Saturday, December 20, 2008

SLASH REPAIRS AND GARY'S CHOPPER

Welcome to my humble home.
My name is Sasha and I like to build bikes like this

Gary's chopper, two years to build (his cash flow issues)




Steel replica chopper frame with triple clamp forks, chris king headset, profile crankset, da bomb chainring, primo pedals, sun 20" big city rims built onto shimano roller brake hub (front) and sturmey archer 3 speed (rear) maxxis hookworm dual compound tyres.

When Gary came to me with his first idea, it was something like a bmx chopper hybrid. He had a DNA monocoque racing frame (BMX for those that don't know) and wanted to put triple clamps on it. I said I could do it (cause I can do anything) but I told him I didn't think it was a good idea. After much deliberation and many conversations, he decided to build the chop above and a sweet little BMX ride that I will show you later.

The thing I love the most about this beast is that you can ride it. By saying that I mean that the internal geared hub lets you go up hills while sitting down.

Good thing for Gary as he lives in a beachside suburb in Sydney and they's hilly.

Not only do I build bikes like this, I fix em, change em, clean em and love em. I'm a female mechanic with a decades experience in the industry. Slash Repairs is my baby and I have opened my workshop in West Melbourne right near the CBD

With the emphasis on mechanics I aim to provide a service second to none. Flat tyre and can't be bothered? Convert that old school racer to a fixie? Your old shitter not running aswell as she could? Bring her to me and I'll give her a new lease on life.

I will not say no to any kind of bicycle work (unless I think it's in your best interests and we'll talk about it)

As for what I ride... drop in and say hi and I'll show you

And props to double oh cause you is fly