MADE 2026: Bishop, Jammer, Thomson Prototype, and Brûlé Bicycles
After a string of recent bike shows, I’ll admit I had stopped actively looking for track bikes. Not for lack of interest, far from it, but because they seem to have disappeared altogether…
Compact Vision #5: Create Your Gnome!
You voted. You shaped it. And now it’s happening. About a month ago, we asked you to help define this bike, its name, its look, and its identity. Today, we’re proud to announce that…
MADE 2026: Sour, Rodriguez , Sanitas Cycles, and Significant Other Bikes
The biggest handmade bicycle show in North America was truly something! I’m reporting back with some real "bangers," the kind that may or may not leave you drooling in front of your screen…
[Video] Leica SL (Typ 601) The Affordable Way Into Leica Full Frame
Now more than a decade old, the original Leica SL is a camera I’d wanted to put to the test for a long time. When the opportunity finally presented itself, I went hunting for a bargain…
Happy International Fixed Gear Day!
Thanks for keeping the spirit of fixed gear alive, for making this community such a welcoming space, and for celebrating the simple beauty of these wonderfully stupid bikes. Here’s to another year of freedom, creativity, and endless riding. Cheers!
Mini Bike Fest Berlin #3: Old Frames, New Concepts, and Cargo Potential
Part 3 and the final act of my favorite bikes from Mini Bike Fest 2026! You can catch the first two parts here: [Mini Bike Fest 2026]. In this final installment, we’re looking at…
What Shanghai Is Riding Right Now #03: Barely Scratching the Surface
Here is the final article in the Shanghai series, and while writing it, I quickly realized that adding yet another triple bike check would not do justice to the incredible variety I experienced during…
[Video] Cleverless
Fixed gear culture seems to be in good hands. At a time when most cycling content is compressed into quick, vertical clips, a group of teenagers in Tokyo chose a different path…
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…
Mini Bike Fest Berlin #2: 20” Madness
Part 2 of my favorite bikes from Mini Bike Fest 2026! By now, you’ve probably seen the first chapter of this multi-part series, and if not, you can catch all the entries through this link…
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 …
I Love Japan’s Cargo Bikes, But I Still Want an Omnium…
Japan’s original cargo bike has been here all along, we just call it the mamachari. Everyone rides them: young and old, men and women, commuters, students, parents, and everyone…
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…
Mini Bike Fest Berlin #1: Small Bikes, Clever Cargos
The Mini Bike Fest rolled back into Berlin for its second edition, and what a feast for tiny-bike lovers! I made it there just in time to photograph some incredible mini creations…
[Video] The Gravel Bike I Can’t Stop Riding
It’s time to give you an update on my personal rig, which I’ve been riding for almost a year now. My Weis Gravel Plus Ti has been my main bike for nearly a full year, and I’m still discovering new ways…
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…
Shooting a BMX Jam Is No Easy Job…
At the start of summer, during a packed weekend in Paris, I was just finishing a shoot when my friend Diego called, urging me not to miss the closing moments of a massive BMX jam…
Cutting-Edge Cycling Tech, Built by Hand: Inside GOOSYNN
A few weeks ago, we shared some footage from the factory tour we did with GOOSYNN in Xiamen, China. Even though that short video gave you a bit of context, there’s still a lot more to say…
Kryptonite Locks Reviewed: The Good, the Bad, and the Practical
A tale as old as time itself: you stop for a quick thirty-second convenience store run, leave your bike outside, and tell yourself you’ll be fine…