Surly Cross Check Custom Build

Here is a pretty sharp looking Cross Bike (we sure do build a lot of these)

Sweet Riding Surly Steel, outfitted with Shimano 105 groupo, dressed up with Ritchey Classic Stem, Seat Post & bars. The proud owner is one of the guys off Team W2 Racing. I hear he's pretty fast. 

Specialized Roubaix Build

Dream bike build, full carbon frame & fork. Campy Chorus 11 speed groupo. Mavic Ksyrium wheelset

This is going to make for a go fast bike that's about as comfortable as they come.

Thanks for visiting,
Peter
(please pardon the brevity or errors in this blog post as was sent from my iPhone)

Surly CrossCheck

Our latest build:
another Surly. This one is a CrossCheck. Well appointed with SRAM Force group and handbuilt wheels (velocity rims, DTSwiss spokes, shimano hubs). We gussied her up with Profile Design Carbon Bars, stem, & seat post. And the cherry on top is a fizik saddle with matching tape.
The proud owner plans to race with it. He's a member of Team W2. I hear he's pretty fast, so watch out.

Thanks for visiting,
Peter
(please pardon the brevity or errors in this blog post as was sent from my iPhone)

29er Quiring HardTail

Just finished this build, it turned out great. Gonna be an awesome bike for many fun times:
Custom Steel Frame from a builder in Michigan, mostly Shimano XTR 27 speed drive train. Avid hydraulic disk brakes, RockShox 20mm thru axle. Thomson Stem & Seat Post, a nice Easton Carbon Bar....
and a very nice set of Industry 9 / Stans NoTubes wheels.

Specialized Allez

What was once a fairly typical but nice Road Bike is now a little speed machine. Gone are the Entry Level Wide Gear Ratio components, replaced with a lightly used Shimano Ultegra / Dura-Ace Groupette (customer supplied internet buy). New Cables and Housing, and Bar Tape really put the cherry on top.

Zoom

I here there is a nice Carbon wheel set in her future.

Ride Report

Last year I built up a Surly Travelers Check for a fellow (more details, here, & here).
He was kind enough to send along a ride report which I thought would be fun to share:

Gentlemen;  I thought of both of you this weekend, riding over the cobbles on the tour de flanders course.  Although my wrists were sore and my hands were numb, the bike held up in style. Couplers, tires, wheels, all a go.  Peter, nice work.  We rode the 75K option and loved every moment.  Eurokit cyclists were out sporting their best.  Unbelievable how many cyclists were out on the course. Pics will be forthcoming.  We rode on sat and watched the big boys on sun.  George H took 6th.  If you look on steephilltv site and the crowd on the Muur-Kapelmuur, you can see some of our group (orange tee in the middle) although I am just out of frame to the left as you look at it.  The climb the day before was fun.  Euro-nummie in front of me pulls a domino effect and I ended up w/a gouge on my leg and finishing the climb running my bike.  Fun anyway.  I learned cobbles are much better tolerated while climbing.  A new appreciation for the grueling tour circuit.  Pretty cool.

I'll send some pics now that the bike season may be upon us.

Oh, rode w/a buddy last week in semi driving rain.  Tires and brakes worked great.  Totally confident in the wet.  Like the fenders.

Thanks for stopping by.

peter

We are looking for a Bike Mechanic

Duties to include: "Tune Up's", Building, and Maintaining Bicycles along the entire spectrum of quality levels, from the very finest, to the most inexpensive, new models to vintage. As well as answer customer questions, and assist with other operational service department needs. We have an "Open Shop" so Customer Service is paramount.
We are a small service orientated family bike shop in Down Town Arlington Heights, seeking a qualified, independent, experienced bicycle mechanic.

The ideal applicant must be:

Able to multi-task and be an efficient self starter w/ computer skills and be able to assist customers with bikes and accessories.
Customer Service-focused, pleasant, and able to speak knowledgeably and clearly with all types of customers.
Organized, flexible, and responsible.

Interested in a Growth opportunity.

Visit our website: www.campbellstreetbikes.com to learn more about us, and see if our shop is a good fit for you.

Please E-mail Peter for more info, and to submit your resume:

peter(dot)csbs(at)gmail(dot)com

no phone calls please

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Peter Barson
Campbell Street Bicycle Shop
13 West Campbell Street
Arlington Heights, IL 60005

www.campbellstreetbikes.com

A new life for a Classic Mountain Bike

This fella came in with a Schwinn Four-Banger Frame set. And a Gary Fisher mountain bike. And asked me to put the components from the Gary Fisher onto the Schwinn. It worked out that almost everything fit, so here we go. Pretty sweet little ride, for not a huge investment.

Phew, that's light!

> Here's a bike that a gentleman brought in the frame, & pretty much everything else, for me to put together. He's an importer & had all this stuff made with his company's name.
> Total bike weight=16.4lbs
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A new lease on life for this old Cruiser

I actually managed to get a before and after pic on this one.
50 era cruiser, total overhaul, new saddle and grips, rebuilt the rear wheel around a new hub.
My man Duane over at Chester Cycle did a great job on the paint.

Testing the Waters

This is a Surly Cross Check, I built up using all the Components from a Fuji Cross Comp. It is the First "Road Bike" a dedicated Mountain Bike customer of ours has ever had, and he is loving it.


In an effort to improve our web presence and share the work we do, here is a Blog dedicated to Custom Bike Builds we do.