Hunt And Gather: Sven Cycles Forager
It’s interesting that while humanity rushes forward with great bounds in technology, we also seem to be seeking more atavistic approaches to our lifestyles. There…
Bike brands from the United Kingdom
Burnt Ochre: James’ Rusby Cycles Road
This was the second road bike to roll out of Jake Rusby’s South London workshop in the last two weeks, and the second to be…
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Fearful Asymmetry: Tom’s Rusby Cycles Road
Jake Rusby has been busy: His workshop wall is filled with the diagrams of customer’s frames that need to be out of the door before…
Made in the Vale of York: Titchmarsh Cycles Ti Road
Yorkshire is home to some of the best frame builders in the United Kingdom, of both older generations and new. One of the latter is…
Demon Frameworks Hermes XCr Framset
With only a handful of manufacturers supplying the frame building industry with lugs, there’s little to tell one unpainted lugged steel frame from another —…
From A Jeweller’s Hand: Hartley Cycles Gravel Road Bike
On Wednesday the 18th of November, an exhibition opens at London’s Design Museum, titled ‘Cycle Revolution’. It’s a superb snapshot of contemporary cycling, and includes…
Back In Black: Brooks C13 Cambium #OnTheRivet
The Spoken is honoured, humbled and very excited to selected as one of the initial testers of the new Brooks saddle: the eagerly awaited C13…
Saffron Frameworks XV Vulcan
The 2016 The Spoken Custom Bicycle Calendar became available for sale yesterday. The cover is adorned with a photo of an inside fork leg, painted…
Hetchins at Clarence Street Cyclery
Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, more commonly referred to as Southend, or Sarfend, is a seaside resort town and borough on the north side of the Thames…
Rapha + Liberty Bicycles by Donhou
Liberty, one of London’s most famous department stores, will have an expected turnover in 2015 of 145 million pounds, up from 132 million pounds for…
Toad Custom Cycles Blue Road
West Berkshire’s Toby Gallagher is certainly proving himself as a versatile builder. The last bike we saw from his Toad Custom Cycles was an elaborate…
Donhou Cycles DSS2
After a successful reception at the Brooks England flagship store in Covent Garden, the Donhou Cycles DSS2 is now available to the public. The second…
Spoon Customs X Sam Dunn
If you want to learn how to make a bicycle frame, The Bicycle Academy is the UK’s premier destination. Its alumni include many names that…
Sven Cycles 650b Roadster
On the front page of the Sven Cycles website is the image of their award granted by the 2014 UK Handmade Bicycle Show, Bespoked Bristol,…
Engineered Bicycles Gezel
It’s getting harder and harder for the bigger bike manufacturers to keep up with the market, as we expect more from our bikes. Over the…
