Today’s rig is a Cervélo S3 that was bought as a frame only back in 2011 but has received some classy upgrades to put it easily on par with more modern machines. Built up with SRAM Red and some sweet carbon rims from Fairwheelbikes the bike weighs in at a very light 6.32 kg to […]
Readers’ Rigs: Favaloro Puma XLight
As a lover of high end bikes, our reader Andy from Connecticut was always going to get a special bike when he went bike shopping but instead of just another off the shelf option he instead went all out with a sweet custom Favaloro Puma XLIGHT from Italy decked out with full Campag Super Record […]
Readers’ Rigs: Field Disc Road
To celebrate his fiftieth birthday, Richard from Sheffield in the U.K treated himself to a beautiful custom steel bike from the guys at Field Cycles that he tried to build up with as many local components as possible all the while keeping the bike modern, classy and sporty. Objective achieved I’d say. “I’m not usually […]
Readers’ Rigs: A Shimano Museum Stunner!
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Today we look at an iconic Readers’ Rig. A custom steel bike with a difference, based on a Shimano promotional poster from the ’80s. With the frame copied perfectly from the poster the owner himself […]
Readers’ Rigs: Peter’s Firefly Ti/Carbon Road
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Today’s reader Peter from California has owned a massive 40+ bikes since the cycling bug bit him, but he thinks his custom Firefly Ti/Carbon Road could well be his last… Name: Peter SchindlerLocation: Santa Rosa, […]
Readers’ Rigs: Dave’s Ti Merlin Works
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? They say once you ride titanium you’ll be hooked for life and that certainly seems the case with today’s reader Dave from Portland. His Merlin Works is the third titanium bike he’s owned – will […]
Readers’ Rigs: Two Specialized Allez Sprint from NY
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? In today’s Readers’ Rigs we have two Specialized Allez Sprints for the price of one! Corey and Lucia featured their special steeds in the ‘To be Determined Journal‘ and thought they would be a perfect […]
Readers’ Rig: Peter’s Kirk Precision
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Readers’ Rig: Peter Gowan has what has become quite a collectors item, a Kirk Precision frame made of magnesium. At the end of the 80s magnesium was the future… but then carbon came along. Peter […]
Readers’ Rig: Adnan’s Drummond Cycles Custom
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Readers’ Rig: It’s good to see a sensible bike for the winter and wet days with mudguards, but also one that looks right stripped down for the sun. Adnan in Portland has a custom Drummond […]
Readers’ Rig: Mitch’s Litespeed Ultimate Gravel Bike
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Readers’ Rig: There are many carbon gravel bikes out there on the trails, but we’ve not seen so many in titanium, and what a better example than a frame made by Litespeed. Mitch in Winston-Salem […]
Readers’ Rigs: Mickel’s Canyon AEROAD CF SLX Disc 9.0 LTD
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Readers’ Rigs: Aerobikes have been the top of many people’s shopping lists, and the Canyon AEROAD is high on the ‘must haves’ of the cycling world. Mickel Kobeck, in Chattanooga, owns one of the first […]
Readers’ Rig: Twain’s 1986 Nishiki International
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Readers’ Rig: Classic and classy, that’s Twain’s ‘Restomod’ – a steel Nishiki International bike from 1986 with modern 10-speed SRAM Red gears, 3T cockpit, Look pedals, Fizik saddle and HED Jet 50 wheels. Modern functionality […]