It’s spring, so we’re starting to get looks at a lot of cool bikes. The latest is the Dutchmann Vicious Bike ($4,800). If you want one of these beautiful bikes you need to act fact because only 10 will be made. Each bike is the result of a collaboration between Duncan MacIntyre, one of the best bicycle frame builders in South Africa, and composite expert Anton Dekker.
The frame is hand-brazed and made from Reynolds 653 and Columbus steel tubing, which is known for its strength-to-weight ratio. The frame is then stripped and coppered by Gavin Oliver.
The wheels are bespoke Tri-Spoke wheels made from carbon fiber composites. The process to build these, includes a custom mold, and hand-layering of 4 layers of composites & honey-comb to create high performance rims. They are available with either a fixed gear hub or coaster.
Argonaut Cycles handle every aspect of their carbon fiber bicycle frames. They design, engineer and manufacture all frames in their Portland, Oregon shop to the highest specifications using the most advanced tools available. The result is their Argonaut Space Bike 2.0 ($9000). The price given is for a complete setup, if you just want the […]