Field Cycles Mint Road
Last year, the Rapha Continental traversed a route around the Tōhoku region, devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The catastrophic effects were…
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.
Caletti Cycles Road
Bicycles are touted as an environmentally-friendly transport solution for the world’s bustling urban centers, but there is no escaping the ecological harm caused by their…
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Crema Cycles Road
Three years ago today, The Spoken went live—featuring an Indy Fab ‘crosser dressed in the color scheme of the Gulf Oil racing team. It was…
Pony Bikes Kenevans
Melbourne is Australia’s cycling hub. The city is relatively flat and has a bike lane infrastructure unparalleled by any other. Naturally, there’s a high instance…
Kinoko Cycles Indy Fab
Our old friends Tokyo Fixed, London’s premier local bike shop, recently moved into a new space and changed their name to Kinoko Cycles, but they…
Donhou Cycles Road / Tourer
Britons have always had an aptitude for excellence, and Tom Donhou is a perfect example of that national trait. So soon after barrelling down a…
Schwinn Prologue
Some of my favorite bikes on The Spoken are those born straight from the heart: the realization of a passion or a dream, inspired by…
Colnago Super 73
We all love a good ‘barn find’ story. Ryan Thompson is a Santa Cruz local who, apart from a couple of tiny details, has just…
Lundbeck Cycles Number 4
Long-time readers of The Spoken have had the opportunity to watch the progress of some artisan frame builders over the last three years the site…
KRES Pista
Australia’s southern state of Victoria has a long history of custom frame builders that have serviced the country’s demand for crafted road and track frames.…
Speedvagen Neon Covert
Tell me, apart from a Hetchins, isn’t this the most curvaceous rear end you’ve ever seen on a handmade bicycle? The Speedvagen, by Oregon’s Vanilla…
Vanguard RYO
There’s no doubting the intimidating effect that fat bikes and their 4-inch-plus tires have, for the simple promise of their ability to roll through terrain…
Santucci Cycles Motobécane
Like LOOK, Motobécane is a French marque whose bikes have always been held in high regard. But while LOOK has catered for the sharp end…
LOOK L96
The French commune of Nevers, located about 260kms to the south of Paris, traces its history back to Roman times, when Julius Caesar used it…
Pinarello Montello SL
If you know your x-heights from your em dashes, there’s a possibility you’ll recognize the name of the owner of this Pinarello Montello SL. His…
