Back in April 1981, Chuck Robinson took us to the Torker factory in Fullerton, CA and I became the UK importer for the brand. At the time the complete bike range consisted of the Torkflyte and Maxflyte which were offered in Candy Blue, Candy Red, Black or Chrome.

Fast forward 44 years and Torker is back and we took the cues for that original Maxflyte to build a modern version based on the new LP Race frameset, still with classic twin toptube and round-hole gusset – but with some modern touches to made the bike nicer to ride – like a V-brake (that actually works), a clamp-on 1 1/8″ threadless fork system (that actually stays tight) and a longer 21.25″ toptube (so you can actually ride it). All in classic Candy Blue with gold components.