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Cycle chain

17 February 2014

Emilio Aldo Renesto is a steelwork specialist whose frames are one of the first links in northern Italy’s small yet sturdy bicycle industry.

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A master who was making Tour de France bikes in the 1980s and an apprentice with a background in skateboarding – together they are ensuring that the renowned Zullo name lives on for cycling aficionados around the world.

Monocle Minute

Superior cycling

4 February 2017

Officials at the city of Xiamen in southeast China recently unveiled the world’s longest aerial cycleway. The 7.6km-long bright-green highway, which runs in greater part underneath the city’s transit bus line for cover and…

Film

Taipei Cycle Show

19 May 2010

The Taipei International Cycle Show is one of the most important bicycle industry events in the world, with nearly 900 exhibitors on hand this year. Held annually at the Nangang Exhibition Center in the east of Taiwan’s…

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The list: virtuous cycle

21 September 2017

Saddle yourself with some great gear from independent and interesting bike brands.

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2nd Cycle - collectable castoffs

8 October 2012

In 1935 the founders of Artek drew up a manifesto that the Finnish furniture company still lives by. Their "one chair is enough" slogan promoted a philosophy of consuming in an intelligent way. And this resulted in well…

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Made in Australia: Baum Cycles

18 February 2016

As far as the firms over the next four pages are concerned, if you want a job done properly you do it yourself. Be they making bikes, furniture, microphones, ferries or guitars, these are companies that all revel in the…

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Wheeler dealers

19 October 2015

The world of cycling shifts up a gear for the Eurobike trade fair: the stage for all that is state-of-the-art in the industry. Monocle took the best of the show for a spin.

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Oceania briefing

15 August 2009

New Zealand's prime minister and his choice of transport, and Australia's renewed efforts to get people on their bikes.

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The secret to opening a bike shop

13 November 2017

In the latest episode of our 'Secret to...' series we talk to Jack Pattison, co-founder of Freddie Grubb, about the key elements that go into creating an outstanding bike shop.

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The opener

21 September 2017

Pedal power in Zürich, Singapore-style workouts, Detroit’s architectural resurgence and an unexpected tea accompaniment in Beijing: we’ve scoured the globe for our news round-up.

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That's just how I roll

21 June 2012

Vélo Québec is the guiding force behind Montréal’s much imitated bike culture, a model that is being exported around the world. The woman in the saddle explains how she forged a lean, green urban lifestyle.

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Architecture briefing

20 June 2018

We help Sydney improve the quality of after-life, meet the Vietnamese designers looking to the past for new solutions and venture into the dapper new showroom of an Italian design giant.

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Keeping it wheels

21 March 2013

As city government initiatives help kick-off a cycling boom in the Brazilian metropolis, we look at the converging urban elements that are rapidly making Rio a pedal-power paradise. Then on the following pages we go global…

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Europe briefing

17 June 2010

Copenhagen saddles up for the world's biggest urban cycling contest, Russia's "Silicon Valley" gets to live by its own rules, and Istanbul, the call to prayer becomes easier to the ear.

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The Urbanist - Historic preservation, cycling and 100 Resilient Cities

6 October 2016

We talk to Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, about the quest to revitalise historic buildings in the US. Plus: architecture’s influence on the way we learn, cycling in Hong Kong and…

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