New Handlebra color / Primus Monstrosity

[gutefahrt]

Hey, folks. Feel free to move this to the Primus Mootry album, but I thought I'd also share the newest color in the Hurricane Handlebra lineup.

I had the first generation's dark brown, and you can compare it with the new stuff stitched in black. It's fine leather at its finest.



I took delivery of the tallest bike Joe DePaemelaere has fabricated in March of last year. The worst part of the process was the wait. He was patient with my requests and made me a nice bicycle. It climbs and descends very well, and I couldn't be happier with the result:





I come here regularly to gain insight, and thought I'd do my part and share. Thanks.

[swoop]

kick me in the nuts and light my fat ass on fire. oh wait, you just did.

[gutefahrt]

kick me in the nuts and light my fat ass on fire. oh wait, you just did.

Which felt better?

[Moke]

Dude, How tall are you, that bike is giant? Nice bike but huge.

[Gradient]

Thanks for putting a solid surface behind the frame, it would be hard to appreciate the scale!

[gearguywb]

Looks like 650 whels :)

[gutefahrt]

I'm a leg-predominant 6'5". When the fork appears to be the same length as the head tube, the frame will tend to be a bit on the large side.

[Too Tall]

Thanks. Agreed, the handlebra wrap is over the top thanks for the pics / comparision. You should post your bike pics in the P.M. gallery.

The bike looks d@mn fine brother. I find it particularly compelling when I see well loved contact points on a bicycle in all the right places. To me that tells a story of a well fitting bicycle which is used...alot! Good work.

[Disturbed]

V-Salon: Giants still rules the earth.

[54ny77]

wow, nice bike! that is BIG!

looks like great weather/background too.

how long is that fork steerer? do you have to have that specially made, or is it a stock length steerer?

[Too Tall]

wow, nice bike! that is BIG!

looks like great weather/background too.

how long is that fork steerer? do you have to have that specially made, or is it a stock length steerer?

haha I can answer that ;) It is a stock Alpha Q. Gotta love that. Great fork, Kew Lee got it right baby.

[gutefahrt]

Yup. The Alpha Q Z-pro has a 450mm steering tube.

[gutefahrt]

Thanks for the kind evaluations. It's strange to look at, but it fits me very well.

[messyparrot]

I love the Tag: Big Frames

Very nice looking bike there I bet you get shorties (like me) trying to have you block the wind all the time :):)

I still need to get some HandleBra leathers thanks for the reminder.

[gutefahrt]

...I bet you get shorties (like me) trying to have you block the wind all the time :):)

Some call me Big Mig, some laugh at their minimal power output.

[Elefantino]

It's close, very close, but I believe you have me on this one.

Yours is bigger.

[gutefahrt]

It's close, very close, but I believe you have me on this one.

Yours is bigger.

Man, if that isn't a setup, I don't know what is...