Claud Butler Ladydale
This is the second Claud Butler to be featured on The Spoken, and the second by Melbourne’s Andrew Blake. Andrew has a penchant for discovering…
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.
Claud Butler
If you’re a resident of the United Kingdom, you may recognize the name of Claud Butler from a chain of bike stores. If you’ve any…
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Cherubim ULI / Sticky
There’s a heritage woven intrinsically throughout each Cherubim frame that extends back to some of the bastions of Keirin frame builders. The head builder at…
Southsiders MC
I’ve long been a fan of the Southsiders MC crew, a group of exceptionally creative and stylish French motorcycle enthusiasts. They combine their passion for…
Kinfolk Autumn
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Independent Fabrications
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Chesini X-Uno
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Shape Field Bike
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Signal Cycles Phillip’s Road
Portland’s Signal Cycles continue to develop an individual style with each frame they create, and this sports tourer, built for local rider Phillip W., is…
Van Hulsteijn
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Douglas Ghisallo
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