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Of People and Wheels - A Cycle Tour of the World of Frame Building

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Von Menschen und Rädern, Eine Radreise in die Welt des Rahmenbaus

Thomas Bochet (text and photos), Mathias Scherer (translation)
Of People and Wheels
A Cycle Tour of the World of Frame Building

MAXIME Verlag, 2019; 288 pages; 241 photos, 19,00 x 15,00 cm, fadengeheftete Steifbroschur mit aufgesetzten Deckeln
39,50 € (D), 40,70 € (AT), 42,00 CHF; ISBN 978-3-906887-12-8

Thirteen frame builders – male and female – as diverse in their approach to bike building as in their clientele.

To portray them, the Zurich-based frame builder Röbi Stolz sent the author Thomas Bochet on a cycle tour, crossing Western Europe from the Apennines across the Channel to England. Coursing along on two wheels allows him to track the cultural nuances represented by the work of the individuals he visits.

We have before us an homage to the craft of bike building as Röbi Stolz sees it: the skill and the art of creating bicycles which become one with the body and soul of their riders, opening up new dimensions.


Portrayed framebuilder:

  • Switzerland
    • Fahrradbau Stolz
  • Italy
    • Crisp Titanium
    • Legend by Bertoletti
    • Cicli Casati
    • Bixxis
  • Germany
    • Wiesmann Bikes
    • Mawisbikes
  • Belgium
    • Noble Cycles
    • Cycles Deroy
  • Netherlande
    • St Joris Cycles
  • United Kingdom
    • Mercredi
    • Curtis Bikes
  • France
    • Julie Racing Design