“I’m an enabler. Builders are trendsetters. I enable them.” As probably the highest volume frame fixture maker in the world, Don Ferris’ statement just a…
We last looked at the detailed bikes of Velocipedo almost two years where they were crafting beautifully finished bikes in both carbon and titanium. The ti…
With more and more specialization across cycling disciplines, it feels like we hear about some new ‘industry standard‘ every few weeks. But while some companies…
Every year at the North American Handmade Bike Show we highlight the framebuilders bringing the deep custom heat to the show floor. What we don’t often…
Specialized has peppered it’s lineup with “Plus” bikes, and its Fuse lineup is helping bring new life to the hardtail by combining trail bike nimbleness…
This weekend, that venerable stalwart of the cobbles Tom Boonen will line up for the first hint of northern Spring Classics in his final season. Fifteen years…
We’re LIVE! The Build Cycle Podcast is the new podcast from Bikerumor.com founder Tyler Benedict that explores the startup stories and growth tactics of hundreds…
With framebuilders representing Japan, Ireland, England, Korea, and so on, this might be the most international NAHBS to date. But what is probably most surprising…
Bora-Hansgrohe is a German-based cycling team, originally founded in 2010 under the name Team NetApp. During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Bora, a German cooking…
Not unlike The Matrix, the small framebuilder community is all around you. While we tend to associate these small builders with places like Northern California…
As I was writing this introduction my dad reminded me of my first cameo on BikeRumor. It was within the full review of the Borealis Echo and consisted…
