When you’re 7’1″, 245 lbs and play basketball for the Portland Trail Blazers, you can imagine that you need certain everyday things in life customised sometimes. That is exactly the case when it comes to Joel Przybilla.
The big man needed a new bicycle. He couldn’t just go down to K-Mart like you or me. Instead, the Ghostfaced Killa had to employ the services of Portland-based Signal Cycles to put together a custom-made 29-inch mountain bike.
BikePortland.org has more on the construction of Przy’s bike:
Przybilla already owns a Eugene-built Co-Motion hybrid bike that he purchased through the Lake Oswego Bike Gallery store, but his new bike will be a 29-inch mountain bike he plans to ride on the dirt trails near his home.
For Nate and Matt, both of whom are big Blazer fans, working on this bike is a thrill. “Nate and I are super excited,” says Matt, “We have spent many nights in the garage pushing files while listening to Wheels [play-by-play announcer Brian Wheeler] call games. It’s exciting to think Joel will be on one of our bikes!”
The bike will be painted in Blazer team colors and Przybilla’s number 10 will be integrated into the design.
Check out the shop’s flickr photostream for more photos of the bicycle in construction — and look out for Joel on those trails!
