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BIG CITY BOY

Complete FERN Bicycles Big City Boy with flat handlebar

Side view of the metallic steel bicycle

FERN lettering on the top tube

Seat cluster and silver finish

Head tube and internal cable routing

FERN logo on the metallic down tube

Shaped cable entry on the frame

Swept handlebar viewed from above

Flat-bar controls and stem

Custom stem and curved handlebar

Rear cassette and derailleur

Rear drivetrain close-up

Double crankset and metallic frame

Black crank arm beside the chainstay

Rear luggage rack above the wheel

Rear rack and steel seat stays

Compact rear light beside the seat tube

Red rear light on the metallic frame

Seatpost clamp and top-tube junction

Rear light mount close-up

Front disc brake and black fork

Rear disc rotor and dropout

Shimano XT rear brake caliper

Front fork lettering and brake rotor

Columbus decal above the bottom bracket

Seat cluster and rear triangle

Headset and metallic frame junctions

Down-tube lettering beside the wheel

This bike is big! It’s the biggest I’ve ever build so far and will be hard to top. Simon who ordered this giant is 2,06m or 6,75 in feet. This Boy is really tall! We made a custom superlong tapered headtube, had to search extra long and super stiff tubes, we put extra long cranks 210mm from John Cousack on this bike, etc,….so many custom solutions for this bike. And funny thing, eventhough it is so big it still looks quite normal in terms of proportions, just as long as somebody “normal” would stand right next to it. Have fun with your new steed Simon!

Photography: Florian Haeussler / FERN Bicycles.