Shop Bike

Part of the beauty of a local bike shop is the creations that come out of them. One of the best and most creative is the shop bike. These bikes come in all shapes and sizes and are often just barely rideable. Now, some might call the building of a shop bike a waste of time and energy that should probably be used on something else. But others would call it creative genius and team building in it's best form. Here at Gregg's we consider it a bit of both. Regardless, here we share our shop bike with the world!

This particular creation was originally a Trek Bruiser 2. The rest of it is pure frankenbike. In a shop this size a lot of random parts come through and it's often hard to find a good place for them. This is a good place. Many of the shop bikes don't handle very well to say the least, but this baby rides like a dream. Just don't slam on the front brake, you won't go over the bars, but the front end will actually hop about 2 inches in the air as the front wheel locks up and shudders. It is quite a sight. As you can imagine we get great looks as we ride this around the local neighborhood to pick up lunch or supplies or whatever. It's a beauty and needs a name. Anyone out there have one? If so, leave a comment and let us know what you think.