Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life
Bike Czech: Switchcraft Cycles Full Sus MTB

Bike Czech: Switchcraft Cycles Full-Sus MTB

Like the track bike, the BMX is pure simplicity. The modern dual-suspension MTB, however, is way down the other end of the spectrum — but Jakub Junek drew inspiration from some of the BMX’s best features when he built himself this one.

Gravel Design: Arnaud's Teal And Bourbon SingleBe

Gravel Design: Arnaud’s Teal And Bourbon SingleBe

It’s always refreshing to hear of a diehard cyclist’s first custom bike experience. Arnaud Pladys had been riding passionately for eight years before his dream bike came true at the hands of Czech builder, SingleBe’s Tomáš Kutin.

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Czech Both Ways: SingleBe Red Commuter

The Czech workshop of SingleBe Bikes are what Tim Paterek would describe as a ‘comprehensive custom builder’, meaning that each bike produced is wholly singular…

Czech Mate: Brodie’s Festka Zero

While the Czech workshop, or dílna, of Festka is more widely known for their stainless steel and titanium frames, their catalog is actually spearheaded by…

SingleBe Caleido SSCX

When it comes to the custom bike scene, there’s plenty to talk about in the Czech Republic, what with the Podia crew, Festka, Rozzo and…

Festka Asphalt LT

It wasn’t all that long ago that local cycling clubs were highly populated and were integral cogs in the community machinery. Of course, for every…

Rozzo for Mark Levinson

There’s been a groundswell of custom builders emanating from Central Europe and, in particular, the Czech Republic. It’s spearheaded, of course, by Festka, but Rozzo…