Tom Owen - Brooks England Journal

Field Studies

Pedalling, posing and putting paint to canvas.

The way to Wakhan

The Wakhan corridor is the remotest part of Afghanistan. A land of dizzying altitude and unending kindness.

A treasure Unearthed

Uncovering a stash of lost leather

Bargain-bagging at the BabyLDN bike jumble

Exploring the heart and soul of the London cycling scene, one bicycle artefact at a time.

Drust Cycles, crafted in Berlin

“The bicycle is the one truly lasting relationship in my life, I can’t imagine anything that could drive us apart.”

An ode to autumn

More picnic-paced adventures in the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.

Cycles Manivelle, the engineers blending creativity with craft

Cycles Manivelle is a company formed by two engineers, building bikes with conviction while celebrating French ingenuity and industry.

Good Grief, making “steel souls with wheels”

Meet the indigenous-owned, creativity-driven frame builder out of Colorado Springs.

Show bike: Singular Cycles Kite Titanium Mk2 from Bespoked Dresden

Singular Cycles make bikes out of metal, produced in small runs and designed for off-road riding.

Steve Green, part of the Brooks factory family

Steve Green has worked at the Brooks factory in Smethwick for more than 40 years.

The good times roll on

From fenland to moorland via castles and cream teas. The picnic ride tour continues.

Bringing it all back home

Throwing open the doors for the first Brooks Open Factory.

The art of riding, together

Of cream teas and canals, saisons and saddles. Relive the first two stops on our new social shop ride series.

Inside the Brooks factory

A glimpse inside the Brooks factory in Smethwick, England.

Erwin Sikkens… the dadventurer

New Brooks ambassador Erwin Sikkens is a bikepacking gravel route deviser, and won’t let being a dad diminish his sense of adventure. Quite the opposite in fact!

The land of powerful mixtures

West Africa’s untapped wonderland – discovering Sierra Leone gravel

Mr Imperfect… meet Allan Shaw

Discover Allan Shaw’s philosophy of anti-elitism, pro-imperfection, and eternal optimism.

Introducing… Anton Krupicka

Anton Krupicka is an adventure cyclist, runner, skier. A longtime Brooks rider, we’re delighted he’s now also a partner athlete.

Mexico City views

A metropolis with the power to frustrate and delight.

Enduring innovation – the Reynolds story

Ups, downs and industry-defining innovations, Reynolds has seen it all in its more-than-100-year history.

To the end of the world

A journey from cosmopolitan Madrid to wild Galicia, the coast of death and the end of the world.

From Air Force to beach cruisers, with Curtis Inglis

Retrotec / Inglis proprietor, Curtis Inglis, tells Brooks about his journey through framebuilding

Unity and isolation in Kyrgyzstan, with Allan Shaw

Brooks England rider Allan Shaw looks back on a transformative experience in Kyrgyzstan.

Sycip Bicycles

Meet Jeremy Sycip, a Californian bike builder who creates purpose-driven machines.

Building for the future – Mosaic Cycles

Aaron Barcheck of Mosaic Cycles is a man who wants to design and build the best bikes in the industry, as well as securing framebuilding’s sustainability for the next generation.

Mind is the Ride, with Jet McDonald

Exploring the link between philosophy and cycling with author, Jet McDonald.

In conversation with Speedvagen

We spoke to Dan Harrison, lead builder for Speedvagen, the unicorn of custom bikes.

In the Moroccan Sun

We travelled into plateaus that reminded the group of Patagonia or Central Asia, vast fruitless valleys, red rocks, pines and every now and then a human settlement.

Drove roads of the Highlands

Stefan and David from Pannier takes us on a three-night bikepacking ramble through the Grampian Mountains of Scotland.

Author: Tom Owen

Field Studies

The way to Wakhan

A treasure Unearthed

Bargain-bagging at the BabyLDN bike jumble

Drust Cycles, crafted in Berlin

An ode to autumn

Cycles Manivelle, the engineers blending creativity with craft

Good Grief, making “steel souls with wheels”

Show bike: Singular Cycles Kite Titanium Mk2 from Bespoked Dresden

Steve Green, part of the Brooks factory family

The good times roll on

Bringing it all back home

The art of riding, together

Inside the Brooks factory

Erwin Sikkens… the dadventurer

The land of powerful mixtures

Mr Imperfect… meet Allan Shaw

Introducing… Anton Krupicka

Mexico City views

Enduring innovation – the Reynolds story

To the end of the world

From Air Force to beach cruisers, with Curtis Inglis

Unity and isolation in Kyrgyzstan, with Allan Shaw

Sycip Bicycles

Building for the future – Mosaic Cycles

Mind is the Ride, with Jet McDonald

In conversation with Speedvagen

In the Moroccan Sun

Drove roads of the Highlands

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Field Studies

The way to Wakhan

A treasure Unearthed

Bargain-bagging at the BabyLDN bike jumble

Drust Cycles, crafted in Berlin

An ode to autumn

Cycles Manivelle, the engineers blending creativity with craft

Good Grief, making “steel souls with wheels”

Show bike: Singular Cycles Kite Titanium Mk2 from Bespoked Dresden

Steve Green, part of the Brooks factory family

The good times roll on

Bringing it all back home

The art of riding, together

Inside the Brooks factory

Erwin Sikkens… the dadventurer

The land of powerful mixtures

Mr Imperfect… meet Allan Shaw

Introducing… Anton Krupicka

Mexico City views

Enduring innovation – the Reynolds story

To the end of the world

From Air Force to beach cruisers, with Curtis Inglis

Unity and isolation in Kyrgyzstan, with Allan Shaw

Sycip Bicycles

Building for the future – Mosaic Cycles

Mind is the Ride, with Jet McDonald

In conversation with Speedvagen

In the Moroccan Sun

Drove roads of the Highlands

Get 15% offyour firstpurchase.

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