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Bikes of the Bunch, Devlin, Features, Tech, Tech features - June 21, 2019

Bikes of the Bunch: Devlin Custom Cycles Kinship

Devlin Custom Cycles Kinship lugged steel road bike

Sean Doyle is a relatively new name in the custom framebuilding scene, but those who have seen our coverage from (or attended) the past two editions of the Handmade Bicycle Show Australia (HBSA) may be familiar with his fast-improving work. Devlin Custom Cycles is the name that appears on Doyle’s frames, and given he’s a …

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Cannondale Topstone Carbon first-ride review: Innovation that actually works

Cannondale’s aluminum Topstone gravel bike has proven to be quite popular since its debut last August, and the company is now following up with a higher-performance Topstone Carbon version. It’s hardly just the same frame made out of carbon fiber composite, though; it’s a totally different bike, with a radical pseudo-suspension design out back called …

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BMC Roadmachine 2020 first-ride review: Fast endurance ride, updated

It was three years ago that BMC lifted the covers off its interpretation of a modern endurance road bike. That bike, the Roadmachine, spat in the face of endurance road bike trends of the time – it was sleek, aero and with a relatively long and low geometry. It looked more like a racing bike …

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Coefficient Wave handlebar review: An open mind, relaxed wrists

The cycling world is often a slave to fashion: what’s cool, what looks right, what’s acceptable — and what isn’t any of the above. This has always seemed especially true in the road world, where the “rules” may as well be gospel. The Coefficient Wave handlebar is decidedly unfashionable with its wacky angled tops, and …

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The birth and death of a bike company: What happened to SpeedX?

From a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign to 800,000 bikes dumped across China, this is the strange, sad story of SpeedX's monumental rise and fall.

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Bikes of the Bunch: Devlin Custom Cycles Kinship

Cannondale Topstone Carbon first-ride review: Innovation that actually works

BMC Roadmachine 2020 first-ride review: Fast endurance ride, updated

Coefficient Wave handlebar review: An open mind, relaxed wrists

The birth and death of a bike company: What happened to SpeedX?

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