David Taylor’s Pake Track Bike

Here’s a little background on Mr. David Taylor. I first met him when he was referred to me to build a custom wheelset for his old green Mercier Kilo TT track bike. David rode that bike everywhere as it was his only means of transportation. After the wheelset he invested more into his “daily”, including a new IRD headset, new stem and some sweet green tires; he had that bike wayyy hooked up. Then came that fateful day when he left work to make the short trip home. David was struck from behind by an oblivious driver, resulting in a concussion, broken collar and a completely destroyed bike, but he survived and that was enough.

Somehow the driver who had hit David had been found not-at-fault. This left David in a difficult position. He had no transportation, and still had to get to work and fulfill his other responsibilities. Money was definitely tight and completely out of pocket,  but he committed himself to building up a new steed.

David chose to build up a Pake Track Bike, the updated steel frame in SID Blue, with a contrasting black fork. He had been able to save the hubs from his old Mercier, along with them stem as well, so he chose the Foer 41mm rims in white to go with his black Soma hubs. A super strong, but attractive crankset was needed, so he looked no further than IRD’s cold forged Defiant Track Crankset. Classic styling but superior strength made it a no-brainer. He also chose MKS GR-9 pedals, for the added clearance they provide in tight turns, while still giving ample platform space for comfort and efficiency. For a little added “bike bling” chose again to use IRD’s TechnoGlide  headset, but this time their carbon fiber model. He finished everything up with Soma Fab parts, including striped Evenflow tires, 456 Track Bars, track grips, clips and straps.

He seemed very happy with his choices and more excited when he got to see it in it’s complete form. I am personally pleased with how it all turned out; David has been a great customer and I know he worked really hard to get this bike, and he certainly deserves it.

Specs:

Frame- 57cm Pake steel track frame and fork
Headset-IRD TechnoGlide in crabon fibre (carbon fiber)
Wheels- Foer 41mm rims, Soma Fab high flange flip-flop hubs, Sapim double butted spokes, 16t cog
Tires- 700x23c Soma Evenflow w/ white stripe
Saddle- unknown take-off
Handlebar- Soma 456 Track bar, 44cm
Crankset- IRD Defiant Track Crank, 46t
Stem- Soma
Seatpost- Kalloy
Grips- Soma Fab
Bottom Bracket- RPM 110.5mm alloy

**Update** New pictures added.

View even  more pictures of David and his Pake  here at Flickr

Tags: Defiant Crank, fixed gear, fixie, Foer 41, for shizzle, IRD, MKS, Pake, SID Blue, soma fabrications, track