Vintage Velo: Racycle Pacemaker – A Bike Masterpiece
This bike hangs on the wall above the counter at First Flight Bicycles as part of the MOMBAT collection. As soon as someone points up, you know what the next question is going to...
Category: In Print
Review: Marin Four Corners – Large Tire Clearance and Touring Capability
Tester: Emily Arnoldson Price: $1,100 Weight: 26.9 pounds Sizes: S (tested), M, L, XL This year is Marin Bikes’ 30th anniversary, and it marks the introduction of an all-new “utilitour” model, the Four Corners....
Scott Sub Evo 20 Review: Urban Bike Perfect for Streets and Alleyways
Bike reviews, In Print, Reviews Drawing on Scott Sports’ European sporting and racing heritage, the Evo 20 is designed to be an urban bike that is well-suited to its environment and fun to ride. In practice,...
Vintage Velo: 1960 J.C. Higgins Deluxe Flightliner – A Trip Down Memory lane
Words and photos by Alan Mayes Like many kids in the late 1950s, my younger brother and I learned to ride bicycles on hand-me-down 16- and 20-inch-wheeled bikes from older cousins. By virtue of...
Lynskey Performance Designs in Tennessee – It’s All Part of the Family
Bike Industry, In Print, Made Pictured: (standing) Mark, Tim, David, Chris; (sitting) Stephanie, Ruby, Theresa At a bicycle trade show in 1986, two East Coast companies introduced titanium bicycle frames in an era where steel ruled...
Review Vintage Velo: 1972 Schwinn Paramount – Repairable and Desirable
From the Archives, In Print Stereotypes abound in the bicycle industry, especially when it comes to the properties of frame materials. You know the ones: Steel is heavy, aluminum is stiff and carbon is the...
Field Tested: Jamis Aurora Elite – An Incredibly Affordable Bike
The Aurora series has been part of the Jamis stable of bikes since the late 1990s and has included the Elite build since 2008. The Aurora Elite comes outfitted with all the basic building...
How to make your own DIY handlebar roll harness
Our inaugural Three Sisters Three Rivers adventure. 300 miles, 8 days, criss-crossing the cascades on mostly singletrack. www.limberlost.co Words and photos: Gabriel Amadeus Originally published in Issue #41 The market is awash with a...
Review: Faraday Porteur – Keeping Things Simple Takes a Lot of Work
Price: $3,499 (as tested) Weight: 42 pounds Sizes: S, M, L (tested) More info: Faraday Bikes One dirty little secret of the design world is that keeping things simple actually takes a lot...
Vintage Velo: 1980 Schwinn Varsity
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Bicycle Times Issue #10, published in April 2011. Words and photos by Jeff Archer. OK, raise your hand if you were born in the decade or so...