Those of you with an appreciation for classic motorsports may twig at the title of today’s bike: the Maserati Mistral was produced from 1964 to 1970, powered by the famous straight six cylinder engine that carried Juan Manuel Fangio to… Read more
2012 has been a huge year for cycling — especially within the handmade bike scene, which seems to get bigger each month. It’s been a massive year for Aussie builders, which culminated in the Australian Custom Bicycle Show, held in… Read more
The process of acquiring a custom bicycle may seem like a very personal thing, but in fact it’s a collaborative process. There’s the relationship between the customer and the builder, not to mention the painter; but in this case the… Read more
The inaugural Australian Custom Bicycle Show was held last weekend in Melbourne, and those of us fortunate enough to make it along experienced something very exciting. It was the realization that appreciation for quality bikes is stronger than it has… Read more
If there’s one thing to be said for Martin Renwick, ex-Pro racer, now design guru behind Australia’s Vuelo Velo: he doesn’t do things by halves. This is the Copenhagen — the stylish commuter cousin to his Twisted road bike and… Read more
Australia’s love for the custom bicycle dates back to the late 1800s — not bad for an internationally remote country that was colonized only a hundred years before. But today, it exists at the sharp end of the scene, with… Read more
This may be a brand new track frame by Ken Evans, don of Australian frame building, yet I can’t help visualizing it after 15 or 20 seasons of racing at the local velodrome: nicely weathered, bearing a few nicks and… Read more
