Soma Prestige
The San Francisco-based Soma Fabrications is a benefactor of The Spoken, for which we are very grateful. The inspiration for their brand is the Bay…
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.
Tommasini Super Prestige
Normally the site of a paddock filled with Echium Plantagineum, or Patterson’s Curse, would fill the heart of an Australian cattle man with dread. The…
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Garage 271 Nostra
The term ‘custom bicycle’ can have two different meanings, but both are correct. One definition refers to the hand built frame that’s assembled from materials…
Winter Bicycles 1918
The utilitarian purpose of military bicycles is both something to be admired and feared, like war horses. The latest machine to emerge from the workshop…
An Eddy Merckx MX Leader with an Edco groupset
For connoisseurs of fine bicycles, Eddy Merckx’s MX Leader is one of the most highly sought-after frames. The iconic chevrons on the back of those…
Signal Cycles Road / Rain Bike
Every cyclist is different and, after many miles, will develop a good idea of their dream machine. Portland’s Signal Cycles created this fendered road bike…
Golden State Allez
Will Rei is a Californian native and a graphic design student at Cal Poly who is due to graduate this Spring. He recently worked as…
Kypo Pista
Australia will hold its first Custom Bicycle Show in December 2012, which will present a swathe of current builders and their work. They will be…
Field Cycles Fixed Road
During the Industrial Revolution, Sheffield was synonymous with steel production and the sun rarely shone through the clouds of smog. Today, it’s one of Europe’s…
Fast Boy Cycles Nose Bike
New York is one of the world’s greatest cities, which will continue to increase in greatness as it encourages cycling as a more efficient and…
Ciöcc Strada
There’s a couple of Italian frame builders I get excited about, but the work of Giovanni Pelizzoli holds a special place in my heart (and…
Heritage Paris 007
Fans of the James Bond series are eagerly counting down the days until the 23rd of October 2012, when the 23rd installment, Skyfall, will be…
Matty’s Toyo
Yoshiaki Ishigaki, the founder of Toyo Frames, raises some interesting points on his website about quality versus quantity. He wonders also about modern social quality…
NIYONA x UNIK Bikes
Cycling in Belgium is a tradition that traverses their beautiful cities to the sadistic Koppenberg. UNIK Bikes, a custom house located in Brussels, collaborated with…
Pelizzoli Merena
This is not the first Pelizzoli seen on the pages of The Spoken, but it is the first that’s constructed from carbon-fiber. Giovanni Pelizzoli is…
