Bitter Sweet: Mac’s Quirk Cycles Road Machine
Quirk Cycles is a colourful frame builder located in North London, which is miles away from Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. Robert Quirk created this…
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.
On Eagles’ Wings: Cerreta ARC-1
The best thing about owning and riding a handmade bike is the fact that it was actually made by a real person with a story.…
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Heart Shaped Bikes: De Rosa Professional (Special Edition)
It may be a 1978 frame with 90s Campagnolo components but this De Rosa Professional doesn’t look anything like a slapstick pastiche. Rather, in a…
Midnight Green Machine: Donhou Bicycles Modern Porteur
After a successful trip to the USA, where he won the Best Custom CX at NAHBS 2017, Tom Donhou has returned to the UK and…
Slated For Greatness: Bicyclecrumbs’ Speedvagen Classic
One of our favorite Instagrammers, @bicyclecrumbs, has taken up residence at The Vanilla Workshop in the role of Designer, and while he’s busy adding a…
Made In Minnesota: Northern Frameworks Townie
Back in 2010, we featured a 29er by a young builder named Alex Cook who exhibited on the New Builders Table at the NAHBS that…
The Race-Tuned Breadwinner W/// Lolo Sport
Portland’s Ira Ryan and Tony Pereira, who together form Breadwinner Cycles, both have a love for fast movement, regardless of whether it’s on a motorcycle…
Ready For Gold: Juliet’s Hartley Cycles Red Hook Racer
There was carnage again at last Saturday’s Red Hook Crit race in Brooklyn. Last year the men piled up in a widely broadcasted event, but…
Tasty Pasties: Donhou Bicycles x Kibosh
At this stage, this is all you get to see of the Kibosh Racing team bikes built by Tom Donhou with no small contribution by…
The Sword And The Stone: English Cycles V3 953 & Carbon Road
This year’s Bespoked show had a special guest: Rob English made a pilgrimage to his homeland, unveiled his latest frame and it promptly won two…
American Kami: Cherubim Uli By Blacksmith Cycle
The temptation to draw comparisons between Cherubim’s handmade bicycles and katana, one of the swords used by the samurai of feudal Japan, can’t be ignored…
Even Dwarves Started Small: Rowan Frameworks EDC
The countdown has begun to Bespoked 2017. There’s only hours before the doors open on the UK’s Handmade Bicycle Show, and already the scene is…
See Into The Trees: Nica’s Big Forest Factory Racer
Like most frame builders, Robert Piontek of Germany’s Big Forest Frameworks heads up virtually every role of a small business. It’s a tough — yet…
Out On The Tiles: Velosmith x Mosaic RT-1D
The 2017 NAHBS has drawn to a close, leaving a wake of incredibly beautiful bicycles in it’s wake. Our heads are still reeling from the…
No Disintegrations: Caletti Boba Fett Road Race Special
A long time ago, at a Handmade Bicycle Show far, far away… Although it wasn’t all that long ago, but Salt Lake City was far…
