Piero Fornasetti
During the first half of the 20th Century, the face of Lina Cavalieri was one of the most recognized around the European opera houses. She…
VANDEYK Purple Blast
In a welcome reaction to the understated tones and subtle hues that pervade the custom bicycle world, Germany’s VANDEYK Contemporary Cycles inject a searing splash…
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Soma Prestige
The San Francisco-based Soma Fabrications is a benefactor of The Spoken, for which we are very grateful. The inspiration for their brand is the Bay…
SingleBe Bikes
Bicycles and motorcycles have helped each other evolve since… well, since someone stuck an engine in a bicycle. Disc brakes, the threadless headset, triple clamp…
Tommasini Super Prestige
Normally the site of a paddock filled with Echium Plantagineum, or Patterson’s Curse, would fill the heart of an Australian cattle man with dread. The…
Koizumi Madison Taipan
Some guys go to incredible lengths to restore an old school BMX to period correctness, but Lixy Bacskay is a female Kiwi artist whose latest…
Sasha Eysymontt’s Zanconato Cyclocross
Sasha Eysymontt is a VP at SiriusXM and a true connoisseur of the beautiful bicycle. He owns a quiver of immaculate Vanilla bikes, Nagasawa keirins…
Garage 271 Nostra
The term ‘custom bicycle’ can have two different meanings, but both are correct. One definition refers to the hand built frame that’s assembled from materials…
Winter Bicycles 1918
The utilitarian purpose of military bicycles is both something to be admired and feared, like war horses. The latest machine to emerge from the workshop…
An Eddy Merckx MX Leader with an Edco groupset
For connoisseurs of fine bicycles, Eddy Merckx’s MX Leader is one of the most highly sought-after frames. The iconic chevrons on the back of those…
