Beautiful Bicycle: Bishop Dura Ace 10-Pitch Track Bike
Chris Bishop cleaned up shop at the 2012 NAHBS with a trinity of gorgeous frames. He won best fillet construction, best lugged construction and this frame brought home the best steel bike. That’s the...
View Article2013 NAHBS: Hampsten 7-Eleven Tribute Track
Andy Hampsten’s legacy is one that needs no introduction. Hampsten Cycles, however might. Columbus MAX is his first love and for the most part, all Hampstens are made from this legendary tubeset. My...
View Article2013 NAHBS: Bishop Bikes Reverse Bi-Lam Road
It should be no surprise that Chris Bishop won an award at NAHBS with this bike. For the third year in a row, this full time framebuilder and part time bike messenger brought an incredible fleet of...
View Article2013 NAHBS: Alchemy Bicycle Co
The guys at Alchemy began their operation here in Austin and last year the company relocated to Denver, the home of the 2013 NAHBS. Since relocating, the team has pulled together an empire of steel,...
View ArticleBeautiful Bicycle: Tyler’s Factory 5 Low Pro Track
Another one of the Factory 5 track bikes that was on the bike tour was Tyler’s. This 61cm frame has quite the component kit on it. Most interestingly, one of five pairs of H+Son carbon fiber wrapped...
View ArticleBeautiful Bicycle: 531 Cecil Walker Track with Zipp Wheels
The story with this bike in particular is a common tale. As a youngster, the owner used to race at the velodromes here in Melbourne. Like many kids growing up, he rode what he could afford to and when...
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I Thought This Was Nice
I’ve been spending time with Lauren, walking around Melbourne these past two days and on our way to dinner last night, I saw these logos on an old storefront glass. They were hand-drawn on the...
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Firefly: Redback Thriller
From the side profile, this bike looks merely red-kissed, but the rear of the bike washes your eyes with a vibrant splash of red. Check out more of this subtle beaut at the Firefly Flickr!
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Firefly: The Bones Project is Live!
Ya gotta hand it to Firefly and Eric Bones. This project came out so rad. “We have designed and built thousands of steel frames in our careers, and we have developed a deep respect for the material...
View ArticleBeautiful Bicycle: Cycles d’Autremont Road
Hubert from Cycles d’Autremont has been in town for a few days now, en route back to Burlington, Vermont. He brought two bikes with him on his trip, one of which being this deep red road bike. The...
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Firefly: Disc Envy
These days, it’s tough to decide on your stopping method. With some systems failing, skewer genocide on the horizon, and awkward setup required, the hydro disc cross and road bike market is at...
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Bishop Bikes: Dichotomy
I know this isn’t entirely all that surprising but I found this photo series that Chris Bishop posted to his Flickr very interesting. This is for a Di2 disc bike. It’s great to see new technology...
View ArticleBeautiful Bicycle: Tim’s Argonaut Disc Road
When Ben from Argonaut Cycles designed and developed his first road frame, he was content, but that didn’t mean his desire to create the best made in the USA carbon fiber road frame was sated. Ben knew...
View Article2014 NAHBS: Festka Union Jack Di2 Disc Road
One of my favorite builders this year at NAHBS were the Czech builders Festka. Their work with oversized Ti and stainless tubing is impeccable. While most of their paint jobs are pretty over the top,...
View Article2014 NAHBS: Mosaic’s Dura Ace Road for Crankstar Brisbane
You gotta hand it to Mosaic Cycles out of Boulder, Colorado. They really do love their dealer shops. In fact, this year, each of their bikes were designed specifically for a different shop, around the...
View ArticleBishop Dura Ace 10-Pitch Track Bike
Chris Bishop cleaned up shop at the 2012 NAHBS with a trinity of gorgeous frames. He won best fillet construction, best lugged construction and this frame brought home the best steel bike. That’s the...
View Article2013 NAHBS: Hampsten 7-Eleven Tribute Track
Andy Hampsten’s legacy is one that needs no introduction. Hampsten Cycles, however might. Columbus MAX is his first love and for the most part, all Hampstens are made from this legendary tubeset. My...
View Article2013 NAHBS: Bishop Bikes Reverse Bi-Lam Road
It should be no surprise that Chris Bishop won an award at NAHBS with this bike. For the third year in a row, this full time framebuilder and part time bike messenger brought an incredible fleet of...
View Article2013 NAHBS: Alchemy Bicycle Co
The guys at Alchemy began their operation here in Austin and last year the company relocated to Denver, the home of the 2013 NAHBS. Since relocating, the team has pulled together an empire of steel,...
View ArticleTyler’s Factory 5 Low Pro Track
Another one of the Factory 5 track bikes that was on the bike tour was Tyler’s. This 61cm frame has quite the component kit on it. Most interestingly, one of five pairs of H+Son carbon fiber wrapped...
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