Emanuele’s journey with us has been a long one, but every so often we get a customer who wants to push what is possible, and so we set off down a path of discovery. Sounds cheesy right, but there’s nothing insincere about Emanuele’s Durmitor, resplendent in stainless steel and new 3D printed head tube.
Read MoreFor all the years we have been busy making bikes, disc brakes have been our bread and butter. All the while though we had been quietly yearning those simpler times, a time where tubes were neither over or undersized, and headsets sat proud at either end of the head tube. What would a ‘classic’ road bike from us look like? Well wonder no more, here it is, the RAT PENAT.
Read MoreTo showcase the ultimate in optimization, comfort, and customization, PRO Bikegear commissioned Quirk Cycles to build two unique Columbus steel bikes. The first of these was the Durmitor RACE - a road bike stripped down to its most basic elements, created for quick handling, proficient climbing, and effortless rolling making it a road cyclists dream. For many cyclists, the ultimate dream bike.
Read MoreBuilding custom bikes is awesome, end-off, nothing better. That is until a friend asks you to build them a custom bike, then it gets better, it gets personal. Back when riding circles around Regent’s Park was a thing I did, I would ride with the 10000km.cc group. Every so often we would go further a field and that’s when I met Joel. He didn’t know it at the time, but he would soon be signing up for a Quirk.
Read MoreThe Durmitor has always been popular with endurance riders, and Philippe was no exception. Keen to push his road rides for longer and longer he opted for a fast but comfortable design to eat up the miles quickly.
Read MoreHot on the heels of the Ultra-Raw Kegety, here we have another build revealing the raw beauty of brushed steel, this time though fully built in Columbus XCR stainless steel. Stainless has always had a unique appeal when it comes to custom steel and when you look at Dylan’s Durmitor you can see why.
Read MorePeter was keen to a more simple build utilising the classic lines and profiles of Columbus HSS tubing and putting it to work with our tried and tested Endurance Race geometry, ensuring the excellent ride quality we’ve become known for. We could then focus on making this build ride sublimely with a roster of high end components.
Read MoreWhen it comes to custom bikes there are a few types of customer. Some have very specific ideas when it comes to how they want their bike to look and ride and will be intimately involved in the design process. Others, having seen our work, surrender to the experience and let us run with it. Often though most sit somewhere in between the two.
Read MoreEvery so often a customer comes along who knows exactly what he wants and wastes not time getting their dream bike built. Rob was one such customer and I think we can all agree what Rob envisage was truly beautiful.
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