A Fine Line: VéloColour Paint and Accessories
In 2009, Noah Rosen and his Toronto-based paintshop of VéloColour won the NAHBS award for Best Painter for his work on a 1951 Cinelli. His…
Gear and Reviews
Caps Not Hats: Troy O’Shea Handmade
Zak from Sydney’s Skunkworks Bikes introduced me to Troy O’Shea recently. Troy is the manager of a men’s clothier in the city who rides regularly…
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Café du Cycliste x Passoni Limited Edition Jersey
When it comes to Italian handmade titanium bicycle frames, Passoni is a revered name. The same goes for Café du Cycliste when you’re talking about…
Riding with the Red Tab: Levi’s® Commuter™ Collection
For some of us, cycling is an integral part of life. We wake up for the dawn patrol, we socialise with other cyclists, we ride…
PEdAL ED: Tested By The 2015 Transcontinental Race
The Tour de France has changed, over the last 102 editions, from a treacherous, long-distance race that relied solely on the adventurous and resourceful spirits…
Back In Black: Brooks C13 Cambium #OnTheRivet
The Spoken is honoured, humbled and very excited to selected as one of the initial testers of the new Brooks saddle: the eagerly awaited C13…
Street-Smart and Dry: DZR H20 Waterproof Sneakers
It feels like it’s been raining solidly in Sydney for a good three weeks now, which seriously hampers the riding of all but the most…
T47 Standard by Argonaut Cycles and Chris King
The creative and engineering minds at Argonaut Cycles and Chris King have joined forces on a new bottom bracket standard, conceived as a solution to…
Gear: Thunderbird & Raw Bite Bars
The human body really is quite an incredible machine. We all use it in different ways and yet, like the ocean, even in this technological…
Review: Wheelworks Maker Wheelset
Back in July 2014, Wheelworks sent us a set of their wheels to review. Not long after this, and unbeknown to most, they began developing…
Review: Levi’s® Commuter™ Backpack
As a result of a few years of messengering, I’ve developed a strong portage addiction. Messenger bags, backpacks, hip packs, fanny packs; whatever form they…
Gear: Silca Artist Edition Richard Sachs
The cyclocross team of Richard Sachs is not only very capable, it is also one of the best looking on the circuit — thanks in…
Review: SQlab Saddles
I forget how I came across the SQlab ‘Super6.1’ saddle, but having seen it I had to know more and, as a fan of carbon…
Gear: AETHER Apparel Pre-Fall 2015
In the first issue of Rapha’s Mondial magazine there is a great article about Jan Gehl, the celebrated Danish architect who is dedicated to making…
Gear: SILCA HX-One
Some of my most treasured possessions are my grandfather’s woodworking tools, not only because they still work reliably, but for the chips and nicks in…
