Sweet Rides: Entry #8

Here are a couple of bikes that left me almost speechless.

First up - I’m not a single speed fanatic but, come on, everyone can appreciate a striking ride and these two are gorgeous.

The first one was built by Sam Whittingham of Naked Bicycles. Wow....


Here’s a great looking Bob Jackson


How about this crazy cool looking Igleheart?? Good God, man! I know it's no longer very white anymore but holy awesome or what?


And last, but certainly not least, this wickedly nice Vicious Cycles 29er. I love this one. The dark green, black and gold color combination really kicks ass. It’s a great looking bike. I’ve had the picture a while but I can’t remember where it was from. Feel free to fill me in if you know and I’ll update the entry.


Thanks if you’re reading And please be sure to send me some stuff!
Cheers,
Steve A.

Sweet Rides: Entry #7

As much as I love bikes, I love music (mostly indie). I listen all the time, read everything I can and hit shows as often as possible yet it never fails that no mater how much I read or how much I listen, there is always a band that somehow slips through the cracks and I miss out: only to have my friends point them out much later.
It’s then that I sit there and wonder how I could possibly have missed them but, somehow, it happens.

Well, I have just discovered that the same can be said about the cycling world at times. I’m constantly riding, reading and exchanging information with folks about them and then there are times where – BLAM! – something new that I’ve never heard of before slaps me right in the face and I wonder how the hell it’s possible to have that happen. Well, this is precisely what happened when I spotted today’s entry to the blog.

Today’s entry is a killer “Reverend” 29er by Bronto MTB Co.. Bronto MTB Co. is a company based out of Central Oregon who specialize in making handmade steel bikes. Wow! A company after my own heart! Steel AND handmade. See? How could I possibly not have heard of them before?? It shames me to think it. The only consolation I suppose is that I discovered it on my own......I guess......kinda.

Handmade.....



Steel.......


To me, it’s as close to perfect as one can get! It’s my two favourite things; handmade and steel.

Anyway, the bike featured today is owned and ridden by David who has masterfully assembled it with some primo components which can only help this bike perform as I’m sure the builders had intended. To top it off it’s got my absolute favourite color scheme of Red and White (hey.......come on......I’m a Canuck eh?) and the entire setup appears to be truly balanced: a real trail whipper!




....great headbadge


And, as with many handmade bikes which are assemble piece by piece, there are nice finishing touches.




Great bike by what seems to be (from what I’ve read so far) a great company. I may not have heard of them before but I know I won’t forget them any time soon; that’s for sure.

Really nice stuff. I love these small companies. The little guys/girls working hard to keep it going in a world of giants. I love it.