Oregon Manifest 2014: HUGE x 4130
The 2014 Oregon Manifest competition certainly looks a lot different to previous editions, which saw most entries taking the form of traditional porteurs and cargo…
Winter Bicycles Tool Series
Mass-produced bicycles do serve a purpose, there’s no denying. For a basic, off-the-peg machine that will get you riding quickly, a one-size-fits-all bike can’t be…
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A-train Cycles City Cruiser
Most of the bikes that come out of Alex Cook’s Minneapolis workshop, A-train Cycles, are robust ‘cross and road machines built from stainless steel, but…
Firefly Bicycles All-road Tourer
A custom frame is a very significant and enjoyable investment, but not one that should be entered into lightly. Every detail must be confirmed, from…
REPETE Reborn
Two fresh bikes from two completely separate workshops from the Czech Republic in one week… what is in the water over there? First the raw…
Cinelli Porteur
Many consider Paris to be the most beautiful city in the world. I am one of them. Today, it is a very modern city, cloaked…
Ben’s Field Cycles Commuter
The 101st Tour de France rolls towards its regular rendezvous with the Champs-Élysées tomorrow, which feels like a very short three weeks since I was…
Morvélo x Aroe
Back in the early 90s, when I studied Graphic Design, there was somewhat of a Sydney graffiti artist alumni in the year above me. It…
Dain’s Black Cat
Todd Ingermanson of California’s Black Cat Bicycles describes himself as a one-man dance party, and with Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats playing in the background,…
Rock’n’Rolla: A 29er mountain bike from SingleBe
There’s some pretty inspiring bikes coming out of the Czech Republic custom scene these days, especially the off-road sector. One workshop that’s spearheading that movement…
