Sanomagic Wooden Bicycles

Ninth-generation Japanese shipwright handcrafts lightweight mahogany bicycles

A ninth-generation shipwright, Sueshiro Sano has been making exquisite wooden products since he was in elementary school. But in 2008, drawing inspiration and technique from a lifetime of shipbuilding, the woodworker produced his first bike constructed entirely of mahogany, including frame, fork, seat, seat post, handlebars/stem combination and even rims. Using mahogany lends flex and responsiveness in a way no metal frame can, which in …

Drop Bars Not Bombs

Seattle's favorite fixie blog re-releases its popular limited-edition tee

With on-point product reviews, news and cycling industry insights, Seattle’s fixed-gear blog Zlog has quickly developed a cult-like following since stepping into the scene in 2008. As equally sought after as their valuable nuggets of fixed-gear culture, their original Drop Bars Not Bombs t-shirt has been out of production for over a year after a limited run. The well-received collaboration, between photographer Kyle Johnson and …

Silencio

An Instagram-viewing iPad app, brew scientists, David Lynch's nightclub and more in this week's look at the web

Named for the club in “Mulholland Drive,” David Lynch’s Paris nightclub Silencio launches in September (opening hours run 6pm-6am) and will include a movie theater, concert hall, art gallery, restaurant bar and custom furniture like an amazing skull-shaped speaker.