Handbuilt Bicycle News

Bicycles

July 2026

Bilenky's Gravel eBike

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.

The Ride

July 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

July 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

July 2026

True Love: My Steel Davidson

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

Bicycle Accessories

July 2026

Publications

July 2026

Frame Builders

July 2026

Lugs & Parts

July 2026