Australian Custom Bicycle Show Pt. 1
The inaugural Australian Custom Bicycle Show was held last weekend in Melbourne, and those of us fortunate enough to make it along experienced something very…
Bike brands from Australia
Vuelo Velo Copenhagen
If there’s one thing to be said for Martin Renwick, ex-Pro racer, now design guru behind Australia’s Vuelo Velo: he doesn’t do things by halves.…
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Baum Cycles Brian’s Corretto
Australia’s love for the custom bicycle dates back to the late 1800s — not bad for an internationally remote country that was colonized only a…
Kenevans Track
This may be a brand new track frame by Ken Evans, don of Australian frame building, yet I can’t help visualizing it after 15 or…
Llewellyn Cadenzia
A few years ago, the GT Zaskar was, for me, the absolute pinnacle of bicycle beauty. Then one day I stumbled across photographs of Darrell…
Kypo Pista
Australia will hold its first Custom Bicycle Show in December 2012, which will present a swathe of current builders and their work. They will be…
Chapelli NuVinci
If you’ve never heard of the NuVinci® hub, get used to the name — it’s the biggest innovation that has happened to gears since Tullio…
Kumo Cycles Mixte
There’s nothing like the sight of a cherry orchard in full blossom to signal a positive change in the seasons, but this peppermint mixte by…
Ricardo Elite
For every Aussie bicycle ‘aficionado’ who’ll turn their nose up at today’s bike, there’s guaranteed to be five more who’ll instantly be taken back to…
Vuelo Velo Twisted V8
If you’re lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a Vuelo Velo in the wild, take a long, hard look. They don’t hang around for…
Kumo Cycles Pista
If you were fortunate enough to attend last Sunday’s 2012 Melburn Roobaix, the friendly ride through Melbourne’s cobblestoned laneways, you may have encountered the two…
Review: Ortre Cinco5
Ortre is a design studio based in Sydney that create products for ‘everyday cyclists’. You will hopefully recognize the name from the sidebar of The…
Baum Corretto Purple Art
The titanium and steel frames produced by Baum Cycles are now considered some of Australia’s finest, enjoying a highly regarded and desired reputation. A mutual…
Kumo Cycles Winter Bike
While the northern hemisphere begins to warm with the knowledge that summer and the Tour de France are just around the corner, it’s beginning to…
Kumo Cycles Kinoko
In the southern states of Australia, it seems like the temperature is dropping a degree with every passing day. While most cyclists cringe at the…
