Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Finding the perfect commuter bike transforms your daily journey from mundane transportation into an enjoyable ritual that connects you with your city.

Whether you’re navigating busy downtown streets or cruising through quiet neighborhoods, the right commuter bicycle combines practical functionality with exceptional craftsmanship.

Our curated collection showcases the finest commuter bicycles from renowned custom builders and established brands. Discover handcrafted creations from artisanal framebuilders like Donhou Bicycles, Vanilla Bicycles, Royal H Cycles, and Pereira Cycles, alongside innovative designs from Signal Cycles, August Bicycles, Vuelo Velo, and other distinguished manufacturers.

These builders have perfected the art of urban cycling, creating bikes that excel in real-world conditions while maintaining striking design integrity.

The best commuter bikes balance durability, comfort, and style—essential qualities for riders who depend on their bicycles day after day.

Modern commuter bicycles integrate thoughtful features like integrated lighting systems, weather protection, cargo capacity, and low-maintenance drivetrains that keep you rolling regardless of conditions. From the timeless elegance of steel-framed city bikes to innovative belt-drive systems and distinctive utility bikes, each design represents a unique approach to urban transportation.

Whether you’re drawn to the refined details of custom lugged construction, the practical versatility of cargo-equipped frames, or the clean lines of minimalist commuter designs, these bicycles represent the finest in urban cycling—where function meets form and every commute becomes an opportunity to experience exceptional engineering and craftsmanship.

MAP 650B Discville

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Review: Ortre Cinco5

Ortre is a design studio based in Sydney that create products for ‘everyday cyclists’. You will hopefully recognize the name from the sidebar of The…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Garage 271 Dürkopp

Garage 271 are two guys who are intent on reviving interest in the long wheelbase, easy-tracking frames of the 1930s — 50s. This is one…

Kinfolk x Ronrico Rum

There’s plenty of comparisons made between custom bicycles and hand-crafted liquors such as wines and whiskeys. The Kinfolk Bicycle Company recently received an alternative assignment:…

Kumo Cycles Winter Bike

While the northern hemisphere begins to warm with the knowledge that summer and the Tour de France are just around the corner, it’s beginning to…

Scout Regalia Bicycle

While the world laps up the latest iGadget and we become increasingly connected, exchanging information and pushing creative boundaries at a far greater speed than…

Raleigh Colette

Buying or restoring a bike for a lady friend or partner is very much a hit-and-miss affair. Their sense of style and form is more…

Stanridge Speed ‘The Goblin’

Adam Eldridge of Stanridge Speed wears many masks these days, refusing to be categorized as a particular style of custom frame builder. 2012 has already…

DeLorean Bicycle Company

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Signal Cycles Raty Ning

There’s no flies on Nate Meschke and Matt Cardinal, the two-man team that make up Portland’s Signal Cycles. Since the North American Handmade Bicycle Show…

detail Town Bicycle

Yorkshire’s detail Design Agency made a splash last year with a porteur they crafted from a careful selection of components. The result was glaringly brilliant…

Cory’s Fast Boy Cycles

To my chagrin, I’ve never visited New York City, although I greatly look forward to getting over there for a ride. One of the first…

Pony Bikes Peugeot

Sasha Strickland loves a challenge. The proprietor of Melbourne’s Pony Bikes has an uncanny knack for transforming some of the city’s most horrible bikes into…

Vanguard Yura

Shaun and Jacinta Sonja run Vanguard Designs, a studio in Singapore who create one-off bicycles assembled from a vast array of genres and styles. The…