Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

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.

Prga Velo

The faux-wood paint effect of Rob Pollock’s Woodwork Alien frame was a real hit among The Spoken readers, back in November 2010, but this frame…

Elian Cycles X Anothersomething

Cycling is so integrated into Dutch society that it’s actually possible to feel unlike a ‘cyclist’ by riding a bike there. For a nation that’s…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Raleigh Team Panasonic Track

This Raleigh Team Panasonic Track was a high point of my morning commute to my workplace in The Rocks, Sydney. It turned into one of…

Vanilla Bicycles NAHBS Track

Simon Courtney is one of those intrepid and creative New Zealand types that embody the Kiwi spirit of innovation, enterprise and determination. Simon works as…

Mercier Le Vélo

Any long-term fan of the Tour de France will undoubtedly recognize the jerseys of the Mercier teams and their partners — Gan, Hutchinson, BP et…

Kumo Cycles

Global interest in custom and handmade bicycles continues to grow month by month. It’s exciting — never before have we been able to enjoy so…

Venus

If you’ve bought the 2012 The Spoken Custom Bicycle Calendar, and you’re the type of person who flicks ahead so there’s no surprises, you’ll know…

Pelizzoli AETA

Giovanni Pelizzoli recently introduced a new model to his range, a suave road-going frame constructed from Columbus XCR. The new frame, named AETA, adds a…

Vendetta Cycles Townie

The behemoth that is NAHBS draws ever nearer, to the dismay of the exhibitors who are furiously applying finishing touches to the bikes and products…

Francesco Moser TT

Francesco Moser was one of the world’s fastest cyclists during the late 70s and early 80s. A time trial specialist, the mountains of the Tour…

English Cycles Di2

Rob English is a well traveled-chap and many of those miles have been spent searching for an ideal occupation for a passionate cyclist. He found…

Paul Brodie

For a student of old-school mountain biking, the name of Canadian Paul Brodie will undoubtedly be familiar. His influence reaches back to 1985, when he…

Daccordi TT

For those passionate about cycling, there’s nothing quite like an Italian in rosso corsa to get the blood flowing, so it’s not hard to understand…

VANDEYK Nightstream Di2

I’ve been looking forward to the advent of the VANDEYK Nightstream Di2 since the MTB edition was featured on The Spoken. Arendt van Deyk has…