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Frame Builders

September 2024

Frame Builders

August 2024

NorCal Resurgent: Zabrina Cycles

Frame building in the San Francisco Bay Area goes back to the 1890s. The area has seen highs and lows since then, most recently a low when the tech boom priced many workshops out of the area. Post Covid, frame builders have been trickling back in, including Oakland-based Zabrina Cycles.

Bicycles

July 2024

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.

Bicycles

May 2019

Quirk's GRoad

The GBP2000 paint job is masterful and spectacular, but what makes this bike special is its provenance

Bicycles

May 2019

Bicycles

May 2019

Battaglin's limited edition Arena 1981 frame

The 2019 Giro d'Italia starts this weekend, and finishes again in the Verona Area. Officina Battaglin releases a limited edition frame that honours the venue of the greatest day in Giovanni Battaglin's career.

Frame Builders

May 2019

The Ride

April 2019