Cherubim ULI / Sticky
There’s a heritage woven intrinsically throughout each Cherubim frame that extends back to some of the bastions of Keirin frame builders. The head builder at…
Bike brands from Japan
Kinfolk Autumn
This is actually the second time we’ve featured this bike – it’s owner is John Buellen, one of the founders of Kinfolk. His frame is…
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Kuwahara Grasshopper
While this may be a ‘how-you-find-them’ post, this is one modern classic you’d rather hope to find. Kuwahara will perpetually be remembered for their BMX…
Kinfolk Urban Cycle
The bicycle has undergone a renaissance over the past decade. While it has been with us since the early 1800s, in one form or another,…
Nakamoto’s Kinfolk
Nakamoto’s Kinfolk has been haunting me for a while but today I saw the correlation between it and the passionate conversions the Japanese perform of…
Bridgestone NJS
The last Bridgestone featured on The Spoken was a very different beast—a PHM9 Sprint—but it’s interesting to hold the two of them up against each…
A custom Kuwahara BMX by Justin Fox
One of Australia’s premier design resources, INFRONT, is readying itself for a major re-branding. It’s only one of the many projects Justin Fox has instigated…
S and S Panasonic
While interstate and overseas travel continues to be more accessible, tourists wishing to travel with their bicycle must endure excessive fees for the transport of…
Kinfolk Spring
Every morning on my morning commute I’m reminded of the season’s turning. It’s definitely cooling down in the southern hemisphere, while I’m continually reading updates…
Ryan’s Kinfolk
As a younger man I had a deep appreciation for the craft and mysticism surrounding the art of the Samurai sword, or katana. Now that…
Bridgestone Sprint
Track racing, to coin a phrase, is big in Japan, and while Keirin racing requires classically styled steel frames by revered masters of the torch,…
REW10 Cruiser
Look again, that’s not just a reflection in the mirror-like chrome, that’s a long point lug. And yes, that’s a custom fillet brazed frame. REW10…
Miyata Century
Miyata was founded by a Japanese gunsmith in 1892 who, thankfully, realized that bicycles were a more sustainable industry. It is now a Dutch joint…
Ichico Indy Fab Cyclocross
I was getting a few inquiries from the mountain-bike fraternity as to why The Spoken seemed to focus on ultra clean, studio shot images. Today’s…
Kinfolk Autumn
There are many parallels that can be drawn between cycling and the martial arts. Whether it is racing and sparring on the mat within the…
