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.

Raphael Cycles

Raphael Cycles is an up-and-coming builder from San Francisco named Rafi who has been gradually establishing a clean portfolio, and this ‘Street Tracker’ is his…

Folk Engineered Stitched Bike

It’s a relief Marie Pasquariello of Folk Engineered Bicycles made the reference to the market of their ‘Stitched Bike’ being 65-year-old grandmas who knit, so…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

LOOK ALP 464

Fazlan Adhill is a Kuala Lumpur-based 21 year-old graphic designer, photographer and filmmaker. He’s been working on some big projects and recently decided to reward…

Greg Curnoe Bike

This brightly colored machine is possibly the most fascinating bike yet featured on The Spoken. Created by an up-and-coming Canadian builder by the name of…

Gitane Expresso de Ville

Thierry Vincent is one of France’s most talented photographers, and while he’s usually more comfortable shooting exotic cars and motorcycles, he recently took it upon…

LOOK La Vie Claire

The Rosemount Australian Fashion Week is on in Sydney at the moment, and while everyone was around Circular Quay ogling at the latest designs gracing…

Pelizzoli Leggenda

For fans of classic Italian racing bicycles, the re-emergence of Giovanni Pelizzoli must be a welcome sight. You should be familiar with his Ciocc marque…

Royal H Cycles Show Bike

The New Amsterdam Bicycle Show kicked off yesterday, and one of the featured exhibitors is Massachusetts builder Bryan Hollingsworth of Royal H Cycles. From the…

Svevo Loop

There’s a definite lack of commuter bikes available that can appeal to today’s youth market. Most are elegant, ornate or utilitarian. This interesting layout is…

Brazzo Extra

Andrea from Eroica Cicli recently encountered this classic Italian steed, and had a chance to meet Bruno Brazzo during his last trip to Italy. Bruno…

Death Spray Custom Nørd

Dazzle camouflage has been used extensively throughout the portfolio of Death Spray Custom, a one-man paint house based in the United Kingdom. Originally instigated by…

Cielo Sportif

Chris King references the Camino Cielo for his frame manufacturing business. ‘Sky’s Pathway’ is a twisty section of road in the Santa Ynez mountains, behind…

English Cycles NuVinci Cruiser

If the single-shift Shimano Di2 electronic system we featured yesterday wasn’t enough for the techno boffins out there, maybe the latest creation from Rob English…

Ellis Cycles 953 Special

Issue 10 of COG Magazine features an interview with David Wages of Ellis Cycles. His 2010 NAHBS ‘Best In Show’ award-winning bike is spread across…