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For everyone who ever pedaled a Schwinn or Columbia bike, the Worksman Utility Bicycle harkens to childhood joys of the past. While every other “old school” manufacturer has abandoned heavy-gauge frame, single speed, coaster-brake models, the New York City-based Worksman Company persists in crafting the bicycles it knows best.

This awesome pavement pounder is not one of those imitation “retro” bikes. The Utility Bicycle is essentially a model that Worksman has been crafting for industrial and commercial applications over the better part of a century. Ford, American Airlines, Exxon, and General Electric are just a few of the companies that use Worksman-built cycles. And, look closely at New York City’s fleet of messenger and delivery bikes – ninety per cent of them are Worksman-built, and their long lifetimes prove they are nearly indestructible.

New York Magazine calls the Worksman Utility Bicycle a “two-wheeled Humvee,” and, while city residents have embraced the sturdy bikes as their own, it became a cult bicycle outside of New York when Tom Hanks was photographed riding his own WUB.

Offered is the original Worksman Utility Bicycle, built to your order in the Worksman Company factory, Ozone Park, Queens. Features, as shown, include fully-hand-lugged 16-gauge frame and components; heavy-duty chain and sprocket; wet-proof fenders; soft rubber handlebar grips; one-speed coaster-brake drive-train; Kevlar “bullet-proof” tires; alloy rims with stainless-steel spokes; comfortable, extra-wide saddle with springs.

NOTE: Professional bike shop assembly recommended.