We talked to Ilya Nikhamin and Kasia Nikhamina, husband-and-wife owners of Redbeard Bikes, about why they chose DUMBO as the location for their store, why more New Yorkers should experience the joy of riding a bike, and about the difficulties of running a business with your spouse.
Mat Amonson, founder of Airtight Cycles—which launched three months ago—makes some truly unique and stunning rides; we caught up with him at the Bicycle Fetish Day block party in Williamsburg, where he took home the trophy for “best handbuilt bike,” to talk shop.
We met up with the founder of Sugar Cayne, the popular “hip-hop/comics/BMX/life” website, at Mullaly Skate Park (next door to Yankee Stadium) in The Bronx, where the renaissance man discussed the origins of BMX, his mission to broaden his audience’s interests, and what to expect at his upcoming event, the Sugar Cayne Bike Fest.