One final overview of Bespoked Dresden this year before heading to… well, Bespoked Osaka. This week we’re looking at pretty much the only track bike at the show, a modern Clunker, a touring mountain bike, and two amazing cargo bikes!
As always, a huge thank you to Bespoked for organizing this event, as well as every builder making the time to go outside with me to get some pictures taken. Let’s get into it!
Giawasa Track Bike
Detailed Parts List
Frameset
Giawasa Track
Drivetrain Campagnolo Super Record 52 × 19
Crank
Campagnolo Super Record
Seatpost and Saddle
Campagnolo Aero post, and Brooks C13
Stem and Handlebar
Custom Giawasa stem, Nitto B123
Wheels
Bikebeat wheelset
This is Jergen’s personal love letter to two of the most beautiful track bikes ever made, in his opinion: the Cinelli Laser and a Samson illusion track he saw rolling in Paris. Jergen, originally from South Africa, had stopped riding after childhood, but when he moved to Germany and started working as a bike messenger, a friend showed him a picture of a Cinelli Laser. It was apparently the most beautiful bike he had ever seen, and that image clearly never left him.
Later, he discovered Samson’s iconic and unmistakable fork crown, and combining those two references became the whole idea behind this build: Laser-inspired proportions, Samson fork details, and a red-and-yellow finish that hints at the original Samson colors.
Finding that exact fork crown was not easy. But after searching through suppliers and asking around, he eventually decided to message Harada-San (Samson) himself through Instagram. The answer was wonderfully simple: “How many fork crowns do you need?” Sometimes the direct route is the right one.
Clandestine x Wizard Works
Frameset
Custom Clandestine with Fox fork
Groupset Shimano Cues
Crank
Hope Evo with 32T chainring
Seatpost and Saddle
One-Up dropper post, and Ergon saddle
Stem and Handlebar
Custom Clandestine Stem, Stooge Moto bar
Wheels
Custom wheelset with Hope hubs
We love a good Clandestine bike, but here… I kind of want to talk about the bags. After getting a seam-sealing machine last year, the team at Wizard Works can now build fully waterproof luggage in-house, in London, using a floating seam-taped liner. It is a major step for a small maker, and all future releases will use the same approach.
The new roll-top custom-fit frame bag is the clearest example. Unlike a zippered frame bag, it has no zipper that can eventually fail, making it a much better option for longer expeditions or trips where keeping your gear dry really matters. The standard zippered custom bags will still be available for riders who value quick access, but the roll-top version is all about reliability and complete weather protection.
This waterproofing shift comes directly from what customers were asking for, with people being more careful about where they spend their money, the team found that a proper technical feature like waterproof construction mattered. Rather than outsourcing it, they have kept the whole process local and hands-on, with the same small London team making everything themselves.
Quokka Cycles Clunker
Frameset
Quokka Cycles Custom Clunker
Groupset
Ingrid
Crank
Garbaruk
Seatpost and Saddle
Magnum dropper post, Berthoud saddle
Stem and Handlebar
Deda combo cockpit
Wheels
Custom Duke set with
This is Quokka’s take on a clunker, built as a full custom project for a client who is deeply into mountain bikes and came in looking for his dream bike, with a bit of a wink, of course. It is not part of the regular range, but rather a very personal interpretation of the classic clunker with big tires, simple lines, and that slightly ridiculous but irresistible old-school mountain-bike energy.
The client wanted something that referenced the early mountain-bike era without becoming a pure retro replica, and the result sits somewhere between a proper mountain bike and almost a fun “beach cruiser."
The build gets an Ingrid drivetrain, a Garbaruk crankset, Intent Trinity brakes, a Magnum dropper post, and made-in-France Wheelox hubs laced to carbon Duke rims.
This is, as always with Quokka, an absolute banger of a custom project. Not trying to fit a category, not trying to please everyone, just taking a client’s idea of a dream clunker and turning it into something wonderfully over-the-top.
Konstantin’s personal Drust Cargo
Frameset Custom Drust Cargo
Groupset
Madrone 12s
Crank
Hope Evo with 34T chainring
Seatpost and Saddle
PNW dropper post, BikeYoke saddle
Stem and Handlebar
Custom Drust stem, PNW handlebar
Wheels
Velocity Blunt laced to Son dynamo front hub, and Hope Pro 5 rear
This is Konstatin’s new personal cargo bike, built around a very specific passenger: his 25 kg dog. Konstantin already had a smaller cargo bike for daily life, but it quickly became clear that the dog needed more space, especially for travelling and touring, so this is the larger, more capable version.
It is meant to be a real everyday bike as much as a touring bike. Groceries, daily errands, long trips, and a very large dog all sit at the center of the design. And honestly, cargo bikes might be the most convincing argument for custom framebuilding: they are so tied to the way you actually live that getting the dimensions, carrying setup, and riding position right makes a huge difference.
The build is properly set up for loaded use, with a SON dynamo hub up front, Hope Pro 5 hub at the rear, Velocity Blunt rims, and huge Hope GR4 brakes. It runs a 12-speed 10–52 cassette with a 34t chainring and a Madron rear derailleur. The panniers and bags are all by Gramm, completing a very practical setup that should make life with a big dog and travelling with one, a lot easier.
Sentien Works’s Griffyn LWB
Frameset Sentien Works Griffyn LWB
Groupset
Shimano Deore XT 11s
Crank
Hope Evo with 32T chainring
Seatpost and Saddle
KS dropper post
Stem and Handlebar
Sentient custom bullmose
Wheels
Velocity rims with SP dynamo front hub, and Hope rear
This is the long-wheelbase version of the Griffyn, developed from the bike shown at Bespoked UK. It is not a completely new platform so much as a better sizing option for taller riders: the head tube and front triangle move 3 cm forward, giving more reach and making the bike feel far less cramped for people over 180 cm.
The low-step frame and dropper post mean there is still plenty of overlap between the two versions, but the long one allows a shorter stem and a more natural cockpit. This custom bullmoose bar was made to replicate what the Sentient boys think is the ideal 90 mm-stem position, which is exactly the sort of detail that we love here.
The build is beautifully Hope-heavy, with Hope brakes, cranks, and the rest of the finishing hardware supported by the brand. The drivetrain is a 11-speed Shimano Deore XT because Tullen intentionally avoided 12-speed here. “On a cargo bike, the narrower chain and tighter cassette spacing are simply more vulnerable to damage if the bike gets knocked around.”
It is completed with a Manitou Mara King Can rear shock, a basic but reliable SP dynamo hub, and a pair of Velocity Cliffhanger rims that had been sitting in the workshop for years, waiting for the right project. A nice little update for the Griffin, just making sure I want one even more now.
💾 : Leica SL
📍: Dresden
