How a Philly bike dude built British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new ride

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Bearded bike-maker Stephen Bilenky typically builds high-performance steel bikes using vintage milling machines.

3 years agoBilenky, who has been making bikes for close to 40 years, rushed the bike out in time to meet the White House’s deadline.

The finished product is painted blue with details of the UK’s Union Jack flag, signatures of Biden and Johnson on the cross bar, and the U.S. and British flag on the head tube.The bike also came with a matching helmet. Under direction of the State Department, the Philly shop used as many U.S. made parts as possible, getting components from Michigan, California, and Chicago, among other places.

 

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whyy Now can someone make Boris Johnson a comb? Has his hair ever made contact with one?

whyy Beautiful bike! I wish Americans had more the habit to ride bikes.

whyy And, like most things the gubmint does, you can buy off the rack at half the price and twice the performance.

whyy Did he put streamers and a bell on it?

whyy And Boris gave Biden a picture printed off of a Wikipedia page. 🤣

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