3Rensho Porteur
There was a time, not so recently, when the only bicycle to be seen dead with was a Japanese Keirin frame built up only with…
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.
Colnago C59 Italia
For all the proselytizing on The Spoken about steel frames, there are a couple of composite riding machines that I’d happily turn for. One is…
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Vogel Rapha Continental
Carbon fiber has a lot to answer for, not only for the increased tube diameter which offers a greater opportunity to slather garish company logos…
Arbisi Porteur
It’s encouraging to witness the growing interest in the handmade bicycle. Especially when you come across a first-time builder, someone like you or me, picking…
VANDEYK Machine For Riding
Fast, beautiful vehicles are a local specialty of Stuttgart, Germany’s sixth-largest city. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Maybach are all produced there. Now the streets of Stuttgart…
Pythagoras
A squared + B squared = C squared. Pythagoras’ name has an obvious place on one side of a triangle, but what’s not so well…
Tomii Cycles Fat Road
The line that defines artist and engineer, in the world of the custom bicycle, is a fine one, and one that depends on your personal…
Bressan Riviera
For those of us not fluent in Italian, information on Roberto Bressan’s Biciclette Speciali is scant, even with the help of Google Translate. One has…
Alchemy x Blacksmith Cycle
Canadians are very proud of their outdoor lifestyle and their sense of adventure, it’s always good to hear from the riders and their rides. Paul…
Razesa Bicicletas
When Miguel ‘Big Mig’ Indurain won the first of his five consecutive Tour de France victories, in 1991, he was riding a bike considered by…
English Cycles Time Trial Mk2
Human beings, and especially cyclists, are an adaptive bunch. It’s interesting to see Shimano’s electronic shifting systems, such as the Di2 group, being reworked by…
An Eddy Merckx MX Leader from Johannesburg
The 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia begins today in Naples, one of the racing calendar’s most scenic and grueling events. A suitable day to…
Edelbikes Rapha Continental
Despite the worn-out Sound of Music references, the Edelweiss flower is a wonderful association for the crystalline atmosphere that inspires Francois Cau to build his…
Chiossi Strada
The lineage of Chiossi Cycles can be traced back to 1942 which, compared to Bianchi’s foundation in 1885, is recent but just as esteemed. The…
Colnago SLX Spiral Conic
Colnago pioneered a great number of innovations that supposedly improved performance, not least of which were their eye-catching ‘Art-Decor’ paint schemes. Their proprietary Conic tubeset,…
