Green Lane Ready: Temple Cycles Adventure Disc
Some bikes are created for a singular purpose, and when they are curated by someone who understands the market and the landscape, well, magic can…
Bike brands from the United Kingdom
Holy Geometry: ColourBolt x Moulton X-Black
All true bicycle fans owe it to themselves to ride a small-wheeled bike to experience the wonderful alternative it offers. While there are plenty of…
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E’s Are Good: Sven Cycles Swift eBike
The word on everybody’s lips are that eBikes are The Next Big Thing, but a lot of us classically-trained cyclists are quick to pooh-pooh them…
Black Gold: Spoon Customs IzoardRR Disc
When Cyclist magazine tested the Spoon Customs Izoard RR from alpine brand Spoon Customs last year, they described it as ‘blisteringly fast’ with ‘substance behind…
Due North: Field Cycles x Morvelo Nth Series Kit Offer
We’ve teamed up with the most stylish bike builders in Sheffield, Field Cycles, to bring the readers of The Spoken a special offer. If you’ve…
Ne’er Cast A Clout: Grinduro Bikes By The Bicycle Academy
Here’s a special report about the bikes created for the recent Grinduro Scotland event, the World’s Most Interesting Bicycle Race, by The Bicycle Academy alumni.…
Get The Holeshot: Stayer Cycles Snot Rocket
Recently, we featured a dazzling stainless steel disc road bike built by Sam, the proprietor of Leytonstone’s Local Bicycle Shop, Stayer Cycles. In a stark…
Primed And Ready: August Bicycles Grinduro Gravel Bike
Having debuted a pre-trend gravel bike at Bespoked, back in 2015, Gavin Buxton, AKA August Bicycles, has always had an eye for more adventure-focused styles…
Black Hole Sun: Isen Workshop R3 Road Bike
Race. Ready. Road. That’s what Isen Workshop’s R3 model designation stands for, and it’s an acute definition. There’s no variation on purpose here, the R3…
Framebuilding At Downland Cycles Part 2: Tack And Torch
For an Aussie, the winter frosts of rural England can be a shock. After the first few days of attending the comprehensive frame building course…
Pre-Tour Primer: ‘Racing Bicycles’ Book Review
The shadows Down Under, in Australia, are long in the afternoon and, for road racing fans, that can only mean one thing: a looming three…
Defender Project: Sven Cycles builds us a dirt tourer
When you get Sven Cycles’ Darron Coppin fired up about steel bikes, it’s hard not to get inspired about the future of cycling and the…
Leytonstone Legend: Stayer Cycles Stainless Steel Disc Road
Stayer Cycles is Leytonstone’s Local Bike Shop but Sam, the proprietor, is also a very accomplished frame builder and proponent of the local cyclocross scene.…
Deadly Fins: Jack’s Quirk Cycles Lo-Pro
If there’s one word to describe Robert Quirk’s work, it’s varied. To date, his frame building career consists of Transcontinental Divide race bikes, trail-shredding dirt…
Fade To White: Saffron Frameworks Gradient Racer
Spend more than a few years at something and you’ll inevitably start infusing it with your individual flavour — no matter how subtle — even…
