Built to spec for an experienced rider, this bike rocks classic french geometry and handling.

Featuring 1” top tube for premium planing experience, DT shifters, custom 3 piece modular racks and custom quick release decalleur.

This fresh RADdo build is about as grav mode as they get, running 700c wheels with 38mm Simworks Volummy (with room for more rubber!).

Quick and slick, and ready to tear up some back roads.

White Industries, Simworks, Brooks, Gevenalle and more fill out the build. All parts Kumo supplied, I love building with pragmatic and stylish gear!

Mac’s RADdonneur shows the frameset in it’s shreddy drop bar mode.

Gevenalle shifters enable the Shimano MTB 11 speed to be run with Simworks awesome flared drop bars.

Simworks Super Yummys provide the grip for muddy/sandy/chunky trails.

Hit me up if you want your next RADdo to be built up as a complete package!

This build is something special, being custom Kumo # 50 I wanted to construct a machine that I believe is totally balanced and beautiful.

Small, flowing details come together to create a highly functional tourer which can take both 700c and 650b wheelsets. One for tame roads, and one for when things get chunky!

The rider is on the lighter side so I was able to use the perfect tubeset to keep the bike sprightly, we also cut a fair amount of weight by using cantilevers.

Front rack is a custom 6 mount point job, this enabled me to make it light as it’s braced properly to the fork and the rack is super sturdy!

Start them early!

This is the third iteration of a Kumo balance bike, it’s what happens if the simple kids bike is taken to it’s logical conclusion.

Every element is entirely fabricated from tube and flat stock. The whole build is tough and lightweight to make it easy for little shredders to get started right.

Taking design and function cues from the Constructeur’s of old, this build is a highly functional, integrated and beautiful machine for city riding.

Many custom elements were built to ensure everything works perfectly together. Hand built 4 mount point rack, chainguard fabricated from stainless steel sheet, integrated pump mount and much more.

Kazun's bike is one that I was very excited to build. My first build to send to Japan started as a discussion (with a hefty language barrier) when I came to Japan in 2014 and rode with Kazun and the crew.

A year later, Kazun jokingly handed me a 5 yen coin (go-en, also means good luck) at the pub saying that it was his deposit. We laughed, and drank (much) more sake and ate our fill of yakitori, and then, out of the blue, the guys asked me to take their frame measurements, so off we rode to Blue Lug to do a fitting session at 2am. 

The frame build ended up very similar to my Radonneur, bar a few changes like the hand cut kickstand plate and custom porteur/pannier rack.

I hand delivered the raw frame to Tokyo, where it transferred to the skillful hands of Cook Paint Works where it was coated in deep, glossy burgundy paint.

The build was completed by Blue Lug Kamiuma and photographed by Nobuhiko Tanabe.

I can't wait to see the adventures that this bike takes Kazun on!

Another in the Signature Finish lineup, this is another modern take on the classic steel road bike.

For the first (and maybe last??) time the stainless lugs have been given a satin finish, it looks great, but oh man what a task to de-mask!

Simple, classy cutouts and crown pantograph set off the smooth satin lugs.

Matthew's family crest has been hand cut from stainless and brazed onto the fillet brazed stem faceplate, a Guilloché engraved stainless top cap keep the bearings tight, and brings the class.

Busyman bartape (of course!) finishes off the build which comprises of a new Campagnolo Potenza groupset, Paul Comp, Chris King, Brooks, Grand Bois, White Industries, Hplusson, all the good stuff!

What a modern/classic mix up! A fillet brazed Columbus frame, with (mostly!) modern running gear. The down tube shifters reject current shifting trends and stick with indexed 10 speed class.

The custom rack with U Lock holder gives an ideal platform to haul camping or more domestic gear, while also serving as a mount for the dyno powered light.

Lighting, taking it's juice from a SON SL dynamo is all routed neatly and internally including the rear Velolumino tail light, with the cable neatly tucked inside the lip of the mudguard.

Adrian liked the Kesswick green colour of my Raddoneur so much, he went for the same paint, good choice!

Busyman leather (of course) on the bars is finished with a waxed twine wrap and Kumo bar ends.

The bike can also be converted for rougher tracks by removing the guards, after which anything up to 650b x 2.1" knobblies can be fitted

I built this bike to take to the UK and show in my first international show at Bespoked Bristol, but as fate would decide, it wasn't to play out that way.

Half way through the build I fell from a roof and fractured my spine. 6 painful weeks later I got back on the torch to finish this build and use it for rehab to build my back strength back up.

The Raddoneur is my interpretation of the classic randonneur, just with a heaping helping of additional rad. Modernized and designed to tackle the technical dirt tracks of my hometown and further afield. 

A lively bilam constructed frame, fork, stem and custom rack form the core of the build, off which hang top shelf parts from Paul, Chris King, White Industries, Campagnolo SON, Cinelli and Brooks.

650b x 2.1 tyres run tubeless make for sweet rolling and suck up all the bumps and ruts.

Paul Klampers provide the stop, and Campy Athena groupset provides the go. 

There is a lot of detail in this bike, machined bilam sleeves, engraved details, manually machined top cap, custom cerakoted King Cages, Busyman tape, Kumo bar ends and even Busyman chain slap tape!

I was honoured to build Mick's first (I'm sure of many!) custom bike. 

I went all out on the detail on this bilaminate construction signature finish frame. Some details include; polished stainless fork crown with pantograph engraved Kumo cloud, hand carved bilam sleeves, custom fillet brazed rack and stem, both chrome plated, custom stem top cap with pantographed and gold infilled text and the list goes on.

Mick added his amazing leatherwork to the bike to complete the whole machine, a perfect portuer for hauling saddles and leather around Melbourne!

Adam wanted a bike that could chew up endless kilometers of dirt roads, firetrails and rocky tracks and still come back for more, but which could be converted for the tarmac with only a quick change of the wheels.

Built to run 650B x 43mm knobbly tyres, as well as 700c x 28mm for more ‘civilized’ road riding and commuting.

Smooth fillet brazed construction with a lugged fork, this bike is built around hydro disc brakes and runs SON SL plug-less dynamo powered lighting and USB charging.

Seb's bike takes the classic characteristics of a french randonneur and just gives it a bit of a functional update, while retaining the timeless style.

 Light and lively columbus spirit tubing is coupled together by painstakingly engraved lugwork which depicts symbols of significance in Vanuatu, an island that Seb has spent much time living in and studying.

 A custom stainless steel rack holds up the dynamo powered light and utilises a special quick release bag system designed by Llewellyn which takes a quick and secure hold of the luggage.

Paul’s father was an avid cyclist, and only arthritis could take him away from his passion at the age of 77. Before passing away, he bequeathed Paul with an inheritance that was to be spent on purchasing a good bike.

I’m honoured to be the man to have built that bike.

 Simple and functional, light and sprightly, this bike was designed for lengthy road rides with a ride position that enabled these extended sojourns (taking back issues into account).

 Decked out with Campagnolo Athena, custom White Industries/Hplusson wheelset, Paul components, SMP saddle and Busyman tape, this bike never misses a beat.

Now this was fun to build! This fillet brazed balance bike with special stumpy fork, manually machined dropouts and integrated stem/bars is for a special little cyclist. Get them started early!

This is my favourite personal bike, a quick build, but a good one. This bike has conveyed me from Hokaido to Tokyo on a loaded bikepacking trip, explored Greece, Italy and England and many more domestic destinations.

 The S&S couplers make travel a breeze as it takes no more than 10-15 minutes to unpack or pack down.

This signature finish build was completed for the designer of the excellent Kumo logo. In appreciation of this I wanted to go all out and pack loads of detail into this bike.

 The lugs had a brass fillet added and contoured to give a bit more curve, and were then treated to a lengthy session on the milling machine where the indexed circular designs were cut out, later to be filled with gold paint.

 Milled and engraved details were scattered all over, a Kumo cloud pantograph on the top of each fork shoulder, and more circular motifs milled on the seatstay bridge.

 A hand cut stainless moustache is the crowning glory, attempting to mirror Liam’s own, but it pales in comparison.

This was the very first signature finish Kumo, Will let me go all out. I employed new skills on the rotary table attachment for my mill and explored a new style of lug cutout I was keen to try. The effect is a complex but still subtle level of detail.

 Living in Dubai at the time, Will flew to Australia to personally pickup the bike and ride with me for the first few journeys. S&S couplers made his home trip a little easier!

Inspired by classic Italian frames with chrome plated lugs, I went one better… hours and hours of polishing went into each lug, over 3 weeks by the end of it…

Silver componentry was used to set off the lug work and keep with the classic styling.

This bike was percolating in the back of my mind for some time, it had to be made in the steel.

Cushy 650b x 42mm tyres for any conditions, S&S couplers and single speed drivetrain make for a very simple and easy to pack travel companion.

The second prototype Kumo randonneur, this was an exercise in integration and flawless function.

SON SL plug-less dynamo lighting is routed through the fork, custom stainless rack and terminates in an upside-down Edelux light.

The stainless steel rack is the first rack I built with the Llewellyn designed quick release system, with unparalleled retention and easy release.

Back in the day when I was building more road centric machines, this was a light weight, carbon crusted speed machine.

The first Kumo Randonneur prototype, made from stainless steel with various iterations of rack and lighting integration.

One of my first customers, Lorday wanted a slick fillet brazed road bike. Quick and smooth this bike was designed for long fast days of riding.

A simple and classic fixed gear, chrome plated fork and rear triangle.