This is a very special project, since it was quite a journey to get it finally done. I first saw this bike, or the pieces of it in my neighbors storage compartment in the cellar of the house we live in. I talk with my neighbor about the bike, and he wanted to bring it back on the streets himself. Somebody sprayed over it and covered it with stickers. But underneath it all was a very nice Krapf frame. The whole frame under the paint is chromed – fantastic! After a couple of months, I saw the bikeframe and parts in front of the house with a sign: for free. My neighbor did not find the time and energy to take on the project and decided to pass it on. Of course I could not resist and took the bike back in. Now having a new project, I initially thought I would free it from all the paint and maybe even repaint it. But the longer I worked on the bike cleaning it and taking every piece apart, I really got fond of the dirty rat look. So I decided to rebuilt it as a sleeper bike – looks slow but is fast like a racer! Nevertheless I decided to free all the components from the spray color, which took me hours. But was absolutely worth it! After I was almost done rebuilding everything – new vintage rearwheel, new tires, new handlebar tape, new cables, new vintage saddle, new chain – the front derailleur broke. A first for me, I could not believe it. I had no choice but to order a new vintage one, mounted it and finally the bike was done! It runs perfectly now, is incredible fast and looks like a really city rat! I love it!

Now il a du chien!

Specification: Frame size – 59cm I Weight – 10.6kg I Gears – 14