Tarn Mott (Primate frames) whipped up this custom track bike for Melbourne based courier Corey Putkunz back in 2007. It spent a few years on road as a work bike before being hung up in the shed to gather dust. I purchased the frame from Corey last year, built it up and returned it to a life of urban jungle adventures. The tyre clearances are TIGHT by current standards, I can squeeze a 28c into the rear but not more than 25c up front. Thin slicks make my dirt forays a little exciting… Rollin’ on 58 gear inches the whole show is ‘spin to win’ but in hilly Hobart this is a sensible choice. Fabricated from Dedacciai steel so it sings under pedal (Jan Heine would say it ‘planes’). Thomson cockpit. Lovely Australian made Velocity NMSW rims laced to Surly hubs (one modern, one NOS). An original Skin Grows Back top tube pad (complete with the texta mantra ‘Prettyboy sucks’) illustrates the frames late 00s vintage perfectly. A beautiful bicycle.
Team BnC, saving one track bike at a time.
Do I recognise that headset
Bringin’ back the track ????