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CHACHA DELUXE

Complete nickel-finished FERN Bicycles Chacha Deluxe

Loaded Chacha Deluxe with touring bags

Side view of the nickel-plated steel bicycle

Rear view of the Chacha Deluxe

Grey GRAMM handlebar bag

Front rack viewed from the cockpit

Head tube and nickel-finished fork crown

Polished custom stem and black handlebar

Stem viewed from above

Tall custom stem beside the top tube

Side view of the nickel-finished stem

Brake hood and shift paddle

Gevenalle lever and custom shifting control

FERN logo on the handlebar clamp

Head-tube lettering and brake cables

Shaped internal cable entry

Nickel-finished head tube and headset

Cable port close-up

Front rack mounting beside the head tube

Seat cluster and nickel finish

Double-plate fork crown and rack

Front rack and metal mudguard

Dynamo headlight beneath the front platform

Fork eyelets and polished steel blade

Columbus decal on the nickel frame

Tubing decal beside the rear light

Gates belt drive and black crankset

Rohloff rear hub and belt sprocket

Internally geared rear hub and cable routing

Rear dropout and belt drive

Rohloff hub with custom shift mechanism

Rear luggage rack and mudguard

Rear rack above the tyre

Rear V-brake and black mudguard

Red rear light between the seat stays

Rear light viewed from behind

Rear rim brake beside the seat stays

Seatpost and compact rear light

Side view of the painted rear light

Rear wheel and nickel-plated frame

Rohloff hub and belt drive in profile

Front dynamo hub and steel dropout

Blue Gates belt beside the chainstay

Black platform pedal

White Industries platform pedal close-up

Leather saddle with brass rivets

Wrapped handlebar with metal bar-end plug

Long mudguard flap beside the wheel

Rohloff hub and rear brake cable

Rear hub and custom dropout assembly

Belt drive beside the rear triangle

Bottom bracket and black crank arm

Black crankset and platform pedal

...rien ne va plus!! This nickel plated dream features only the finest selction of components you can put on a bicycle. Fully internal cable routed custom frame made from finest Columbus life tubing, double plate randonneur fork, deluxe stem, and a set of very special custom made racks. We teamed up some Gevenalle levers, custom ceramic painted Dia-Compe downtube shifters and the ingenious Gebla Rohbox for perfect shifting action with a internally geared Rohloff rear hub. Trouble free belt driven transmisson provided by Gates and smoothest rolling on Rene Herse Naches Pass tires mounted on carbide coated CSS Ryde rims. Front hub dynamo, Headlight and charging all made in Germany by SON and a wonderful custom painted Rene Herse taillight to be switched on and off with a stem mounted switch made by Velolumino. Thanks alot to Paul components, who made a pair of complete black custom anodized Moto Lite brakes for us! The Mighty comp Sugino crankset is spinned by one of the last black pairs of White Industries urban platform pedals we could finally find in Japan. Wonderful details like handlebartape, bar end plugs, mudflap and fenders all made by our friends at Gilles Berthoud!

Photography: Florian Haeussler / FERN Bicycles.