Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Sven Cycles is an award-winning fabricator of fully bespoke, hand-made bikes, based in Weymouth, Dorset, UK.

Founded by Darron Sven Coppin, the company specializes in creating custom-made bikes that are tailored to the individual needs and preferences of each rider.

With a focus on quality, craftsmanship, and attention to detail, Sven Cycles produces bikes that are not only stunning but also perform at the highest level.

Hunt And Gather: Sven Cycles Forager

It’s interesting that while humanity rushes forward with great bounds in technology, we also seem to be seeking more atavistic approaches to our lifestyles. There…

Sven Cycles 650b Roadster

On the front page of the Sven Cycles website is the image of their award granted by the 2014 UK Handmade Bicycle Show, Bespoked Bristol,…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Sven Cycles Tourer

The UK Handmade Bicycle Show, Bespoked Bristol, is happening this weekend — 17th-19th April — and it’s shaping up to be the biggest and best…

Sven Cycles Classic Single Speed

Dorset’s Darron Coppin of Sven Cycles is somewhat of an anomaly in the custom framebuilding scene. Eschewing the current trend of making steel bikes that…

Sven Cycles Super Light

13.9lb, or 6.3kg, isn’t a bad old weight for a steel road bike now, is it? With his latest build, Weymouth’s Darron Coppin has silenced…

Sven Cycles x Carradice

The workshop of Darron Sven Coppin is located in the bustling seaside town of Weymouth Dorset on the southern English coast, eight kilometres north of…

Sven Cycles x Paniagua

In his tell-all book ‘The Secret Race’, the story of his tenure with Lance Armstrong and the US Postal team, Tyler Hamilton made reference to…

Sven Cycles Rouge Noir Roadster

Haute couture fashion and the gritty workshop of a custom framebuilder may seem like worlds apart. But considering that both produce wearable art which is…