The Bikes We Keep: David Hong’s Low Collection
The long-awaited LOW collection review is finally here! I met up with David (@afe_hdy1016) back in October, and although this story had to be split into two parts, I’m excited to share what is very likely the one and only fully matching LOW// collection…
Bike Check: Jan’s Custom Heart Breaker Light
Let me be very clear: this is my number one, absolute favorite build from Bespoked Dresden. Funky, experimental, raw, but always built with intent…
Bike Check: Bordure Cycles’s Symbiose X
This week, we’re featuring another French frame builder with Pierre from Bordure Cycles. Based in Épernay, in the northeast of France, Bordure is still a relatively young brand…
Harman Phoenix II and the Weis Tracklocross Prototype
During my trip to Nagoya, Japan, I decided to run one more of my little, slightly silly experiments and try another film stock. At the moment of buying it, the clerk literally told me…
The Bikes We Keep: David Hong’s Forever Bikes
I recently met up with David Hong (a.k.a. @afe_hdy1016 ) to take a look at his bike collection. As a member of the 0nstag3 crew, covered in a previous write-up, he’s one of the most well-known riders out here in South Korea. Best known for his aggressive riding style…
Bike Check: Quokka’s 4th Falcon Disc
Following the evolution of Kang and Quokka Cycles, it’s hard to stay indifferent when you see the amount of work being poured into the Falcon Disc…
Bike Check: Zach’s Squid VRY HRD
One more bike from the TXWC in Barcelona this year! Today we’re looking at Zach’s Squid VRY HRD (pronounced “Very Hard”), one of the setups that really caught my eye during the event…
Bike Check: LeoVelo’s Custom “The Takkro”
During my many laps around the show floor at Bespoked Dresden this year, I naturally gravitated toward the brands I already knew, totally biased, subjective…
Bike Check: Curve’s Custom GMX+
Big-tire gravel bikes were definitely the trend at Bespoked Dresden this year, but this custom Curve GMX+ that Jimmy let me shoot was in a category of its own. This expedition machine…
Bike Check: Logan’s Custom Scarab Páramo
When you think about framebuilding, Colombia isn’t exactly the first place your mind wanders to. But Scarab has been crafting beautiful bikes since 2019, and today we’re looking at Logan’s personal build, dressed in the truly stunning “Tropical Cliché” paint job…
Bike Check: Logan’s Weis Hammer Track
You might already know Logan from Weis, as I’ve mentioned him before here on SSS. Logan handles everything at Weis that involves making your frame pretty…
That One Washed Out Roll from Bespoked… (Avalanche and Sour)
Here is a little story for you! When I arrived at Bespoked Dresden this year, I had only one thing in mind… How in the world was I going to be a able to shoot all of these bikes, with the gloomy weather…
Bike Check: Breezy’s “Xiaohon” Dahon 412
You could say the Shanghai bike scene is really colorful, bright paint, anodized parts, neon decals, everything to make your ride as loud and unique as possible. So you can imagine how curious I was when I spotted a tiny flash of silver…
Bike Check: Bennet’s Custom Ballern Cycles
While I was at TXWC in Barcelona this year, cheering for the braves going through sand, dust, and sweat, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to scout a couple of potential bikechecks…
Bike Check: Romario’s Raleigh USA National Team Track
If you’ve been following the past few months of bike checks, you know that many of them featured Romario’s impressive track bike collection. I saved what I consider the best for last…
Bike Check: Dai’s Mash Parallax
When you’re a Parallax fanboy like me, there are certain bikes you’ve seen countless times online, always feeling just out of reach, the kind of thing you expect to admire only through a screen….
Self Bike Check: Custom Weis Hammer Gravel Ti Plus
I think everyone’s waited long enough for a full reveal of what I’ve decided to dub “The Weis Beach Ripper”, simply because riding along the sea is probably what I’ve done most with this bike so far…
Bike Check: Romario’s Textima Sprint Track
I’ve already featured Romario’s collection a few times on here, with most recently his USSR Colnago. So now that you have a good sense of his “bike personality”, let’s rewind and take a look at the bike that started it all…
New Country, New Bike in Kobe by Minh and So
Like many fixed gear fans out there, a trip to Japan always felt inevitable. The hype, the arts , the roads! A chance to soak in the culture, visit my friend So (you might’ve seen him featured here before), and finally pick up a frame I’d been looking forward to for months…
Bike Check: Romario’s Rossin Futura USSR Forkmount Pursuit
I’ve already featured Romario’s collection a few times on here, with most recently his USSR Colnago. So now that you have a good sense of his “bike personality”, let’s rewind and take a look at the bike that started it all…