Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Firefly Bicycles FF-217

If there’s one thing to be said for Boston’s Firefly Bicycles, they’re happy to try new things. While the trio of Tyler, Jamie and Kevin…

Cinelli Supercorsa

The second round of the 2013 Red Hook Crit kicks off tomorrow and while we’re rooting for another win by a Stanridge Speed Highstreet Pursuit,…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

3Rensho Porteur

There was a time, not so recently, when the only bicycle to be seen dead with was a Japanese Keirin frame built up only with…

Pachyderm CX001

Unless you’ve a strong interest in the American custom bicycle scene, you might not have heard of Doug Fattic. Doug teaches frame building classes from…

Prolly’s Geekhouse Woodville

Whoever has had a beloved bicycle stolen from them will know what anger and anguish it can cause. Woe betide those who perform the unspeakable…

Colnago C59 Italia

For all the proselytizing on The Spoken about steel frames, there are a couple of composite riding machines that I’d happily turn for. One is…

Vogel Rapha Continental

Carbon fiber has a lot to answer for, not only for the increased tube diameter which offers a greater opportunity to slather garish company logos…

Field Cycles 29er

The last Field Cycle we saw on The Spoken was the Sheffield team’s Fixed Road. Since then, there’s been a few more sightings of their…

Arbisi Porteur

It’s encouraging to witness the growing interest in the handmade bicycle. Especially when you come across a first-time builder, someone like you or me, picking…

VANDEYK Machine For Riding

Fast, beautiful vehicles are a local specialty of Stuttgart, Germany’s sixth-largest city. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Maybach are all produced there. Now the streets of Stuttgart…