Copy Coppi, Dot To Dotti: Rich Mitch’s Grand Tour
There’s only one week left of the 2016 Tour de France and it won’t be long before the decisive moves are made that will shape…
Bike brands from the United Kingdom
Hand-Drawn Handmade: Spoon Customs At B1866
B1866 is Brooks England’s flagship store in Seven Dials, London. It’s a showroom for Brooks’ products and the culture that surrounds it — such as…
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Orange And The New Black: August Bicycles Di2 Road
Gav Buxton is quickly determining a distinct style for his August Bicycles workshop, one that’s finished with clean lines, smooth curves, a limited palette and…
Fire And Brimstone: Demon Frameworks’ Manhattan Lug Set
More often than not, the best way to admire a hand-built frame is in the raw state — before it’s painted. That’s certainly true of…
Turn On, Tune In, Dropout: Project Rockhopper Commuter
Timothy Leary popularised the famous counterculture-era phrase at the Human Be-In gathering in 1967. It looks like London’s Jake Weir has been ‘thinking for himself…
An Act of Pennants: Paul Smith’s Cycling Scrapbook
For lovers of cycling and fine design, a highly-anticipated treat has hit the bookshops. Sir Paul Smith is a very public fan of cycling and…
150 Years In The Saddle: Brooks Anniversary Edition Range
It’s been 150 years since John Boultbee founded Brooks England. It’s been a tumultuous one-and-a-half centuries, but to celebrate their production of the world’s most…
Fear And Loathing In Frome: James Hoppe’s YES Road Bike
We seem to be living in an era of extravagant paintwork, where the skill of the frame painter is emphasised as much as that of…
The Colourful Colcestrian: Claire’s Evanson Road Bike
Colchester, in Essex, is claimed to be the oldest town in Britain, having been mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who died in AD 79. Ironic,…
Ruby Through The Looking-Glass: Hartley Cycles Mini-Tourer
Even though Caren Hartley’s career as a jewellery designer has been momentarily shelved, her talent for turning raw metal into functional art has found expression…
Saffron Frameworks x 5th Floor LDN At The Red Hook Crit
The ninth edition of the Brooklyn Red Hook Crit race is about to kick off, spitting dozens of male and female racers into the looping…
Come On Join The Mudslide: The Hack Bike Derby Movie
Back in February, some of the UK’s top young frame builders — all good mates and alumni of The Bicycle Academy — congregated in a…
Best Of British: Bespoked Bristol 2016
There were a heap of new builders presented at the 2016 Bespoked Bristol event last weekend, alongside some longstanding names and brands. Jamie and Dan…
The Well-Dressed Woodsman: Andrew’s 29er Field Cycles MTB
No need for tweed here, Andrew’s 29er MTB, one of the latest bikes to emerge from the Sheffield workshop of Field Cycles, is quite possibly…
London Belongs To Me: August Bicycles Commuter
For Gavin Buxton, things have come full circle. An engineer with nearly two decades-worth of experience, he has also been practising as August Wheelworks. His…
