Black Rush

Recently we presented the Glatzzomobil., the personal bike of our photographer Glatzzo, and it is a real clubstyler. So far we have only shown a few conversions in this style, but more and more conversion requests reach us. Like the Black Rush.

But the bigger challenge was to keep this bike black. In fact, it should be much blacker. Basically, this is a sign of good taste on the part of the customer, because as the saying goes, you can have any colour on a bike as long as it stays black. So “All Black” was the motto, and we dabbed where we thought it was possible and necessary. This even applies to the Jekill & Hyde “Twenty One” system. Many surfaces now show a wrinkled black. From a purely physical point of view, this is even more black because it increases the surface area.

Our ancillary components were also in the same basic colour scheme as the bikes. And they were particularly important because they give the bike the silhouette that is so important in the absence of colourful accoutrements. We opted for our striking 9-inch Clubstyle riser kit in matte black and, most importantly, the Saddlemen Step Up LS seat that loves edges. What you might not see is the “Inside” badge, and that’s by design. No need to explain.

The forward-facing seat, well, that’s not typical of Clubstyle. But that’s what distinguishes a custom bike from a ready-made clubstyle. It could be that our customer likes to ride a little more relaxed, and moving the footrests is the least of our challenges.