled bike parts to make a crazy-cool bike contraption.

If you've heard of a local name in your neighborhood, or there's this friend of a friend...anything would be great. I'd just like to start getting in touch with people asap.

Thanks in advance!

posted by bluelight to grab bag (7 comments total)

Worksman Cycles has been building bikes in Queens for over 100 years.
posted by harlan at 8:45 AM on July 1

Recycle a Bicycle in DUMBO does a lot of custom work on donated bikes.
posted by Unred at 8:47 AM on July 1

Brooklyn Machine Works.
posted by box at 8:51 AM on July 1

Custom bicycle framebuilders in NYC (not art bikes, but made-to-measure bicycles) -

Johnny Coast of Coast Cycles, Bushwick - http://coastouttabrooklyn.com/
Lance of Squarebuilt Cycles, Bushwick - http://squarebuilt.com/
Alexander of Greenpoint Craftworks, Greenpoint - http://www.apakis.com/blog/
Ezra Caldwell of Fast Boy Cycles, Harlem - http://fastboycycles.com/
Thomas Callahan of Horse Cycles, Williamsburg - http://thomascallahan.net/projects_bike.html

Jhonatan [sic] at City Bikes on 38th has made a few frames under the name Solstice Metalworks, as has Rafael from Chelsea Bikes.

In terms of Art Bikes, there are Black Label Bike Club and CHVNK 666 in Brooklyn.
You also might want to contact those that made bikes for the Queen's Museum of Art's recent custom bike exhibition.
posted by stachemaster at 9:16 AM on July 1 [1 favorite has favorites]

People can make their own bikes @ the Bamboo Bike Studio. Not sure if that's what you're going for.
posted by iliketolaughalot at 9:22 AM on July 1 [1 favorite has favorites]

Bryan Lopus makes BMX's
posted by soma lkzx at 9:33 AM on July 23

Just learned about Paul Fuster of Bologna Bikes, his shop is in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn.
posted by stachemaster at 5:28 PM on July 27