Fade To Black: Victoire Cycles For Voyage À Vélo
In 2019 an event called Voyage À Vélo took place in France, and while there was an abundance of hi-viz and reflectors in attendance, this…
Touring Bicycles
A selection of quality touring bicycles from classic to custom builds, to suit riding styles from daily commuting to long-distance touring. These bikes are designed for comfort, handling, and durability, with features like sturdy frames, smooth-rolling tires, and comfortable saddles.
The Rebirth Of Cool: Cyfac Brings Back Meral
Protagonists of progress may beg to differ, but it’s always encouraging to see ‘heritage’ brands reinvigorated for a modern market (except, perhaps, in the case…
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Bicycle Annually: Meerglas 650b Randonneur
It seems there are a plethora of frame builders in Berlin, and Thomas Becker produces some of the city’s most elegant bikes. His firm, Meerglas,…
Rhode Outta Town: Chapman Cycles Randonneur
It’s always a pleasure to feature the work of Rhode Island’s Brian Chapman. His “Modern Frames for Vintage Souls” instantly transport us back to a…
Grand Royal Göteborg: Patrik Tegnér Randonneuse
This could well be the most elegant bike we’ve featured all year. It was built by Patrik Tegnér, a name unknown, perhaps, to those of…
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…
Tomorrow The World: Stanforth Kibo Dirt Drop
We all have bikes that, for whatever reason, just tick all of our boxes. While not exactly a Luddite, the sight of a 26″ wheeled…
King Off The Street: Killenbike 27.5 Dirt Tourer
It’s only been a week since we featured the Bondi Blue Killenbike All-Roadster, but things have been buzzing around the Newtown workshop of Sean Killen, and…
Discoveries In Dorset: Sven Cycles Adventure Bikes
There have been some great things afoot at the Dorset workshop of Sven Cycles. Darron, Mog and Steve have been extremely busy building some of…
The New Velo Orange Piolet: Poppin’ Purple
Maryland’s Velo Orange has been creating components for the leisure and touring cyclists for more than a decade now. They added frames to their catalog…
Ride All Night: Brevet Cycles Low Trail Rando
At the beginning of July this year, the second edition of the Concours de Machines took place in Ambert, Auvergne, France. For the second time,…
Bee Chaser: Kimura Cycles Merops
Yuji Kimura is a Japanese industrial designer who studied in Germany — and now lives there — and now designs beautiful bicycles under the moniker…
Copperhead Ride: Jeff Bock Custom Tourer
We live in a world of instant visual gratification these days, which makes it nearly impossible to fully appreciate the work that goes into the…
Lions And Eagles: English Cycles TransAm Race Bike
To celebrate the year of his 40th birthday, Rob English decided to compete in this year’s TransAm Race — a 4300 mile journey across the…
Raizin Hell: Kimura Cycleworks Ciel Tourer
In a world of fancy paint work and electronic groupsets, it’s easy to forget about what lies underneath it all: the craft of the frame…
