Blue Ton Izoard: Yves Klein Blue Spoon Customs
Artist Yves Klein is famous for creating an impossibly blue ultramarine which, when combined with polyvinyl acetate, achieves a matte effect that makes his artwork…
Road Bicycles
Love high-performance road bicycles? Our selection of road bikes is a mix of customs and classics, perfect for those of you who love speed, agility and precision handling — on tarmac.
My Wild Love x Ass-Savers For Eroica South Africa
All bikes have a story, but some have more of a story than others. This bike is of the latter camp. It involves the unlikely…
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Six Feet High And Rising: Wheeldan Tall Ti
Designing a bike for a tall rider presents a range of challenges and it takes a proficient frame builder to still build a bike that’s…
Mick’s Spoon Customs Izoard RR
While we enjoy the latest from the Spoon Customs workshop, Andy Carr describes his observation of steel’s relevance to the modern cyclist: Columbus Tubi makes what…
Drink It In: Noble Cycles Bordeaux Road
Belgium has always been at the forefront of excellent cycling, and Nicolas Noble is a custom frame builder who is obviously channeling that same energy.…
Land Of The Riding Sun: Helavna Signature Road Racer
Koushou Kinugawa is one of those Japanese custom frame builders you know must exist but, because they don’t actively seek out an American or European…
Gangster Not Prankster: 2019 Speedvagen Disc OG
No matter what angle you look at it, a Speedvagen is one hell of an attractive bicycle. The Portland workshop ups the ante with their…
Taking A Stand: Firefly Bicycles FF812 Super Commuter
What, you thought Firefly Bicycles specialized only in exquisitely-made high-end road bikes? Au contraire, the Boston-based builders can apply their style to most genres, as…
8th And Forty Deuce: Dan’s Sklar Bikes Highbrow Downtownie
Don’t let Adam Sklar’s photos deceive you: this new build to leave his Montana workshop is heading to Brooklyn, NY, to lead a new life…
It’s Reigning Again: Stelbel SB03 x Brooks All-Weather C13
What better way of documenting Brooks’ new all-weather Cambium saddle than crowning a pair of Stelbel’s SB03 road bike with them — equally well-designed and…
Escarabajos Ecstasy: Scarab Cycles Santa Rosa
Colombia is a country that has reared numerous pro cycling legends, thanks to its awe-inspiring topography and the relentlessness of its athletes. We haven’t seen…
Dial Triple O: Sven Cycles’ Newton Trike
The Sven Cycles team love a challenge — although they might only agree through gritted teeth. They’re intent on pushing the definition of what it…
Manitoba Magic: Matt’s Road Bike By LT Wiens
If riding a bicycle is your passion, the best thing you can do for yourself is attend a frame-building course and make one of your…
The Lizard King: SingleBe 29Escher
We’re big fans of the Czech custom bike scene here at The Spoken. It might not be the world’s biggest, but the quality of what…
Velo Orange Small Wheeler: The Start Of Something Small
Purveyors of high-quality and classy cycling accouterments, Velo Orange, have once again proved their fearlessness and innovation with the introduction of their latest frame prototype:…
