Dürkopp German Touring
By MarkusBaumann on 02/13/2010.
Bike tags: Commuter | 3-speed | steel frame | Torpedo
Dürkopp steel frame probably from the 50's
painted steel rim, Fichtel & Sachs drum brake, Schwalbe Marathon 47-622
Fichtel & Sachs Torpedo 515 3-Speed internal gear hub, Schwalbe Marathon 47-622
coaster brake in the rear, drum brake in the front
Bosch Rotodyn dynamo and headlight, Radsonne taillight
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Dürkopp steel frame probably from the 50's
painted steel rim, Fichtel & Sachs drum brake, Schwalbe Marathon 47-622
Fichtel & Sachs Torpedo 515 3-Speed internal gear hub, Schwalbe Marathon 47-622
coaster brake in the rear, drum brake in the front
Bosch Rotodyn dynamo and headlight, Radsonne taillight
I built this bike mainly from scrap parts. The frame I found in a ditch, the Torpedo hub is from a bicycle scrap heap at a dormitory, the same with the rims. I rode this bike for commuting and seldom for touring over the last 15 years, but now it is retired. Because of the long wheelbase and the large caster the bike likes to go straight.