What Make / Model of bike is this?
02-27-12, 01:03 PM
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What Make / Model of bike is this?
I have a friend who was given this bike as a gift which was believed to have been purchased roughly 6 years ago. The bike has deteriorated quite a bit since then and I was looking to replace it with the exact same thing for sentimental reasons. Can anyone tell me anything about this bike? The make and model name would be a great help in finding a used one somewhere.
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02-27-12, 02:12 PM
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Do You Want A Duplicate...Or A Replacement?
Mechanical repair ... you might want to have a bike shop help with. Break it down into a series of simple tasks and decide what you're able to take on. You might be surprised.
Do I misunderstand your intentions here?
02-27-12, 02:55 PM
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Now that I reread my post, it does seem a bit convoluted. The bike is no longer in her possession, unfortunately, which is why I need to replace it rather than restore the one in the pic.
I did find out that the make is a Torker, which helps me quite a bit. I've been told that the model name is the "Bermuda", but I only see those in blue, not the green paint scheme shown here. It's discontinued and doesn't seem to be a super high production bike, so finding a replacement seems like it's going to be quite a challenge.
I did find out that the make is a Torker, which helps me quite a bit. I've been told that the model name is the "Bermuda", but I only see those in blue, not the green paint scheme shown here. It's discontinued and doesn't seem to be a super high production bike, so finding a replacement seems like it's going to be quite a challenge.
02-27-12, 02:55 PM
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Unicrown fork tells me it's a semi-recent make. But ashtabula crank tells me it's department-store grade.
02-27-12, 05:51 PM
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The paint doesn't look too bad, judging from the pic. How expensive would it be to rebuild that one?
02-27-12, 06:08 PM
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Are you in the US? Do you have any other pics? I suspect, as noted, it is either a department store bike or possibly a bike that was built for a giveaway or promotion of some kind.
Finding that exact bike may be difficult but lots of companies make cruisers in different sizes and colors.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...sers.htm#specs
Finding that exact bike may be difficult but lots of companies make cruisers in different sizes and colors.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...sers.htm#specs
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Why does the Ashtabula crank make it department store grade? Torker puts them on their Big T industrial bikes.(or at least they were on the 50 bikes a local oil company donated to the local co-op.)
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Are you in the US? Do you have any other pics? I suspect, as noted, it is either a department store bike or possibly a bike that was built for a giveaway or promotion of some kind.
Finding that exact bike may be difficult but lots of companies make cruisers in different sizes and colors.
Finding that exact bike may be difficult but lots of companies make cruisers in different sizes and colors.
I did find a few more pictures online of the same make / model, but the owners of those bikes only refer to it as a Torker beach cruiser, with not even a model name. I do know it was pre 2007 though.
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02-28-12, 11:49 AM
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Just got off the phone with the Torker specialist at Seattle Bike Supply. It's a Torker Bermuda in green, discontinued for a few years now.... friggin' IMPOSSIBLE to find used. I guess it's either miss riding all summer looking for one of these or just get a different bike!
02-28-12, 12:02 PM
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Torker, has the same rig, still, just a different paint scheme..
several designs are available , now.
several designs are available , now.
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They work, but are very heavy and low precision.
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The torker boardwalk looks pretty close. Not quite the same, but reasonably similar. Or you could get the tandem and the two of you could go out together.
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Electra makes cruisers as does Nirve...
Torker makes pretty decent bikes, I have a couple. But they don't seem to make models for more than a couple of years then drop them due to low sales, ditto a lot of other manufacturers. I suspect you are going to have a very hard time finding that exact model in that exact color. So find something new she likes and pony up.
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Torker makes pretty decent bikes, I have a couple. But they don't seem to make models for more than a couple of years then drop them due to low sales, ditto a lot of other manufacturers. I suspect you are going to have a very hard time finding that exact model in that exact color. So find something new she likes and pony up.
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02-29-12, 11:18 AM
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Astabula, (its a place in Ohio) one piece cranks are steel forging, the pedal
is a 1/2" type. they are what Schwinn used on all those cruisers for decades.
design is pragmatic, like old pickup trucks. not precision, and lightweight,
but they are easily serviced and new parts are readily available..
is a 1/2" type. they are what Schwinn used on all those cruisers for decades.
design is pragmatic, like old pickup trucks. not precision, and lightweight,
but they are easily serviced and new parts are readily available..
02-29-12, 01:13 PM
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Wow, it's actually called a Torker T-Wing, built in 2003! Even the Torker rep didn't know what bike it was!
https://www.ibikedb.net/bikes/26544-torker-t-wing
Impossible to find for sure.
https://www.ibikedb.net/bikes/26544-torker-t-wing
Impossible to find for sure.
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I have one!!
Just came across this thread while trying to identify a bike I recently purchased. I have the exact bike you’re looking for! I see this thread is very old, but I’m a sucker for reuniting people with sentimental items so let me know if this is something you’re in search of still. I’m in Portland, OR.
