Author Archives: Kevin Rouse
The News: Artisan’s Custom Bicycle Expo Announced
With the afterglow of the bespoke bicycle binge we experienced at this year’s North American Handmade Bicycle Show finally beginning to fade, it was an intersting bit of news to hear of the announcement of the Artisan’s Custom Bicycle Expo. … Continue reading
Ferrous Friday
Renold Yip is a master of the understated, yet eminently functional. Admittedly though, not so understated that I wasn’t effortlessly drawn to the YiPsan Cycles booth both years I’ve had the pleasure of attending NAHBS. Invariably, what would follow would … Continue reading
Spotlight: Shinola Runwell
While it may not be the Shinola your grandpa grew up shining his shoes with, the name is now alive and well once again, serving as one of the great success stories of the rebirth of Detroit manufacturing. Producing fine … Continue reading
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Spotlight: The Standard Jersey
Cedar Cycling sews a new Standard in the quest for domestic perfection The Standard Jersey $170 / cedarcycling.com “We were looking for a jersey we couldn’t find.” If you’re a quick study, you can probably see where Neil Berrett’s story … Continue reading
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Mavic Rolls Out Its First Carbon Clincher Wheelset
Mavic Cosmic Carbone 40 C Carbon Clincher Wheelset $2750/ mavic.com Available June 1, 2013 One needn’t have looked to a sign from the heavens, or some industry insider’s astrological prediction for a hint at Mavic’s latest introduction. Nope, just to … Continue reading
Review: Cyclepedia for iPad
By Kevin Rouse As an individual who makes his living off of the printed page, I normally harbor a not-so-slight bias toward a publication’s physical manifestation over any digital version. Call me a traditionalist, but, for me, the sensation of … Continue reading
Spotlight: BMC/Lamborghini Special 50th Anniversary Edition Impec
What’s polarizingly flashy, goes quite fast and is absurdly expensive? Nope, nice try, but one of Mario Cipollini’s skin suits on eBay is not the correct answer—not in this particular case at least. The answer we were looking for was … Continue reading
News: Amgen Tour of California Team Announcement
With the 2013 edition of the Tour of California rapidly approaching, race organizers have released the roster for this year’s race. As always, it’s a decidedly stacked list, one that will see eight UCI ProTeams making their way to the … Continue reading
A Lesson In Lust at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
By Kevin Rouse I’m mid-conversation with frame builder Renold Yip of Yipsan Cycles when suddenly I reach a sobering thought. I don’t know which is worse—the fact that I can be so completely consumed by a collection of steel tubes, … Continue reading
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NAHBS Snapshot: Shamrock Cycles
Shamrock Cycles Fluid Druid Retro Racer lugotheirish.com A perennial favorite of yours truly, Shamrock Cycles, a.k.a builder Tim O’Donnell, certainly doesn’t disappoint with his bikes’ exceptionally clean lines and exquisite execution.
