THANKS FOR READING ABOUT THIS PART OF BICYCLE HISTORY...
THIS IS A RIDABLE BIKE, BUT IT IS MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE, AND IF YOU ARE THINKING THAT YOU MAY WANT TO OWN IT, KEEP THAT IN MIND, IF YOU MAKE AN OFFER...
WE ARE NOT IN A HURRY...
being offered here is a piece of bicycle history…for those that are not familiar with the history of the modern mt. bike, joe breeze built the first 10 mt.bikes in 1977-79…this is before the gary fisher/charlie kelley mt.bike store, and before tom ritchey had even thought about building a mt. bike…
he followed up with the “SERIES II”, in 1980-81…joe made 25 in this second run of bikes…before mike sinyard started making the Specialized mt. bike…
those were closely followed by the “SERIES III” in 1982-83, which was a production run of 60…and the last mt.bikes that joe built…
so if you are interested in a bike that joe breeze designed and built, you have less then 95 chances to own 1…joes bikes are in the Shimano museum in Japan, the tech museum in Oakland, Ca. and others…
most of the SERIES II bikes were sold thru and built up by the Cove Bike Shop in Tiburon, Ca. owned by the Koski family…the Koski name lives on with mt. bike parts still around today…there was a spec sheet for the build kit and it included any options, although there were few in those days…I have a 2 page copy of the “original” spec sheet from joes typewriter dated nov.1980 and it will be included with the bike…I also have a copy of the original mechanical drawing for the Breezer II dated jan.1980, it will also go to the new owner if joe approves it…
joe breeze has always been known for his meticulous attention to detail and this hand built frame is a beautiful work of art…joe has moved on to transportation bikes in the last decade and his bikes are setting a standard for the urban 2 wheeled assault vehicle…check out joe breeze these days at breezerbikes.com …
this bike is an original owner bike and recently the owner has decided to part with it…2 kids/college are not far off for his family…
this bike, #22, was not built up by the Cove…however, it was built up with the help of another mt. bike legend and frame-builder extraordinaire Otis Guy (otisguycycles.com)…
when we received #22 for a potential sale it had just come from decades in the attic of the owners house…it had in fact been ridden lightly in the early 80’s on the mt. tam…and then turned into a single speed freewheel commuter bike with flat bars and a plastic seat…fortunately, most of the original parts were in a cardboard box…
the “renovation” started from there…
this bike has been completely disassembled, regreased, detailed and rebuilt…
joe was kind enough to supply us with a set of the original decals that he still had stored somewhere in a secret vault…
the bearings and seals in the Phil Wood hubs and bottom bracket were in “like new” condition, we cleaned them and reloaded with grease and they spin for days…
the original nickel plated frame and fork were carefully detailed to remove the surface rust…this is the original plating…this is an original bike, not a “restoration”,
this is the bike as it was built in 1980, and it is totally ridable…and it was just as smooth on a test ride on pavement as they were in 1980, although you may want to put it on display in your place of business or a museum…
the wheels are the original Ukai 36h 26 x 2.125 blue anodized centers and silver sides, laced with DT spokes to the Phil hubs…they have been trued, and they are very straight and round for 27 years old…the tires in the pictures are “old school” Carlisle Knobby blackwall copies for test driving, which was the precursor to the gumwall sided tires… we do have the pair of the original “Snake Belly” tires that were available when this bike was put together, and also came from the attic…they will be included in the sale and installed on the wheels…unless the new owner prefers the black tires…
the T/A chainrings show minimal wear, and the T/A decals are present and in great shape on the crank arms…
the chart below is borrowed from firstflightbikes.com where you can go for more history of the mt. bike and other bikes…
the parts on the #22 bike are listed below on the chart…
including a Suntour seat post QR (quick release) used in the day, not listed…
and some black 6 sided BMX grips that were on the bike…
just a note about the fork crowns on the Series II bikes…joe made these on his mill out of solid stock to fit the Reynolds 531 tandem fork blades that were used…that took awhile!
this is a piece of bicycling history that is “not available” and you “can’t buy”…if you think this is valued like a high end mt. bike available today at your local dealer, save us both the time and don’t bid...
thanks for looking, and keep pedaling…
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Fillet brazed cro-moly, Campagnolo drop outs |
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Fork |
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Joe Breeze hollow crown with Reynolds 531 Tandem blades |
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Rear Shock |
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NA |
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Rims |
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Ukai 26 x 2.125 alloy (blue/silver) |
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Hubs |
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Phil Woods with Campagnolo skewers |
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Spokes |
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DT Stainless steel laced 4 cross |
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Tires |
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Carlisle knobbys/Cycle Pro Snake Belly |
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Pedals |
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MKS BMX |
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Crank |
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TA Cyclotourist triple 26/32/48 180 mm arms |
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Chain |
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unmarked |
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Rear Cogs |
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Suntour 6 speed freewheel |
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Bottom Bracket |
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Phil Woods sealed |
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Front Derailleur |
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Suntour Vx |
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Rear Derailleur |
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Suntour Cyclone |
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Shifters |
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Suntour Mighty thumb |
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Handlebars |
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motorcycle bars |
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Stem |
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Cinelli |
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Headset |
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Campagnolo steel |
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Brake set |
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Mafac Tandem cantilever |
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Brake levers |
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Magura motorcycle |
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Saddle |
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Brooks B-72 with Breeze Seat Sandwich |
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Seat Post |
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Campagnolo |
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Colors |
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Nickel plate |
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Size |
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19.0" c-t |
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Serial # |
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J.B. B 80 22 |