It’s been just over a year since we featured Carson Leh’s Deluxe TECH2 BMX and its leather upholstered saddle that so excited the bicycle blogosphere. Carson is a multi-talented designer who has applied his appreciation of traditional style to furniture and industrial design, sustainability consulting, photography and, finally, traditional shoemaking and custom leather saddlery. Read More
On the 9th of February 2012, the immensely humble and intensely hardworking Ernesto Colnago celebrated his eightieth birthday. This milestone was spent like any other day in the Colnago calendar: a dedicated day full of duty to one of the world’s most respected bicycle marques, pleasantly interrupted by the release of a highly desirable and strictly limited Colnago bicycle and making sure he was, as usual, the last to leave the office. Read More
The faux-wood paint effect of Rob Pollock’s Woodwork Alien frame was a real hit among Cycle EXIF readers, back in November 2010, but this frame is veneered with real walnut. Jakub Vávra posted a single photo of this creation on the Cycle EXIF facebook wall and I had to find out more. Read More
Cycling is so integrated into Dutch society that it’s actually possible to feel unlike a ‘cyclist’ by riding a bike there. For a nation that’s so enamored with the bicycle, the Netherlands has a surprisingly small number of custom frame builders. They do exist, however, and embody a national character in the same way a particular region will produce a singularly flavored wine. Read More
This Raleigh Team Panasonic Track was a high point of my morning commute to my workplace in The Rocks, Sydney. It turned into one of those ‘coffee shop romances’ where I’d roll into town and wonder excitedly whether we’d cross paths or not. A little online sleuth work revealed the owner to be none other than an old Sydney bike courier colleague of mine, Levon Broederlow. Read More
Heidi Davis is a founding member of the New England Mountain Bike Association, a collection of chapters dedicated to preserving and enjoying the trails that exist in the North Eastern corner of the US. Heidi was also a Fat Chance team rider during the late 80s and early 90s, and her custom MTB was recently and briefly for sale on the floor of Boston’s Superb Bicycle. Read More
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 milestone for any brand in the bicycle industry, especially one as fickle as the BMX genre. But it proves the quality of their products, and the dedication of their fan base. Joe Stevenson is one of the hardcore fans: this is the second S&M of his we’ve featured on Cycle EXIF, and the fourth of his BMX in total. Read More
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