Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle

Dropped by the Museum of Art and Design yesterday to see the Bespoke exhibition. The craftsmanship of bicycles were amazing. Unfortunately the security guard of the museum also wouldn’t allow me to snap any photos. I managed to only shoot one before being told photos aren’t allowed. Major bummer. I did however, find pictures on the internet. Head over to Rosko’s Flickr for more.

Velo Cult: Bilenky

Two of Bilenky‘s bikes are now on sale in the Velo Cult store. The thing with bikes this beautiful is that I always feel bad if I would have to ride it on the street or anywhere even though the intention of any bicycle is to be ridden. In any case, the pictures are something to drool over. See more on Velo Cult’s blog.

prespoke event

While I missed yesterday’s PreSpoke event thrown by NYC Velo, Prolly was there to snap some awesome shots for his blog. More pictures on his Flickr here.

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle Opens Tomorrow

Just a friendly reminder that Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle show at the Museum of Art and Design opens tomorrow. I for one, am really looking forward to an exhibition that exquisitely merges art and utility. Again the museum is Pay-What-You-Wish on Thursday between the hours of 6-9pm.

Red Bull Minidrome

The Red Bull Minidrome event has came and went. It was basically what the name suggests, a tiny velodrome where riders compete for the best time over 10 laps while trying to to fall over the edges of the insanely small track with banking and combating dizziness. The concept to me is not really interesting, but they do have a nicely edited video of the event.

Coney Island Velodrome

The Coney Island Velodrome exhibition, presented by NY Bike Jumble, opens tonight at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn. An exhibition documenting the history of New York’s last commercial velodrome showcasing bikes, programs, and pictures of the track including other events. Definitely worth checking out.

Brother Cycles

Brother Cycles is a company that builds handmade framesets in London by.. well two brothers. From the pictures, the frame looks great. They are scheduling their first frameset release in May. At £280 it’s definitely worth looking into. I hope they ship to the US.

Fixpl

Just discovered this website called Fixpl, and no it’s not another company trying to sell you color coordinated fixed gears, it’s actually a flash page that lets you play around with colors. Sometimes I want a bike template that I could plan with so this is actually quite useful. But there’s just not enough options on the website. Why can’t I have red saddles and grip tapes? It’ld be pretty awesome if there’s a color wheel for you to custom the colors with options for different handlebars and rims.

Cycling in the City: Outlier Tailored Performance

Coming back from the Easter weekend, I took off Thursday and Friday too. Anyway, back on topic, as many might have already known at this point about the Brooklyn based cycling apparel company Outlier. When I first knew about the company I was tempted to give their clothing a try except I got held back as soon as i saw the price tag. After many a month, I finally bought their Classic Merino Hoodie and it’s been keeping me warm through the winter. Pretty comfortable and awesome. This video illustrates how well their garments are tailored to fit your daily cycling needs.
via Hypebeast.

Phil Wood 40th Anniversary Bicycle

As most people might have already know, the Phil Wood company commissioned the guys at Independent Fabrications to create 41 limited edition titanium machines (#00-40). The bike premiered at the 2010 NAHBS gaining much hype.
The frame is made by Indy Fab and sent to Phil Wood for polishing. Almost everything is custom, from Phil Wood custom dropouts and sterling silver headbadge to custom valve caps and bar tape. Really? Is that necessary? The complete build is projected to weigh around 14-15lbs.
Also comes with anniversary chainring, hubs and crank arms. So what does all these luxury titanium Phil Wood components cost you? A whooping $15,500. You can read more and place your order here.