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SPECIAL PROJECTS

limited-edition bicycles

SOPHIE Beach Cruiser

(commissioned project)

March 2009


Specially designed and built classic beach cruiser. Made for our friend, Karen.

BUGS II Speedway Roadster

(commissioned project)

March 2009


Custom designed and hand sculptured bobber-style inspired ride.  Made specially for a client.

OREGON single-speeder/fixed wheel bike

(commissioned project)

January 2009



Specially hand-built and designed single-speeder/fixed wheel classic commuter. Made specifically for our friend, Warren.

Vintage British Military Scout Bike

January 2008


We spent two fun months customising and sourcing for parts from around the world for this bike.

KATANA Messenger bike

(commissioned project)

September 2009

[Chrome, Red, Yellow & Blue]


A fully-fabricated and custom-built fixed gear ride, Katana is Vanguard’s latest commissioned project for our friend Akira.  Inspired by the BMX craze of the 80s and Tokyo’s avant garde fixie culture, Katana is redesigned and built using a 1970s Bridgestone Multi-speed racer frame. An ultra-light and fast free-styler, Katana is ready to slice the streets. Osu!

BAXTER Messenger Bike

(commissioned project)

November 2009

[Matt Black. Chrome & Brown]


Our friend Claire commissioned us to build a bike as a wedding gift for her fiance. Claire told us that her special guy is 1.95m tall, likes vintage and classic bikes, and plays the guitar. We took cue from there and conceptualised Baxter as a tall, classy and handsome bike in matt black, chrome and brown. Built up from a. restored, re-fabricated and chromed 1970s Panasonic multi-speed racer frame and fork, with vintage British and Japanese components, Baxter is a timeless vintagent that runs on classy 27-inch tires, a rear safety coaster hub brake and dressed in leather gear.

ESTELLE Velocommute Bike

(commissioned project)

March 2010

[Baby Blue]


Estelle was specially commissioned as a birthday gift for our friend John’s special girl Maryanne and her house-mate, Room-ey. Estelle is designed to pair with John’s Vanguard bike Islington. Meticulously restored and custom built using a classic 1970s  Bridgestone step-through city bike, Estelle is sweet ride that cruises through the city with comfort and ease.

Go Maryanne and Room-ey!

‘CHINATOWN’ and ‘LITTLE INDIA’

Hybrid Choppers for ‘Many Ways of Seeing’ Workshop and Exhibition

November 2006


We did two crazy bicycles for this fun workshop project and exhibition, which was organised by the DesignSingapore Council and Singapore Polytechnic in 2006.



NICOLE Velocommute Bike

(commissioned project)

March 2010 [Baby Blue]


Specilally built for Kristian’s wife, Nathalie, who had an affection with the baby blue of Gabriela bike and the wood accents of our personal bike Suzy, Nicole (personally named by Nathalie) was meticulously fabricated, restored and re-designed from a 1980s Bridgestone News-Kuru Chari frame. Staying with the clean lines to accentuate the form of this bike, Nicole now runs with a coaster brake, handmade wooden fenders, wicker basket and classy 26-inch brown tyres.

 
STEFAN Velocommute Bike (commissioned project) April 2010 [Cream & Chrome) Taking cue from Guildford, Spencer and Voyage (from Vanguard’s earlier collection), which were also a few of Ryan’s favourite builts, Vanguard customised a special ride, Stefan, especially for Ryan’s built that also took the best the three bikes’ performance, aesthetics and ride quality. Using a 1960s collector’s Raleigh Sport bike as our base built, Vanguard restored and redesigned it into a timeless velocommute ride that comes with Brooks leatherwear as well as our all time favourite Sturmey Archer 3-speed system.Stefan.html

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ARAFURA Street Cruiser

(commissioned project)

May 2010 [Copper & Matt Black]


Arafura’s inspiration stems from the agressiveness of urban assault street bikes as well as the forgotten downhill cruisers of the early 1970s. Fully-restored, re-fabricated, and custom-built using a 1992 Alphinestars Cromega, this ultra smooth street cruiser craves for all things dirt, grass and gravel. We’ll like to thank our brother Fandi for the opportunity to give this sweet ride a new lease of life.

TOFFI Velocommute Bike

[Purple & White]


Toffi is built as a perfect city companion. Fully handcrafted and painstakingly built by Vanguard, this little chic mini velo comes fitted with a 5-speed internal geared hub, 20-inch city tyres and quinessential Brooks leatherwear. We added a rear rack and matching canvas panniers, and we are all set to travel near or far!

ARTEMIS Messenger Bike

[Chrome]


Artemis is the epitome of speed and light. Fully hand-crafted by Vanguard for one super cool girl – Yishu, Artemis is a sleek urban sprinter in full chrome that is built up using a 1960s collector’s Raleigh Sport frame as a canvas and fiited with puncture-resistant 700c tyres. This classically proportioned fixed gear ride also received a touch of contemporary chic with new glossy rims, bar grips and saddle.

Go Yishu!