Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Custom BMX bikes are bicycles that have been modified or built from scratch to meet the specific needs and preferences of the rider. These bikes are often tailored to suit the individual rider’s style, size, and riding discipline, whether that be street riding, park riding, or racing.

Custom builds often feature a mix of aftermarket and stock parts, which can be chosen based on the rider’s desired performance characteristics, such as weight, strength, and durability.

Riders can choose from a wide range of colors, graphics, and custom components to create a bike that is unique and stands out from the crowd. But building a custom bike requires a significant amount of knowledge and skill, as well as access to specialized tools and equipment.

Eastern Bikes Ti Grim Reaper

The BMX is intentionally overbuilt to withstand the rigors of their intended purpose, so manufacturers tread a fine line between structural integrity and usability. Joe…

Mike’s Custom Solid

There’s plenty of steel frames scattered through the pages of The Spoken that have been purposely left in their raw state. Traces of oxidization and…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Zodiac Engineering Terrible One

This is the latest iteration of Ken Spaulding’s Terrible One. If you happened to invest in the 2011 The Spoken Calendar, you’ll remember its first…

Healing Freestyler

If you’re like me and think BMX Bandits is still Nicole Kidman’s best work, you’ll also appreciate this Healing Freestyler. Healing was New Zealand’s sister…

S&M Sabbath

2012 is a magic year for S&M, it means they’ve been proudly producing ‘Made in America’ frames and components for 25 years. That’s a real…

Sunn Royal

My French friend Med from BMX Groupment sent through some images of his Sunn Royal BMX, a marque he has had extensive involvement with over…

Mongoose Triple Threat

There was a time when Mongoose had the holeshot on the competition, due to Skip Hess’ vision and entrepreneurial ingenuity. At the dawn of BMX…

Diamondback F1

The 1980s were a period of great innovation in the bicycle industry, one that nurtured not only the advent of a branch of cycling called…

CycleCraft Pro XL

CycleCraft is one of the lesser known marques of the Golden Era of Bicycle Motocross, but one that has still garnered a substantial cult following.…

Simple EZ

CAD Designer Jimmy Röstlund of Eject BMX just sent through these images of his latest bike, which is a bit of a portfolio piece. It’s…

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…

A museum-quality S&M Challenger BMX

S&M are approaching their 25th anniversary of producing all-American-made BMX frames and accessories, a testament to Chris Moeller’s dedication to the sport and culture. The…

Mutiny Loosefer v2.5

Mutiny Bikes has finally released their long-awaited Loosefer v2.5, a street and park frame with a chain stay length of 13″. Discussion has been rife…