MESSENGER

BIKES

and restored classics!

KAT VON D 1974 Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Pearl white and fuchsia pink]

Tearing down La Brea Avenue or heading to the skate parks along Venice Beach, we bring forth a vintage tricked-out fixie, built in collaboration with Drift LA and Bike 101...rock and roll!

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ZEPHYR 1974 Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Baby blue frame; Orange rims]

Can I get your hand to ride on; Just a piece of steel to bite on; Riding on a liberator; Find a way to be a skater; Rev it up to levitator. Fly away on my Zephyr, I feel it more then ever and in this perfect weather, we’ll find a place together.

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1973 RALEIGH GRAND PRIX

[Matt black]

Ask any bike couriers, the ride quality of a vintage Raleigh Grand Prix Fixed Gear is like no other. Meant for harsh handling and ripping through streets, it is stiff and unyielding to the rider’s effort. The lugged and brazed joinery of the tubing is both beautiful and superbly engineered. A durable and sleek velocipede custom hand-built by our team.

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1975 LIBERTE Messenger Bike

[Pearl White]

‘Liberté’ rides you through alleyways, sidewalks and labyrinths. ‘Liberté’ takes you on journeys that captivate your heart, lungs and soul. It is swift and easy to ride, and comes with a Brooks saddle, matching leather grips and coaster brakes to complete your ride.

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COLUMBIA Messenger Bike

[Matt Black]

Courier errands in the day; beer runs in the evening; boardtrack circuit on weekends. This classic 1940s bike comes with an original Columbia frame that has been restored, re-built and brought back to its glory days.

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BRIGHTON 1978 Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Ash grey and yellow]

Whether sprinting at the track, dodging cars at an Alley Cat race or ripping through quarter pipes doing five-foot jumps, Brighton is your staple steed.

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ISLANDE 1978 Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Chrome and baby blue]

Get ready for the groove armada. Slicing the streets and sprinting down Reykjavik coast along with the über chic Islande. Part pursuit, part street, she’s one sleek freak.

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KUBRICK Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Violet, Fuchsia and Pink]

In the spirit of youthful iconoclasm, ‘KUBRICK’ presents a ‘new wave’  of visual style and form. Incorporating fully fabricated vintage tubes, lugs and components, this existential themed ride carves the streets – free-style.

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BROOKLYN Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Matt Black and Taxi Yellow]

Home to the most creative diasporic cultures comes a hard-hitting urban-proof ride. Fully custom built with Vanguard’s ‘boulevard bomber’ track frame. Own the streets!

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TGV Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Pastel Grey and Mandarin Orange]

Subtly edgy, quietly unconventional. This fully fabricated classic is part commuter, part track junkie. Sans frein, sans vitesses, t’en fais pas. On your marks.

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NORMANDY Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Moss Green and Veneer Brown]

The urban jungle; l'art du déplacement. The pursuit of raw grace and refined agility. This vintage classic has been carefully restored and built back to life. Ride on; Ride strong!

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GOLDIE HAWN Custom Hand-Built Fixie

[Gold and cream]

Goldie Hawn exudes sensuality and extravagance. Designed and hand-crafted with the focus on timeless luxury, Goldie Hawn incorporating vintage steel lug and tube construction with classic hand-polish aluminum components. Ride and be free, you only live once.

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CHILTERN Messenger Bike

[Chrome & Bronze]

Vanguard’s Raleigh Chiltern is a tribute to board track racer Mile-A-Minute Murphy’s record breaking boardtrack bicycle in 1900. Custom hand-built and designed around a Raleigh Sport Special 1960s frame. This unique ride is also fitted with a vintage West German coaster hub, cork grips, reconditioned LED headlamp and an uncompromising Brooks saddle.

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SLINGER Messenger Bike

[Matt Black & Gold]

In pursuit of fun, the Raleigh Slinger was re-fabricated and custom built from a 1970s 12-speed ‘Olympian’ racer. Morphed into a sleek ‘alley rat’, this shadow conspiracy is also fitted with a ‘Selle Italia’ saddle and reconditioned gold hubs of a ‘Kuwahara’ BMX.

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LINDT Messenger Bike

[October Brown, Retro Yellow & Bronze]

Bike pirates, freight cyclist, portable living evasionists and all poets of the spoke and chain; Lindt is your morning call single-speed café racer. Custom-built and fabricated from an 80s Bridgestone RB3 frame and a Columbus fork.

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SAINT IVES Messenger Bike

[Chrome]

Vanguard’s single-speed British Made Hopper Saint Ivés is meticulously restored and custom-built around a 1960s ‘Elswick Hopper’ Racer frame. Saint Ivés is inspired by the Keirin otaku phenomenon and the exhilaration of velodrome speedsters. Steered with a rare Nitto aerobar and fitted with a German coaster hub, this über classic is ready to tear the tracks.

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BEDFORD Messenger Bike

[Matt Black & Chrome]

Vanguard’s single-speed Rudge Bedford is restored from a 1950s Rudge Whitworth roadster. This classic beauty is custom rebuilt and fitted with a Czechoslovakian coaster hub. In tribute to British Victorian engineering, ‘Bedford’ is conceived with references from the minimalist and refined rawness of rail bikers and board trackers of the 50s. Lets roll!

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DEVON Messenger bike

[Cream & Brown]

Vanguard’s single-speed Raleigh Devon is about subtle beauty & ride quality. This regal stallion is fully restored and custom-built around a rare top-of-the-line 1976 ‘Raleigh Professional’ bike, and custom fitted with the first generation Dura Ace components and Brooks outer wear. Devon is all elegance on English country-roads. Tailor-made as a superb training bike and an urban commuter.

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DUNE Messenger Bike

[Gulf Blue & Pastel Orange]

Vanguard’s single-speed Raleigh Dune is a fully restored and designed urban tracker. This retro velo, with a 1960s Raleigh Sports frame, is custom-fitted with a German coaster hub, Peugeot handlebar, Nitto stem, cyclocross tyres and a Grunge saddle. Splashed in racing heritage colours of the 60s, Dune craves for all things asphalt, turf and gravel.

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WARWICK Messenger Bike

[Celeste, Mocha and Cream]

Warwick is Vanguard’s single speed cafe racer that is built around a late 1950s 8-speed Raleigh Lenton racer frame. Fitted with a Japanese coaster hub brake and Brooks outerwear, Warwick is a ‘green’ tribute to Boardtrack bikes and Grasstrack racing from that era. A timeless and nostalgic ride.

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HOFFMAN Messenger Bike

[Matt Black & Brass]

Vanguard’s single-speed urban sprinter Hoffman is specially hand-built with a custom fabricated vintage frame. This elegant and sporty ride comes fitted with a German made rear coaster hub brake and an uncompromising magnesium alloy front rim.  If fast commutes and the occasional trick or two are up your alley, Hoffman is your stable steed.

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MASI Messenger Bike

[Shamrock Green & Cream]

‘Masi Speciale Fixed’ is Vanguard’s pick as the best value all round single speed or fixed wheel commuter. Custom-built around its well-crafted double butted chromoly steel frame and lugged fork, this stylish ride is ready to roll!

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SHOREDITCH Messenger Bike

[Matt Black & Tangerine]

Inspired by avant garde bicycle cultures of East London, Shoreditch is Vanguard’s latest custom built and restored tricked-out single-speed urban ride. This Eastie steed is designed around a beautifully lugged 1970s Raleigh Grand prix frame that includes rear coaster brake and a Dura Ace series.10 hub. Tear down Whitechapel Road with the asphalt crew!

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URSULA Messenger Bike

[Metallic Mint, Bronze & Copper Brown]

Vanguard’s single-speed 1950s café racer Ursula is painstakingly restored with a classic Raleigh Roadster frame and fork. This nostalgic ride has a rare Czech-made coaster brake and leather outer wear fitted especially for cruising. Your everyday ride will be reminiscent of stylish European cycle chic!

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HAVANA Messenger bike

[Turquoise, Mandarin & Tangerine]

Riding to the beat of Cuban Santero drummers, this street tracker is restored and built using a 1950s Raleigh Sport bike. Inspired by the colours and forms of this amazing city, Havana is a creolised fusion of its design influences. Fitted with coaster hub brake, Brooks saddle and cyclo-cross tires, you’re all set to discover wherever, whenever.

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GUILDFORD Messenger Bike

[Cream]

A fully restored and custom built 1950s Raleigh Sport bike, Guildford is inspired by charming culs-de-sac and quaint cobblestone streets of Surrey. This simple and elegant ride comes specially fitted with a reconditioned LED headlamp, coaster hub brake, gum-coloured tyres and outerwear that is dressed up in leather. Built ideally for urban commutes, Guildford will take you on rides that's all about nostalgia and fun.

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SGT PEPPER Messenger Bike

[Matt Green, Chrome Yellow, Copper Brown]

Sgt Pepper takes its inspiration from flat track bikes of the 60s with its proportions and vintage references, such as the straight set handle bars, reconditioned LED headlamp and cycle-cross tyres. Sgt Pepper blends Brit mod and Japanese rockabilly influences in its design. Custom-fabricated using a 1960s Raleigh Sport Bike and fitted with a safety coaster hub brake, Sgt Pepper is the ride for all to revel.

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