Double Down: Rob’s Kumo Cycles Randonneur
Robert Hoehne is an alumnus of the Audax Australia Cycling Club and initially approached Kumo Cycles for a tandem. After meeting with Keith to discuss…
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Robert Hoehne is an alumnus of the Audax Australia Cycling Club and initially approached Kumo Cycles for a tandem. After meeting with Keith to discuss…
The United Kingdom is one of the world’s most spectacular locations in which to ride a bike, and also one of the most accessible. Stanforth…
Iowa’s Jeffrey Bock is an unsung hero of America’s frame building fraternity. It’s almost a shock to learn that he’s made a few hundred frames…
Prova Cycles’ Mark Hester has some impressive automotive design and engineering credentials, which he now applies to the two-wheeled world. After producing a slew of…
The Hollingsworth is a model that has been stewing away in the back of Royal H Cycles for a few years. The name is actually…
One of the best things about owning a steel bike is that they grow old exceptionally well — a worn bike is a collection of…
Sean and Anna Virnig of Rawland Cycles aren’t strangers to this whole ‘adventure’ or ‘all-road’ bike scenario at all. Founded in 2007, they prototyped the…
Most custom frame builders in the US these days are creating bikes that cater for current tastes. But if you’re after something that hearkens back…
Slovakia looks like a nice country to ride around in. Arko Bici is the workshop of Marek Parajka, situated at the base of the Little…
Early in June this year, Le Concours de Machines was held in Ambert, in the Auvergne region, for the first time since 1949. The event…
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Dave Mercer must be one of the world’s most eloquent frame builders, wielding as much talent with the pen — or keyboard — as he…
Even though Caren Hartley’s career as a jewellery designer has been momentarily shelved, her talent for turning raw metal into functional art has found expression…
The University of Iowa offers a frame building course, although it’s not your standard frame building course. It’s offered through the School of Art and…
The American frame builder Richard Sachs has contributed a vast amount to the culture of the custom bicycle, his knowledgable opinion notwithstanding. Sachs’ PegoRichie Tubing…