9 Jun
From fixed gear to freewheel with quick adjustment

This year, world class bike maker Raleigh introduced the Rush Hour FB bicycle. With five possible sizes (50, 53, 55, 57 and 59 cm), the Rush Hour is the perfect flat bar bicycle, great for commuters and urbanites alike. Thanks to the solid Reynold 52 Butted Chromoly Dropouts frame the bike is both durable and […]


26 May
Venice Beach's clean and simple cycle solution

Venice Beach manufacturer LINUS uses French and Italian bicycle designs of the 1950s and ’60s as inspiration for their simple and dependable city bikes. As bike culture grows evermore from LA to Portland and Denver to NYC, new companies seem to crop up everywhere, but few have put as much thought and personality into the […]


2 May
Old school ride with new school geometry & technology

Sure the guys over at SE Bikes have recently gotten into the Fixie & Single Speed game, but at heart they’re truly BMX junkies through and through. They’ve decided to resurrect their vintage Quad Loops for the USA market, but are decidedly keeping it highly exclusive. Only 150 of the classic black & gold bikes […]


19 Apr
People may not work like origami, but bikes do

UPDATE: Whoops, turns out the above Pacific IF Mode Foldable Bike is not indeed electric, our bad. Still, it’s pretty bad ass… Ever just see a person so perfect, you wish you could fold them up and keep them in your pocket? Well, you can’t do that. But how about a folding electric bike? Pacific […]


15 Apr
The very cleverly engineered urban city bike

Dutch bicycle manufacturer VANMOOF has designed perhaps the ultimate urban bike. VANMOOF’s No.5 bicycle counters all the common pitfalls that come with riding your bike around a city into one simple yet innovative design. The highly geometric frame is aluminum (and rust free), integrating a solar powered LED light system that is built inside its […]


4 Apr
Marcel Breuer's bicycle-frame inspired seating

Made in Italy and penned by Hungarian designer Marcel Breuer, the Wassily Chair was inspired by the shape of a bicycle. The inspiration may not be clear right away, but the tubular clean look was sparked by the shape of the frame — this version constructed with chrome-finished steel and sturdy premium leather. The strips […]


31 Mar
Two manufacturers of performance and luxury collaborate

This afternoon Audi announced its collaboration with Renovo Hardwood Bicycles to create a high performance, yet luxurious 2-wheeler. Last year we covered the R4 Pursuit by Renovo (the world’s only all-hardwood bike manufacturer), and the bicycles are truly beautiful designs, so it’s a fitting compliment to Audi who continue to gobble up market share from […]


30 Mar
Pffft, the answer is beer culture, of course

I just figured out that there is a sport called Bike Polo which I want nothing to with. Sounds like too much work. But here is where it gets good: look at this contraption they use for strapping in their “mallets” for use with their “team”. Or rather, perhaps it’s a 6-pack holder for players […]