Long time friend of the shop, and proud owner of the coolest bike we’ve had the pleasure of working on, Andy Cordner recently returned from the inaugural ‘North American Moving Services Canada Tour de Force’.
The Tour de Force is a 650km, 7 stage charity ride from Toronto to Montreal, with the goal of raising money to support the children of military families of fallen or deployed Canadian Forces Members.
Andy was one of 10 athletes & Royal Canadian Navy personnel selected to complete the tour, and came back with plenty of stories.
His Dekerf Prodigy is both contemporary and classic, a true Straight Up bike.
Hand built in Vancouver by master builder Chris DeKerf, it’s made from full Reynolds steel tubing, and outfitted with a Campy 10 spd Record group. Blacked out Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels, a carbon Record seatpost, and a superlight FSA K-Force Light Nano bar tie it all together.
You’re looking at a 16.5lb, 10 year old Canadian-made race machine that will continue to rock long after your carbon fiber frame is scrap.
A winter of hard training and wet weather abuse had his Dekerf in pretty poor shape for the upcoming tour. Some tlc, lots of time in the stand, and a new wheelset later, Andy was packed and off to the 10 day event, all smiles.
-Thanks for the photos, Andy!
