VillaVelo

28/07/2021

Cool video by RIDE Media revisiting the bike that brought Renshaw's Pedal Project’s earliest successes: a Peter Bundy Columbus MAX track. Check out the custom paint and unique PB decals!

Mark Renshaw has a special collection of bikes from his professional cycling career. To round out the ‘Story of my bike, pro series’ from Renshaw’s Pedal Pro...

10/08/2020

The end of the storied and prestigious Bundy marque. What do you think about the colour choice?

Included with all of the Bundy framebuilding equipment from the were one and a half track frames built by Peter. The half frame was completed by Minh and has since been one of his personal rides ar…

29/04/2019

Hello! A while between posts but we're still around.

Minh went to the Handmade Bicycle Show Australia 2019 and met a wonderful array of passionate framebuilders - then drooled over their custom creations:

One half of VillaVelo visits the Handmade Bicycle Show Australia 2019. Recap and admiration.

08/09/2018

Matt's Multishape Maza is a rather unique frame that needed an equally unique paint scheme.

Read about the company, the tubeset and the paint work:

Maza is a brand named after the last names of the two builders, Antonio Mattioli and Soldino Zanasi. They both worked with Luciano Paletti before creating their own company in the late 1980s. This …

02/09/2018

You may have seen a teaser of this on our Instagram () a little while back... here is the story behind this tandem repaint:

Geoff got in touch with us wanting to get his tandem repainted. We were initially unsure if a tandem would fit in the sandblaster, but it turned out that the frame had S&S Couplers which meant …

21/07/2018

It has been a while since we have posted anything, but here's some news.

A limited number of tube blocks are available to purchase! Made from 50mm square 6061 T6 aluminium bored to 1" (25.4mm), 1 1/8" (28.6mm) and 1 1/4" (31.75mm).

$35 per block + postage cost Australia wide.

Send us a message if you're after some. If there's enough demand for these, another batch of blocks will be made up, and to custom sizes if required.

23/05/2018

Bike Of The Week takes a break (until we get new ones!) after this week.

And what better bike to show than this Jim Bundy with a twist... or bend:

Thu Jun 29, 2017 I was alerted to another Jim Bundy funny bike that was for sale on Gumtree. Came with a 650c fork, but it just looks out ofplace to me. The ST and HT angles are much too steep. So …

16/05/2018

Something special: a Daryl Perkins built, fillet-brazed Columbus Minimax frame.

Fri Jun 2, 2017 I bought myself a Perkins. Been eying it off for ages and I finally managed to bargain it down to a good price. It was built in July 1994 from Columbus Minimax, a relatively rare tu…

14/05/2018

ICYMI: The Makers handbuilt framebuilders' showcase happened at the KillenBike workshop on Saturday. A great display of local talent and progressive design - all done by hand.

Today Killenbike (Sean Killen) and Tempest Bicycles (Rob Benson) launched a new collaborative bike label, Chimera Frame Works at the Killenbike workshop in Newtown. With intentions to make a steady…

12/05/2018

Today Killenbike (Sean Killen) and Tempest Bicycles (Rob Benson) launched a new collaborative bike label, Chimera Frame Works at the Killenbike workshop in Newtown.

With intentions to make a steady stream of truly handbuilt steel bicycle frames, the first Chimera prototype road frame was debut today. Featuring fillet brazed Columbus Minimax tubing, wishbone seatstay finishing, a modern T47 bottom bracket shell, internal cable routing and a heap of other clever design cues, this is the face of contemporary framebuilding.

The Makers event also featured the handbuilt creations of other Australian and international craftspeople:
Rogers Bespoke
Egress Bikes
Skunkworks Bikes
Vale Bikes
Stoemper
SevenBikes Enterprises
Intergalactic Bikes
The Lost Workshop
Crust Bikes

Some very impressive machines were on show, with a large turnout coming to Sean's workshop located in a cosy corner of Newtown despite the chilly Autumn weather.

It's definitely very inspiring to see first hand the art of framebuilding being continued - it makes us excited and motivated to complete and share our upcoming projects with you all. Well done Sean and Rob for putting on a great event, and good luck with Chimera.

09/05/2018

Confirmed provenance: a Geoff Scott frame. Classic build.

Sun May 28, 2017 I don’t know much about the Willo brand, other than it being the brand of Carl Wilson. Carl owned Cyclesport in Thornleigh back then, and Willo was the brand on his frames. I…

02/05/2018

Update: Not a Ken unfortunately.

A foolish move to depart with an excellent bike, however now in good hands:

A suspected 1986 build, if the guesstimation is accurate from the BB serial number is accurate. On the topic of serial numbers, the typical serial stamp on the steerer is absent, so that is of note…