Nagasawa Road
If you look closely at the Nagasawa head badge, there’s an Italian flag alongside the Japanese flag. Yoshiaki Nagasawa has a strong connection with the…
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.
Level Mamachari
Some of the most beautiful bikes seen on The Spoken were photographed by Will Goodan. Originally from Los Angeles, Will has been based in Tokyo…
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Signal Cycles Gravel Grinder
From the looks of things, Signal Cycles have been kept busy with orders for bikes that aren’t afraid of unsealed roads and gravel paths. That’s…
Nic Roberts’ Wooden Bike
They may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s nothing like a wooden bike to pique the interest of any onlooker. Most ‘serious cyclists’…
Rivendell All-Rounder
As you’d expect, he who designed a bike as special as the Bridgestone X0-1 should have fairly relevant things to say about cycling. Grant Petersen…
Winter Bicycles Tenga Track
The shifting seasons are definitely making themselves felt at the moment, so while that’s a relief for riders in the northern hemisphere, who’ve been enduring…
Gianni Motta Personal 2001R
1964 was a good year for Gianni Motta: it was the year he won the Tour of Lombardy. 1966 was even better, convincingly winning the…
Horse Cycles Urban Tour Project
It’s a revelation to look at Thomas Callahan’s early work, like the mauve Priest Sport we featured nearly three years ago, and his latest exercise,…
Trimble Red Hook Crit Bike
Last Saturday, the 30th of March 2013, was the date for the sixth edition of the Red Hook Criterium, an unsanctioned night race series that…
All-City Space Horse
Choo is a photographer that’s based in Singapore, a city that, traditionally, has a massive cycling culture. He’s part of a new generation of cyclists…
Bicycle Art: A proposal for the Russian Olympic Team
Despite appearances, this is not actually a bike. It’s a piece by an artist named Daniel Bragin, who was born in Moscow but lives and…
Chapman Cycles Josie’s Roadie
The head badge on Brian Chapman‘s frames features a bold anchor, a reference to the nautical orientation of his state’s geography, Rhode Island. It also…
LOOK KG 396
The French brand LOOK has to be one of the most iconic in the world of cycling. Their sculptural use of carbon fiber at an…
Pinarello Record
The Record is no longer seen in the Pinarello catalog, but it is one which Giovanni “Nane” Pinarello would be very proud. The Record and…
Gaulzetti Corsa
We don’t see a lot of aluminum frames on The Spoken, apart from the odd vintage mountain bike. There just aren’t that many custom frame…
