Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life
Three Fiets High And Rising: Lester Cycles Grinder

Three Fiets High And Rising: Lester Cycles Grinder

If clearance is the new black, then this custom adventure bike by Amsterdam’s Lester Cycles is ready for the runway. Or rather – Swedish gravel and snow. Measuring a petite 48cm, it’s the smallest frame yet built by Lester Jansen, the man behind Lester Cycles.

Sman Cruisers

Sman Cruisers

I have fond memories of my grandfather in his workshop where he used to practice his love for woodwork. I can smell the lacquer and feel the shavings even now. He was forever fervently restoring bentwood chairs, turning wooden apples for gifts or making me billy carts or swords. As a result, after a long…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Elian Cycles X Anothersomething

Cycling is so integrated into Dutch society that it’s actually possible to feel unlike a ‘cyclist’ by riding a bike there. For a nation that’s…

Van Hulsteijn

If you’re interested in bicycles and have access to the internet, you’ll surely have seen the amazing frames by Herman Van Hulsteijn, which caused quite…

Gazelle Primeur Special

William van Beek just completed the restoration of his Gazelle Primeur Special, and it’s a superb example from the Dutch builder. It doesn’t take much…

Primarius Artisan

Given the otherworldly fascination the Dutch have with the bicycle, it wasn’t going to be too long before it was elevated beyond the utilitarian fiets…

Miyata Mixte

Well, it looks like the mixte has grown up. ‘Mixte’ is a direct appropriation of the French word meaning ‘mixed’ or ‘unisex’: despite the fact…

Deus Ex Machina Rudge

The crew at Deus Canggu continue to regale us with tales of tropical adventures, buccaneering and discoveries of long lost wrecks from the days of…

Elian Cycles 02 Commuter

While I usually prefer to see bikes shot outdoors, I’m going to say that this is one of my favorite shoots. With a typical Dutch…

Deus Ex Machina Fongers

Before and After photos always gets me going, especially when the Before shot is of a rusty wreck that no-one else would look at —…

Spyker Aeroblade

Bespoke Dutch super car builder Spyker have a motto, ‘Nulla tenaci invia est via’ which translates as ‘for the tenacious, no road is impassable’. It’s…