The Spokesman - VIDEO

May 16, 2013 Officine Sfera

Filmmaker Dean Saffron made a short documentary on "James", who has taken it upon himself to collect one bicycle from each development epoch.

Hetchins @ Velo Cult

May 7, 2013 Officine Sfera

Many a bike lover (and almost every collector we've met) has a soft spot for Hetchins' (Hetchinsessesses); the lugs, the colours and the attention to detail, oh my!

FOOTPRINTS

April 12, 2013 Officine Sfera

Rapha Continental delights us once again with an amazing video.

The Netharlands Classic Cycling Chic

March 13, 2013 Officine Sfera

Digital archives are amazing. Here is a round-up of some of the great photos you can find in these archives. Holland, land where the bicycle reigns king. Amen.

Il Dolore

March 12, 2013 Officine Sfera

Cycling's a tough sport, and if it is today imagine what it was like back then. There wasn't carbon fibre everything, the roads weren't paves, bicycles weighted as much as a wrought iron fence, and the races were even longer than the ones held today.

Faggin, #01 A Day in the Workshop

March 8, 2013 Officine Sfera

Here's a video from Faggin's own vimeo account, a lovely example of how Massimo and Cristina spend their time in their workshop, in Padova.

why classic cycling?

We love the look and feel of classic Italian racing bikes, the use of high-quality, long-lasting material, the attention to detail, the drilling, the milling, the pantos and all those other little embellishments that make these bikes unique. We just can’t help it, we think about bicycles all the time. Let's talk about it.