If you need reminding there’s positive action happening somewhere in this crazy world, look no further than World Bicycle Relief. They’ll be able to sustain the good work thanks to a collaboration between Fausto Pinarello and renowned architect Hani Rashid.
It’ll seem strange to cycle-tourists in the UK or USA but in Italy, up until only recently, there was a distinct lack of touring bicycles, given the country’s disposition towards racing. Look hard enough, though, and you might spot a rare bird — like this Faggin.
In our world of recycled and over-familiar graphic devices, UK illustrator Stevie Gee splashes his singular vision of a tweaked reality over every medium he…
#backintheday I used to own a pair of Briko Stingers. They were a perfect fit for my head, and offered an optimum peripheral vision. I’ve…
Chesini could very well be one of the last traditional and honest handmade Italian frame builders. A thoroughly modern marque, their heritage extends back to…
Sobriety be damned. Tonight, I am drinking a bottle of Sangiovese to one of the reasons The Spoken exists: the memory of Dario Pegoretti, a…
The Giro d’Italia celebrated its 101st edition last June, and it seems to be maturing more gracefully and stylishly than its French counterpart. To celebrate…
Pulling bikes apart and putting them back together again can be fun, especially so when the result is more of a frankenbike than the original.…
Back in 2013, we featured a brand new Bianchi Methanol 29FS — the pride and joy of Subaru-MarathonMTB.com team founder and manager Mike Blewitt. After…
Hungary’s Tamás Medgyes very generously took the time to describe his path to becoming the custodian of this incredible Colnago Master X-Light and, while it…
Cicli Faggin (pronounced Fah-JEEN) was established in 1945 and, for the past 70-odd years, has been producing some of Italy’s finest road racing bicycles. Their…
Javier Jubete of Spain’s Vintage Luxury Bicycles has a penchant for opulently restoring classic Italian racing bicycles, although he has demonstrated remarkable restraint during the…
For Campagnolo, 2017 was a big year. They launched a range of products to the market which many speculated whether the company would even attempt…
The Cromovelato of Wilier’s Gioiello Ramato, or Copper Jewel, has resulted in one of the most iconic finishes in the history of cycling. They brought…
Sometimes it’s worth taking a break from all the adventure and gravel bikes flooding the media streams and remind yourself of simpler machines assembled purely…
