In 43 days and 14 hours from the writing of this text, we shall be attending the wildly profitable MADE Present in Portland. We’re stoked to see the magic that shall be on show (final 12 months’s present was sick). Within the meantime, we are able to take a look at the bike magic that was on show on the first MADE Present that simply wrapped up in Melbourne, Australia. I used to be following it fairly carefully on Instagram, and it seems to be superb.
Having the MADE present in Australia enabled the unbiased body builders in that a part of the globe an opportunity to indicate off their skills to an viewers which will not often get to see them. MADE had over 50 exhibitors and over 1000 attendees, making it an enormous success and shining the sunshine on the unbiased frame-building group down underneath.
Sadly, I didn’t have the chance to attend, however the MADE Crëw was form sufficient to ship some photographs and model data so I might share a number of the magic with you guys.
I shall be doing three, possibly 4 gallery articles displaying bikes from these disciplines, Highway, Gravel, and Cargo. I assumed I might attempt to solely cowl the builders that weren’t lined in my protection of the Portland present, we’ll see. The articles shall be easy with photographs and a hyperlink to the builder. Cool? Okay, let’s get began.
Highway Bikes
Ken Evans Frames
With what seems to be to me like a bitchen mixing of custom and a eager eye for particulars, Ken Evans has been constructing bicycle frames since 1976. Take a look at his helpful work.
Palmer Bicycles
Australia’s Palmer Bicycles is a maker of bespoke carbon fiber bicycles which might be “completely designed, engineered, and hand-crafted” within the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia, for the proper match.
Palmer Bicycles Quick Highway
Misplaced Workshop
Ian constructed his first handmade bicycle body – a lugged metal gem from Columbus tubing, again in 2016. In 2018, The Misplaced Workshop is a end result of Ian’s lifelong ardour for designing, constructing, and driving bikes. His work is “no fuss” and adorned with traditional and clear traces, with a contact of recent.
Misplaced Workshop Monitor Bike
Misplaced Workshop Yellow Bike
Baum Cycles
Baum Orbis +
Darren Baum has virtually three many years of frame-building experience, which is much more spectacular contemplating he’s not even 50 years previous. “Trip your personal race”. That’s what Darren did, and now he’s producing “a number of the world’s greatest bespoke bicycles”.
Wondercross
“Constructed for the individuals, not the rostrum”
Wondercross started life as a multi-disciplinary trip constructed round individuals, roads, gravel, and trails. It’s these 4 pillars which might be proudly stamped into each product they design.
Wondercross AR Ti
Wondercross Rambler
Stinner Frameworks
Combining craftsmanship and performance-oriented element, Stinner Frameworks builds metal and titanium bicycle frames that use a number of the lightest and highest-quality tubing on the planet.
Stinner Gibraltar
Woods Bicycle Firm
This household enterprise is pushed by bike-obsessed brothers who mix ability, consideration to element, and innovation to redefine your biking expertise. With a powerful racing and fabrication background, they infuse every body with experience and keenness, guaranteeing top-notch high quality whereas assembly your whole biking wants.
Woods Highway Runner