Breadwinner Owner’s Channel 004: Chaise’s B-Road

Chaise is a Portland local who loves his B-Road.

We caught up with Chaise a while back for some coffee and some great conversation. We talked about his Breadwinner B-Road, where he works in Portland and the type of riding he likes to do. Read more…

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Posted on: December 12th, 2016

Breadwinner Owner’s Channel 002: Belgian Inspired Duo

 

The Tour de France is well under way and reminds us of two of cycling’s greatest rivalries: Eddy Merckx and Roger de Vlaeminck. These legendary Belgian athletes were fierce competitors in the classics and grand tours of the early 1970s. Both Merckx and de Vlaeminck were known for their hard-man style and Merckx holds the top spot for the greatest of all time in cycling history.

The upper mid-west is known for its tough as nails work ethic and also for its Flemish-like weather for cycling. We have two great customers who love that 70’s cycling style and we built them bikes to pay homage to the Belgian heritage of road racing. Ali and Ed commissioned a pair of Eddy Merckx and Roger de Vlaeminck inspired Breadwinner bicycles.

Ali was the first to pull the trigger. He placed a deposit and began working with Ira to design his Lolo with paint in the likeness of Eddy’s famous Merckx branded Colnago.    Read more…

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Tags: b-road, belgian, broad, broad di2, chris king, custom paint, di2, dura ace, eddy merckx, lolo, lolo di2, lolo disc, luft, open tubulars, owners channel, roger de vlaeminck, shimano, silver parts, sugar, sugar wheelworks, thomson, thomsonbike

Posted on: July 12th, 2016

Breadwinner Owner’s Channel 001: Nick’s B-Road

 

We recently had the pleasure of delivering a custom B-Road for a local customer named Nick who rides a lot. He first came by after placing a deposit in March for a fitting and to show us what he was currently commuting on. His converted Mercier road bike had seen a lot of use but was a good kick-off point for us to design him a bike.    Read more…

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Tags: 105, b-road, breadwinner customer ride, breadwinner owners channel, brooks saddle, chris king, custom paint, disc brakes, enve, gum walls, owners channel, pdw fenders, red, thomson

Posted on: May 9th, 2016

Say hello to the Goodwater 27+/29er MTB

 

Breadwinner is now offering our most capable and well designed single track mountain bike to date.

The GOODWATER, designed for 27+ or 29 inch wheels, has the best combo of nimble handling, craftsmanship and quality for mountain bikers who value superior traction and beautifully crafted lines in a custom, hand-made steel bicycle.

Our customers have enjoyed the fast in-line speed and stability of the XC oriented JB Racer 29er and the slack and aggressive lines of the Bad Otis 27.5er, but there has been a gap between the two. Tony, half of Breadwinner and long-time single track rider, developed the Goodwater to evolve and round out our off-road line up.  Read more…

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Tags: 27 plus, 29er, 44mm head tube, boost spacing, chris king, di2, dropper, enve, enve wheels, fox, goodwater, green, mountain bike, mtb, nahbs 2016, pro, through axle, Tony's bike, xtr, xtr di2

Posted on: April 12th, 2016