The klunker blazed the trail for modern mountain bike design and subsequent bikes were more purpose-designed and built, yet handmade in steel. After a few generations of evolution and development, a steel hardtail still seems to be the pinnacle for the long-term rider. Madrid’s Rubén Durán of Rizzo Cycles is dedicated to upholding the torch.
Today, ‘bespoke’ can refer to anything from cars to software, although it’s originally derived from the British tailoring profession. It’s bandied about in the bicycle industry as well, but for The Bike Tailor in Brighton, the definition is a perfect fit.
The Scottish round of this year’s Grinduro event was held a few weeks ago on the Isle of Arran, and it was a complete success,…
Situated at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado city of Durango is referred to as a mountain bikers paradise. One local frame builder,…
All manner of plastic bikes are currently riding through the Alsace region during the fifth stage of the 2019 Tour de France but, for the…
While the rest of the cycling world is going gah-gah over carbon fiber wunderbikes, data trackers and power meters during the third stage of Le…
Compared to a road-hugging racer, the full-suspension mountain bike is a complicated and constantly-evolving combination of geometries and genres. Volumes could be filled with the…
The dust has settled after a momentous Bespoked Bristol show, which was a sign of things to come. The advantages of technology are certainly making…
How many of you have wondered what would happen if Speedvagen built a MTB? You could bet the results would be just as spectacular as…
Leave it to the Euro crowd to come up with quirky variations of sports for everyone to get involved with. Germany’s Mawis Bikes just finished…
After last year’s collaboration, it’s now no longer any secret that the crew at Paul Components and the Sierra Nevada Brewery enjoy each other’s company.…
Spend any amount of time in the company of Cjell Moné and his work or, at the very least, reading about him or it, and…
After teaching countless students how to build their own frames, Paul Brodie has finally managed to make something for himself, this rowdy 27.5″ MTB. It’s…
Every once in a while, you have to go back to move forward, as was the case with Covey’s single speed Caletti MTB and its…
This is an exciting post to write. Not only because it profiles the Gnarpoon project by Worthing’s Sick Bicycle Co., but also because it features…
