San Francisco bicycle collector Brett Horton commissioned this amazing bespoke town bike, with the frameset custom built by the folks at Bishop Bikes and nearly every other part fabricated as a one-offJames Huang/BikeRadar
The webbed bottom bracket shell houses a special Phil Wood eccentric bearing setup that was developed especially for this project but may be sent into productionJames Huang/BikeRadar
The chainguard that started it all. Brett Horton says these stand-in crankarms will ultimately be replaced with custom ones machined by Phil WoodJames Huang/BikeRadar
Subtle green accents decorate the inner edges of these dropoutsJames Huang/BikeRadar
Both bikes were immaculately painted by the renowned Joe BellJames Huang/BikeRadar
Housing stops on production bikes are typically function-over-form with little thought put into their shape or appearance. Not so with theseJames Huang/BikeRadar
The front hub features Schmidt dynamo internals housed in polished aluminum shells custom machined for the project by Phil WoodJames Huang/BikeRadar
Chris Bishop followed an ‘art nouveau’ theme when carving the lugs for Brett Horton’s bespoke town bikeJames Huang/BikeRadar
The pedals are based on new old stock Campagnolo Euclids but with custom cages made by Phil Wood and half-clips made by Ron Andrews of King CageJames Huang/BikeRadar
The custom beech and mahogany rims mark the first time Ghisallo have made wooden rims with an inlayJames Huang/BikeRadar
Brooks delivered a B33 leather saddle for Brett Horton’s ‘constructeur’ town bike with a few custom tweaksJames Huang/BikeRadar
Seatstay caps are finished in contrasting red while the seat lug boasts a subtle webbed pointJames Huang/BikeRadar
The stem on Brett Horton’s bike is a modern reproduction of an old Rene Herse model. The knob on top activates the generator-powered lightsJames Huang/BikeRadar
Shelly Horton asked her husband to get her a $500 town bike to ride with the couple’s four-year-old son. Months later, this is what she gotJames Huang/BikeRadar
Custom Laplander bags are fitted to the rear of Shelly Horton’s bespoke townie for now but they’ll ultimately be replaced with ones created by Mulholland Brothers of San FranciscoJames Huang/BikeRadar
You can just barely see the distinctive red ‘Phil’ logo carved into the brake caliperJames Huang/BikeRadar
These Mafac center-pulls have been polished and refurbished but they’ll ultimately be replaced with bespoke calipers made by Phil WoodJames Huang/BikeRadar
The chain guard firmly and securely affixes to the frame via these stout standoffsJames Huang/BikeRadar