Handbuilt Bicycle News

The Ride

January 2026

The Everything Bike - And Then Some

An astonishingly efficient all-rounder, this bike by Naked does everything well. Its primary purpose is 75-100 mile mixed-surface rides with 10,000ft climbing and descending. Good riders on other bikes have been unable to even finish these rides. In my view, energy saved by this bike is what made the difference.

Frame Builders

January 2026

Fine Bikes are in The House!

Stepping up from bike maintenance to frame building is, well it's more a leap of faith. Charles Thompson of Fine Bikes completed that leap last year, and in the biking boom town of Raleigh, North Carolina, he's plying a healthy trade in partnership with Oak City Cycles.

The Ride

January 2026

True Love: My Steel Davidson

Industry veteran Bob Mandelson recounts the infatuations and enduring loves of his long relationship with bicycles.

Bicycle Accessories

January 2026

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January 2026

Frame Builders

January 2026

Lugs & Parts

January 2026

The Ride

January 2026