There’s a virtual bike expo taking place: the ENVE Bike Builder Round-Up. Tune in to see lovely bicycles, built by hand, and find stories – including video interviews – about some fantastic creations.

 

Once-in-a-lifetime bikes are rare in 2020. It’s easy to get caught up in the buzz that surrounds new launches. The good bike just got better – lighter, more aero, more comfy. It does happen. Mainstream brand claims are true, but that doesn’t mean the same pitch won’t come at you again soon. We know the sequence: if it was good before, guess what…?

And so the industry rolls. We all take part in the game. And thankfully, we get to sample fine products that come in for review. It’s a privilege to have ridden many lovely bikes over the years, and understood the evolution of equipment and how it has improved.

Good bikes are getting better. But there’s also interesting bikes being built precisely to a customer’s specifications, with unique paintwork, and clever considerations.

Below is a tiny sample of what was on display at a recent ‘virtual gathering’: bike builders with titanium, steel, carbon, and creativity mixed with craftsmanship. Look at the photos, free the mind, see the details, appreciate the work. Dare to dream.

If you could, what would you create?

 

– See more: ENVE’s 2nd annual Builder Round-Up –

Mosaic Cycles • Boulder, Colorado
Model: RT-1d (Titanium)
@mosaiccycles • www.mosaiccycles.com
Mosaic’s Aaron Barcheck’s long history working with titanium goes far back to his days with Dean Bicycles. His ability to tune the ride through tube selection is on display with the RT-1d… this build features the Integrated one-piece bar/stem.

Moots • Steamboat Springs, Colorado Model: Routt 45 (Titanium) @mootscycles • www.moots.com The Routt 45 brings a longer front-centre with slacker head tube, but the biggest news is the increased tyre clearance…up to a 50c tyre.

 

FiftyOne • Dublin, Ireland
Model: Road (Carbon)
@fiftyonebikes • www.fiftyonebikes.com
Made from ENVE tubing, the FiftyOne uses a proprietary rear-end for a classy look and silky ride.

 

English Cycles • Eugene, Oregon
Model: Road (Steel)
@englishcycles • www.englishcycles.com
Rob English delivers a fillet brazed frame complete with carbon insert in the head tube.

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