Archive for the ‘Bikes’ Category
Italy has had a profound influence on the modern fixed-gear bike movement. Old Bianchi’s and Pugeot’s are often the subject of fixed-gear restorations, and the celebrated Bianchi Pista is still in production today. It’s not the big brands that get us most excited, however, it’s the up-and-coming, hard-working custom bui
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What’s 36-inches long, accelerates to 35mph and can drive for 80 miles on a single charge? The new Boxx Electric Bike which was recently revealed at the Portland Auto Show. This small format personal transport is designed with the urban commuter in mind, a way to get from point A [...]
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Give the guys from Deus Ex Machina just about any bike of any vintage, and they’ll turn something special into a street stunner like this. The Bald Terrier 1200 by Deus Ex Machina is their take on a 2007 injected Harley Sportster 1200, a quite respectable bike in its own [...]
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You’re looking at the Rolls Royce of fixies, a copper-plated custom that is proudly made in Detroit. The Madison Street by Detroit Bicycle Company is a hand made, high component bicycle designed for urban enjoyment. Its fork, stem, seatpost and seatstays are plated with fine, shiny copper, yielding a visual [...]
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This stunning cafe racer has a rare, simple elegance that is lost on most modern motorcycles. No bells, no whistles, no overbearing visual flair– just the basics in their most beautiful manner. This custom bike by CRD Motorcycles, dubbed “Brownie”, is built on the 1980 Honda CB750, one of the [...]
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Triumph has released a new tribute to the legend of cool– actor and speed fiend Steve McQueen. The new Triumph Steve McQueen Edition Motorcycle is inspired by the Triumph TR6 McQueen rode in the 1963 World War II film The Great Escape, in which McQueen eludes Nazis in the German [...]
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Aside from their functional elements, the allure of a motorcycle is largely in its appearance. Designer JRuiter has crafted an electric motorcycle that takes that entirely out of the equation, by “ignoring what makes motorcycles interesting”. Moto Undone by Joey Ruiter may not look like your standard motorbike, but it [...]
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Futuristic in both style and spirit, the new Toyota Prius Projects Bike hopes to change the way cyclists ride. This sleek, sexy frame by Parlee Cycles is mated to a revolutionary gear technology by DeepLocal– mind-controlled shifting. Under the cyclists helmet rests a bonafide EEG meter that is used to [...]
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Deep, dark and decidedly simple, this Kawasaki S1 Custom by Twinline is what a cafe racer should be. The S1 itself is a rare find in the U.S., a bike known for its friendliness to tweaking with 3-digit speeds as a result. Builder Ian Halcott took a less-is-more approach to this [...]
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