Review: Lab-Gear
Merino wool is finally making an impression on the cycling garment market, and it won’t be long before it is recognized as a superior fabric…
Sizemore Mega Cruiser
Taylor Sizemore‘s mission statement is to create bikes that are simple, functional and unadorned, yet beautiful in their rugged purity. He built this big-wheeled Mega…
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The wooden bikes of Arnolt van der Sman
I have fond memories of my grandfather in his workshop where he used to practice his love for woodwork. I can smell the lacquer and…
Ritchey MountainBikes
Most local bike shops will have a token classic or collectable bike displayed somewhere, attestation to the proprietor’s favored genre or the shop’s specialty. Long…
Pashley Guv’nor
Regrettably, Pashley is one of the last three ‘traditional’ companies to produce bicycles in the UK, the other two being Moulton and Brompton. The economic…
Bishop Bikes Dura-Ace Track
Looking at these images of Chris Bishop’s craftsmanship, I can’t help but be reminded of its similarity to a fine hand made watch. The idea…
Volvo-Cannondale Super V DHF
1998 was a good year for Volvo-Cannondale team rider, David Vasquez. The final placing of the UCI Downhill round found him on the second tier…
The Tweed Steed
The Tweed Run was inaugurated in 2009 by the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed crew, which since then has grown into a veritable institution.…
F. Moser Motard
It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention, but I’ll also attribute a few beers and an active imagination. It was certainly a contributing…
De Rosa Neo Primata
Ugo De Rosa, another padre of the Italian racing bicycle tradition, celebrated his seventy-eighth birthday in January this year. The De Rosa business doesn’t show…
