Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Review: fyxation

The crew at fyxation recently sent me a selection of their products to review, and now the silly season has receded I’ve had a chance…

English Cycles Di2

Rob English is a well traveled-chap and many of those miles have been spent searching for an ideal occupation for a passionate cyclist. He found…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Paul Brodie

For a student of old-school mountain biking, the name of Canadian Paul Brodie will undoubtedly be familiar. His influence reaches back to 1985, when he…

Pony Bikes Super Deluxe

How many of us can remember our first bike? For many of us, learning to ride is one of our earliest acquired skills, so it’s…

Daccordi TT

For those passionate about cycling, there’s nothing quite like an Italian in rosso corsa to get the blood flowing, so it’s not hard to understand…

Klein Attitude Nightstorm

There’s one thing that can be said about a Klein, they’re unmistakable. Whether for their gregarious paint or their fat aluminum tubes, few MTB manufacturers…

Feather Cycles Single Speed

The last three frames to emerge from the Yorkshire workshop of Ricky Feather have been a departure from his usual repertoire: we’ve seen a striking…

VANDEYK Nightstream Di2

I’ve been looking forward to the advent of the VANDEYK Nightstream Di2 since the MTB edition was featured on The Spoken. Arendt van Deyk has…

Claud Butler Ladydale

This is the second Claud Butler to be featured on The Spoken, and the second by Melbourne’s Andrew Blake. Andrew has a penchant for discovering…

Claud Butler

If you’re a resident of the United Kingdom, you may recognize the name of Claud Butler from a chain of bike stores. If you’ve any…