Steel bike

Amongst the high-tech carbon frames on the market, steel still has its place. These 22 manufacturers make the best steel bikes available.

Yesterday, we featured an Inside / Out piece on Moustache Cycles, a Flagstaff-based framebuilding operation headed by Richard May. Today, we're checking our four of his bikes, with Richard describing each so enjoy! Rust Bucket (Bike)...(pre-Moustache): Low and Slack? No thanks. I made this bike in 2008 at the UBI Brazing course. I had just come off a two-week tour from Tucson, AZ to Mexico's Barrancas del Cobre where the Surly Cross-Check I was riding had officially fallen out of favor. I…

When I first became interested in bicycle touring, the one thing holding me back from taking my first tour was the high initial cost of a touring bike. I was hesitant to spend over a thousand dollars on a bike not even knowing if I’d enjoy it. After some research, I found that vintage mountain bikes make for excellent budget touring bikes. This guide explains how to convert an old mountain bike into a touring bike #bicycletouring #bikepacking #bicycle #vintagebike #touringbicycle #bike…

The genesis of this model began in the early 1980s, thanks to some experimenting by Stelio Belletti. At the time, no frame maker had ever attempted to make a frame with a material so difficult to machine and weld as stainless steel. And in addition, this made it an extremely coveted and admired material. The

Philly Bike Expo isn't just about high-end custom, builds, it's also home to some pretty fine production steel bikes as well, albeit this one is made by Crust bikes out of a Reynolds 831 Tubeset. It has some special parts, special paint, and some one-off parts that haven't existed 'til this moment. Matt built this romantic Romanceür with a Campagnolo shifter setup friction 11speed that make it through the whole 11speed SRAM X-Dome cassette. The only René Herse cranks set-up with a Made in…

This Yasujiro Svelte, which is made from Tange Ultimate tubing, is the world's lightest steel road bike, coming in at just 5.42kg. Read to see what went into making this remarkable bike.

Standert Triebwerk Disc steel road bike update gets more modern & classic at the same time with bigger tires, cleaner lines, plus LTD paint!

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Do I really need to say anything here? Thanks for this Merckx Mondays inspiration, Shifter Bikes!

Recently someone asked why the PBJ doesn't have a basket, and my answer was that the basket is metaphorical. The design of the PBJ has an interesting and somewhat surprising story that I think says a lot about this bike and why it is the way it is. One thing that has been driving me crazy on the bike internet is peopl

Known for its single-speed urban bikes, this cool American bike builder has just released its first affordable retro racer with gears, says Martin Love

The 28″ Allroad Bike does just what it’s named after,…it goes fast as fu**k on all kind of roads! It’s classic road bike geometry is paired with th...