The Killer Drop system. All photos courtesy of Chris Killer

Bicycles / Killerdrop System Features at Sea Otter

2025-04-02 16:31:00

The Killerdrop is a one-click seat height/angle adjustment system that is the best answer we've seen yet to a question mountain bikers the world over have been asking for decades. It will be available for test rides near the finish of the dual slalom course during the 2025 Sea Otter Classic.

Shows & Events / 2025 Handmade Bicycle Exhibition is coming

2025-03-10 13:57:00

Tokyo's Handmade Bicycle Exhibition, January 25-26, is the longest-running handbuilt custom bicycle show we know of. The event is held in one of the most prestigious locations imaginable.

Shows & Events / Philly Bike Expo: A Beacon in Dark Times

2025-02-19 12:15:00

Pre-expo ticket sales are up at the USA's preeminent exposition of bicycle culture, cycling knowledge, and great products. The smaller manufacturers in the cycling industry continue to keep their flags flying at the expo and interact with c...

Shows & Events / 2025 Calendar of Shows & Expos

2025-01-14 15:06:00

All the significant handbuilt bike expos and shows around the world in the 2025 calendar year.

Shows & Events / Velo Cosmos: A Feast of Bike Culture

2024-11-18 13:00:00

Held in Grass Valley, November 14-17, Velo Cosmos celebrated the deep-rooted passion, ingenuity, and hard work that has driven the evolution of bicycles and cycling culture over the past 50 years.

Shows & Events / Preview: Calgary Handmade Bike Show
2024-11-09 12:42:00
Year Four for the Calgary Handmade Bike Show, November 16, sees a gathering of custom builders from Alberta to the British Columbia coastline at a bikes'n brews event that showcases the fine crafting, innovation and artistry that has long m...
Shows & Events / Bespoked Dresden24 - Part 2 of 3
2024-10-20 12:03:00
The second in a three-part series: 12 bikes and components in a photo essay bringing you the Bespoked Dresden24 custom bike expo. Manufaktur83, Milara, Milli, Ornus, Pinion, Quokka, Raketa, Qvist, Rohloff, Sour, Stolen Garage, Tim Tas + Rek
Shows & Events / Bespoked Dresden24 - Part 1 of 3
2024-10-19 13:54:00
The first in a three-part series: 11 bikes and components in a photo essay bringing you the Bespoked Dresden24 custom bike expo: Alugear, Amapola, Arko, Charbon, Dresdner Pulverei, Fernweh, Garage66, Huhn x2, Huettel, Kobel
Shows & Events / Bespoked Dresden Preview: Europe Rising
2024-10-15 16:13:00
With unprecedented international participation in any custom bike show this century, Year Two for the Bespoked Dresden custom bicycle show, 18-20 October, builds on the success of its first edition in 2023.

Featured Companies

Bicycles / Bilenky's Gravel eBike

2024-07-03 15:04:00

Bilenky Cycle Works stands among the select few bespoke frame builders ready and willing to craft ebikes, a fact starkly evident at the Philly Bike Expo where Steve Bilenky’s enterprise stood as a beacon amidst a sea of – albeit excellent – custom built convention.

Bicycle Accessories / The Bimotal Elevate: A convenient ebike solution for custom builders

2023-05-04 19:29:00

A small group of former Tesla engineers in California have made a game-changing ebike system. Bimotal is the company, Elevate is the product: a removable system standing at the forefront in weight, versatility and power.

Bicycle Accessories / Interbike briefs: Lezyne's remote-controlled lights

2018-09-23 13:18:00

Although handlebar space is at a premium, Lezyne's Connect Drive wireless bar-mounted control switch for its powerful front and rear lights should find a spot.

The Ride / Andre Haak's 1991 Colnago Master: Tall cool one

2018-08-23 06:50:00

Andre Haak bought a Colnago Master frameset that was ridden by Belgian superstar Edwig Van Hooydonck to victory in the 1991 Tour of Flanders, and recreated a Buckler team replica bicycle as Van Hooydonck would have ridden.

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