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The SWI Journal

Five stories

Long-form writing from the workshop in Villafranca Padovana. How the frames are built, who they are built for, and where they end up.

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File #39: The Aequus, Seen by Polymer Workshop

Custom Builds

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File #39: The Aequus, Seen by Polymer Workshop

The component studio behind the Rover bar and the Obelisk post built an Aequus around their own parts, then photographed it as an object. It is the clearest look yet at what a continuous carbon shell does to a bicycle's lines.

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September 7, 2026

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Built for the Wall: Andrew Feather's SWI Leve Hill-Climb Bike

Custom Builds

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Built for the Wall: Andrew Feather's SWI Leve Hill-Climb Bike

Rosedale Chimney Bank is a 1.3km wall that spikes to 30%. This is the build story behind the Leve that took its segment record.

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July 1, 2025

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Gee Milner of Dream Build on SWI: Aura, Heritage and Utter Chaos

Italian Craft

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Gee Milner of Dream Build on SWI: Aura, Heritage and Utter Chaos

A builder who has filmed hundreds of frames walks into the SWI workshop, and says what most brands would rather he did not.

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March 11, 2026

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A Bicycle on the Runway at Tokyo Fashion Week… Why Not?

Italian Craft

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A Bicycle on the Runway at Tokyo Fashion Week… Why Not?

How a 24-karat gold Serpent became more than a showpiece, and what happens when performance engineering starts speaking the language of art.

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May 26, 2026

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Chasing Light in Scotland with Tom Kahler

Riding & Routes

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Chasing Light in Scotland with Tom Kahler

A growing UK audience, a world-class British photographer, and one of the most dramatic cycling landscapes on earth.

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June 20, 2026

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The Benefits of a True Monocoque Frame

Monocoque & Carbon

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The Benefits of a True Monocoque Frame

If you have ever been told that monocoque is faster, you have probably also been left with the only question that matters: faster how, exactly?

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February 11, 2026

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