Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Parlee Z-Zero XD

It’s been just over a week since we were all blown away by the IMSHI Cycles bike built by photographer Eric Baumann, and especially by…

ERA Cycles Skull Road

The last bike by ERA Cycles was a primary-coloured tribute to one of the greatest professional motorcyclists of all time: Barry Sheene. The details incorporated…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Rosko 650b MTB

It’s ironic that for a city as large as New York, space is such a rare commodity. More often than not, frame builders have to…

Toad Custom Cycles Light Tourer

Culturally, toads get a pretty bad rap compared to their often prettier cousins: frogs. Their dry, leathery skin and short legs lend them a bristly…

Victoire Cycles 29er MTB

Within a week, the Clermont-Ferrand workshop of Victoire Cycles had turned out two very different custom mountain bikes, for two very different customers. This is…

IMSHI Cycles Di2 Road

Long-term readers of The Spoken should recognize the work of Eric Baumann. He has photographed some of our favorite bikes, many by Boston’s Royal H…

2015 Eroica Britannia – Sunday

After a year of anticipation, the day of the actual 2015 Eroica Britannia ride had arrived. After the inaugural event, at the same location as…