Puch Mistral
Puch is generally not a brand one would call collectible, highly sought after or even very interesting (at least not the ones that were built after WW2 I guess). I however have a sweet spot for them, and I have…
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Minerva Starlite
Small Belgian brand, massive tubes, big tyre clearance and lots of anodization. Another piece of aluminium heresy.
Corratec 2002
German bike engineering from the nineties: good stuff. Their naming scheme: not so good. Anyways, this bike was awesome.
Koga Without Gears
The previous posts have all been about bikes that I built years ago, so here's something fresh, and also kind of different.
MonsterMarin
This was one of my most fun builds ever. Many different iterations, lots and lots of fiddling, only to get hit by a car in the end. Spoiler alert.
Kästle Trekking 1994
The cheapo gravel grinder, the DIY-cross, the monstourer, the heavyweight champion. The one that was built way before I had any sense for bike aesthetics.
DiamondBack Apex 1991
My better half was lacking a nice bike, and I didn't have anything to tinker on for a while. An ad came up. You know the rest.