Borrowing one of Formula One’s famous namesake, the Lotus John Player Special, is this steel-framed Donhou roadbike. Topped up with Chris King components, Campagnolo Chorus groupset, and Enve fork and wheels. Looks sublime. More pics on our Facebook. Continue reading Model Showcase: Donhou Don Player Special
Arendt van Deyk has partnered with AX-Lightness to produce the new Van Deyk Machine for Riding (yes, that’s what it’s called). His designs have become known for its striking simplicity. Pure eye candy. In this iteration, AX-Lightness designed the carbon frame, and handbuilt in Germany. What appears to be a blurred out logo of some sort on the downtube is actually machine language code for, we presume, … Continue reading Model Showcase: Van Deyk Machine for Riding
Out of Germany is a small group of craftsmen, artisans, and bike builders headed by one Arendt van Deyk. They hand-build limited-run stainless-steel framed bikes, with top components from Enve Composites, Chris King, and Shimano. The Vandeyk Purple Blast has been showcased here on Bike War: This is their Nightstream. Shimano Di2 electronic shifting. Enve bars, stem, seatpost. And Enve wheels with Chris King hubs. … Continue reading Manufacturer’s Showcase: Vandeyk Contemporary Cycles
No voting on this one – just a couple of really nice one-offs by Chris King and Giovanni Battaglin that were built to commemorate the March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and then auctioned off to charity . Well-known maker of high-end headsets, hubs, and bottom brackets, Chris King partnered with Japananese distributor of said components, SimWorks, to produce this Cielo cyclocross bike – which is actually … Continue reading Fukushima 131 and Cielo 11.3.11
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