Bespoked in Japan, Pine FRST, and Merida Dirt Part
Bespoke is coming to Japan!
BESPOKED, Europe’s leading handmade bicycle show, is expanding globally with its first Asian edition in Osaka, Japan, September 2026. Osaka was chosen for its rich cycling heritage, from Keirin frame builders to today’s new generation of makers. You can imagine I’m also super excited about this news! You’ll find any future updates here ➡️ bespoked.cc
Pine Cycles - Handmade in the USA
Seattle’s Pine Cycles introduced the FRST (Full Rigid Single Track), a US-made gravel bike built with Columbus tubing and clearance for 700×58 mm or 29×2.3″ tires. With its unique removable dropouts for future drivetrain flexibility, modern geometry, and plenty of mounts, this framesets start at $2,500 (with ENVE Adventure Fork), and complete builds from $4,500. Find more about Pine is this very well-made video!
Merida new MERIDA DIRT
Merida has just introduced two new affordable alloy hardtails for 2026.The Merida Dirt is a 26″ singlespeed dirt-jump and pumptrack, that comes with a gyro-ready tapered headset, 2.3″ tire clearance, and a tstandard BSA bottom bracket. Find more here ➡️ merida-bikes.com
✍️: Paul
📅: 22/08/25
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