Icarus Frames is the brainchild of Ian Sutton, a custom bike builder based in Boston. Trained by Koichi Yamaguchi, Sutton has grown his wings and started building his own bikes — mostly singles but also road, cross and touring bikes at his studio in Somerville, Massachusetts. Sutton’s latest creation is the Stealth Track, a one-off […]

Based on one of the top dirt bikes on the market, the Honda CRF450X, is a brand new modified 2-wheeler that shares power to both wheels. Utilizing a chain and shaft-driven system, Philadelphia engineer Steve Christini has developed a mechanical AWD that delivers power to the front wheel, a crucial handling advancement achieved with very […]

There’s few things more nauseating than seeing road kill wiped out on the side of the road. Even worse, trying to dodge it while it’s in the middle of your bike lane. That’s why it takes someone truly messed up to envision Road Kill Toys, a plush take on the most unbearable and disgusting driving […]

Porsche, the German automobile and design juggernaut, has followed suit of its corporate sibling Audi and introduced a line of bicycles that merge style, performance and safety. The Porsche Sport and Rennsport — or Porsche S and RS for short — have superior features that set the bikes apart from the rest of the crop, […]

Though it may seem unlikely, a partnership between a handcrafted leather goods artisan and a quality bicycle manufacturer goes hand-in-hand — such as can be seen in the collaboration between Charge Bikes and Bill Amberg. The UK bike company Charge produces mountain bikes, road bikes and single speed bikes; Bill Amberg is known for their […]

Kenny Hauk of Pennsylvania-based Hauk Designs puts his off-road modification Midas touch on the already classic Jeep Wrangler to create three purpose-built beasts: the Dune Raider, River Raider and Rock Raider. Each Hauk Raider is custom manufactured to personalized customer specifications, creating unstoppable off-road vehicles modified for the specific terrain you want to conquer: the […]

Australian tuners RENM-Performance have dipped their mechanical fingers into the landmark R8 V10 frame and created a highly exclusive drop-top edition of Audi’s halo car. The RMS Spyder is fully fitted with carbon kevlar aero kit materials and revised aerodynamic modifications (revised front grill, brake cooling chambers, front splitter, redesigned front and rear side grills […]

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 […]