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For his latest custom build, Dangerholm has gone full Mad Max. The purposely rusty creation includes a wild truss fork that lacks a traditional stem, and saw blades that double as brake rotors. Add a solar panel charging system, and this ebike will be ready for the apocalypse. Dangerholm Solace Wasteland custom bike Dangerholm Solace Wasteland custom bike A far cry from the SCOTT Solace Gravel eRIDE that Dangerholm started with, this wild creation still features the TQ HPR50 drive system though the frame has seen some structural changes. The most noticeable is the addition of an extra “klunker” style tube for the front triangle. Dangerholm states that the tube “serves no purpose other than to add to the appearance of the bike. This was cut up and I re-shaped the top tube to fit as good as possible inside the Solace front triangle. While I’m no stranger to modifications I’m no carbon work expert, so I left it to my local carbon repair man to bond it in place.”
There’s also a different drive unit guard plate and seat stay skid plates made from metal. While the frame is made from carbon, Dangerholm’s inspiration from Mad Max vehicles meant that the carbon look was out of place. Instead, he used a special paint that actually rusts. The paint contains an iron powder that gives a true rusty finish […]
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