A nightmare on bowen ln

A possible mix of buzz, badly managed chemistry, a sad and miserable life and massive anger management issues lead to what we found on a Saturday morning in front of our RMIT office , right in the middle of Melbourne´s CBD. Some bike molesters, just to keep this blog suitable for under-aged audiences, decided to take it on some lonely beloved ones left overnight. This happened pretty close to the exact point where I got a $1500 Jamis Dakota stolen a couple of years ago (was such a sweet bike...). Way to go RMIT security!.
Sadly Dave´s awesome Voodoo Wanga was among those vandalized ones.
BSC called it dead, but we saw a glimpse of remaining life in the Wanga, we put everything apart and decided what was salvageable and what needed to be let go.
We just finished reconstructing the new machine, Dave is back on the saddle and soon I´ll put some cool pics up.
Keep an eye on Ferropur bikes!

bye bye moi moi

today moi moi has found a new owner and is off to ride around Melbourne. Farewell!
A new bike is under construction so keep and eye on ferropur!

moi moi!

The first ferropur ever is finally ready to leave the workshop and ride the streets of Melbourne. I must acknowledge the work put in by John and Lasse and all the support and help from Kate. Here are some pics and the component list!

Restored steel vintage road/track frame.
Semi new GREEN Eighteen track ring and cracks.
Brand new Shimano bottom bracket.
Vintage track pedals. Mint condition.
Vintage chrome track handlebar.
Vintage chrome track quill stem.
Brand new 700c track wheels with Quando hubs.
Brand new Vittoria Zaffiro tyres.
GLOW IN THE DARK custom made ferropur stickers.
Semi new white BMX/singlespeed chain.
Brand new Cannondale cyclocross right hand break lever.
Brand new long drop front brake.
Brand new GREEN Velo saddle.
Brand new brake cables with GREEN guides.
Brand new reflective bands positioned on the rear wheel stays.

Back to iron

There was a time when bikes were build to last, and iron was the king of the tubes, those bikes use to rule every street, race or beach esplanade. Then all the high tech came along and those bikes were put in the darkest corner of each garage. At Ferropur we restore those frames to bring them their former glory and we fit them with the coolest brand new parts, so you can get the old frames moving at a modern speed.