Bike Check: Yuma’s Yamaguchi Track
While in Osaka, expect to come across some truly standout bikes. One example is this Yamaguchi track build, owned by Yuma, who chose to elevate a subtle detail into the centerpiece…
Bike Check: Jaewon’s BT Superbike
In 1992, the legendary Lotus 108 was unveiled. With its striking Formula-One driven design and engineering, this alien spaceship drove Chris Boardman to Olympic gold at the Barcelona…
Bike Check: Melo’s CX LOW
Cool bike? Check. Cool film camera? Check. Impeccable style, balancing SPD shoes for performance with a relaxed long-sleeve look? Check…
Bike Check: Kobayashi’s Cinelli Laser
The Cinelli Laser has long held cult status, spotting one is always an event, and I’m always happy to take a few pictures. Its owners tend to fall into two distinct camps. On one side are the historians…
Bike Check: Melo’s Mash Parallax
Sometimes, it just feels good to come back to the basics. Nothing like a good old Mash Parallax to remind us that this absolute weapon of a track bike remains undefeated when it comes to street cred…
Bike Check: Erik’s Mini Folding Prototype (By Sycip)
Erik’s prototype started life as a very practical idea. After deciding to move to Amsterdam with his wife, he wanted a bike that would make sense in Europe: something easy to bring on the train…
Bike Check: Tomo’s Nagasawa
Bike shows are great, working with brands is cool, and I’m usually out there taking an unhealthy amount of photos with my digital camera. I'm having to group builds together, or …
What’s Shanghai Riding Right Now #02
This is the second installment in a multi-part article series about my time in Shanghai earlier this year, as well as some of the incredible bikes I came across there…
What’s Shanghai Riding Right Now #01
When I was in Shanghai last year, I wasn’t really able to document the incredibly rich culture I witnessed in the Chinese megalopolis. Fixed gear, road, cargo bikes and so many uniqu…
Bike Check: Alex’s “Not A Yeti Pasta Party”
During Cycling World Dusseldorf earlier this year, it was really hard not to stop at the Hunt stand to look at this beauty. This is Alex’s personal Sour Pasta Party, with a little paint twist…
Bike Check: Gibran’s Samson Illusion
In Indonesia, 2010 was a milestone year for the cycling scene. When Thirty Seconds to Mars released the "Kings and Queens" music video, it instantly sparked a wave of Jakarta’s teenagers…
Self Bike Check: The Parakino (Year 4)
This is finally happening: the third installment of the Parakino series is here, and there’s a lot to unpack. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, you can catch up by reading the first…
Bike Check: Stefan’s 3Rensho “Modeulo Katana”
It always puts a smile on my face when I see that some of the new generation riders just “get it.” I’ve watched Stefan evolve from a complete beginner to …
Bike Check: Young.K’s “ALU” Stratos Track
We all love a good Japanese track bike. But it gets a little more special when the frame is aluminum, because that's something that only happened for a very brief window of time…
Bike Check: Crispyn’s Master Hightek
Known as @700ccrispy, you might find it interesting that I decided not to feature his 700c bike. But who in their right mind could resist a tasteful 26”…
Bike Check: James’s Finnbar Trout Rumble Fish
This is it! We’re at the end of March, and this is the final bike check from Bespoked Dresden 2025. If you think I might have gone slightly overboard with the number of bikes I decided to feature…
Bike Check: Jorrit’s Stridsland Boom Boat Prototype
Minivélos have clearly been on the rise. And the Stridsland Boomboat is the perfect example of what happens when niche brands fully embrace niche ideas…
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…