Treadlie Magazine

As the articles and images roll in for each issue I am drawn ever more strongly to my bike and the adventures it will take me on. The gear in Toolkit starts me thinking about fancying up my ride, our Centrefold gets me dreaming and the Treadlie Stree

Ben Johnson has spent more time around bicycles than most. For the better part of a decade Ben was amongst the very best of Australia’s pro-cyclists and since entering his post-racing life in 2014, his performance cycling brand Johnson Bicycles has p

Like so many great things, Martone Cycling Co hails from New York City. While pedalling through bustling city streets, one should always stand out from the crowd.The Women’s Grand does just that. Made from double-walled aluminium and equipped with a

Fabrizio Lenci is an architect, art director and illustrator from São Paulo, Brazil. Ten years ago he lost his father tragically and one year later he discovered that he was suffering from depression. He remembers being in bed reading magazines when

Dario Nucci and Paul Carroll’s custom bike company My Wild Love was born out of chance rather than commerce. Treviso, Italy – where the duo made the spectacular discovery of 32 untouched Columbus SLX frames – is a world away from the dusty South Afri

In mountain biking, they say everything is easier than it looks. Standing beside a group of women with their dual suspension mountain bikes, looking down from the top of a literal flight of rocky stairs, I’d certainly hope this saying is true. “It’s

The Netherlands is home to around 16.5 million people, and in garages, sheds and backyards all over the country these folks store over 13 million bicycles. That’s not far off one bike for every man, woman and pedal-ready child in the country. Pretty

Who? Ollie Clifton Occupation? Filmmaker. Wearing? I’m inspired by the idea of studied casual but for me it usually comes out as just casual. Your bike? Yuba Mundo, electric v4. For a while before I bought it, I had become aware of the potential o

It may seem hard to believe now, but Joyce Watts almost gave up on bike riding. A bad spill at the tender age of 11 left her bruised and resolute: bike riding was not for her. After a 15-year hiatus from riding, the scar from Joyce’s accident remaine

For Maeve Plouffe, the moment that sparked her foray into road racing came at last year’s Santos Tour Down Under. “Being able to present [jerseys] last year made it real for me,” she shares. After rubbing shoulders with the competitors, Maeve felt to

Ciara O’Sullivan remembers her father trying to teach her how to drive. “We had one driving lesson, in a car park somewhere in Milton Keynes,” she says. “I said: Dad, this is horrifically boring. I’m never going to drive a car, I’m just going to ride

From the moment Ingo Engelhardt realised he could pedal over 50 kilometres an hour on a road bike he was hooked. But while that day may have acted as the catalyst for the organisation of RAD RACE and all it encompasses today, it was long before then

The story behind Seville is complex and runs deep. Before I went, I was in the basket of the naïve – unaware of the significance of the broad, navigable Rio Guadalquivir which is the lifeblood of this historic Andalusian city. Arriving in such a wide

Who? Pete Murphy Occupation? Carpenter, stay-at-home dad, luthier (guitar/ukulele maker). Wearing? Op-shop cowboy shirt, old jeans, wool hat. Your bike? This is the first bike frame I made. A mate and I got together and decided to make our own ste

Who? James Fraser Occupation? Architect, MORA. Wearing? My office summer uniform: t-shirt, shorts, thongs. Your bike? I have a whole stable of bikes under my house – one for each purpose – but mostly saved from hard rubbish pick-ups. This one was