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Centennial 1000 Mile Boot by Wolverine

Ben Branch February 6, 2015
  • American
  • Boots
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Style

The Centennial 1000 Mile Boot by Wolverine is a limited edition boot built using the same patterns as the original 1000 Miler, back in…

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Norton-Velocette Dustbin Racer

Ben Branch February 4, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Vintage

This Norton-Velocette is one of many specials based on the legendary Norton Featherbed frame – a motorcycle chassis so influential that a number of…

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Utility Shirt by Taylor Stitch

Ben Branch January 31, 2015
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Style

The Utility Shirt by Taylor Stitch is a triple stitched, 10 ounce cotton shirt for those who work with their hands (even just on…

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Tsovet SVT-AX87

Ben Branch January 30, 2015
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Watches

Tsovet is one of the leading lights of the modern American watchmaking renaissance, the company was founded by renowned timepiece designer David Bonaventura in…

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The Bomb Bar

Ben Branch January 28, 2015
  • Bourbon
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Home
  • Luxury
  • Whiskey

The Bomb Bar is a creation from Oliver Apt – a Canadian company that specialises in slightly unusual homewares. Each of these bars is…

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Ariel Square Four Wallpaper

Ben Branch January 24, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Ariel Square Four was a sensation when it was released at the Olympia Motorcycle Show in 1930, the concept of putting four cylinders…

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TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6

Ben Branch January 16, 2015
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Watches

The TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6 is one of the newer iterations of the Monaco line, the series of watches was first unveiled by…

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Ferrari 275 GTB

Ben Branch January 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 275 GTB was the much anticipated replacement to the iconic Ferrari’s 250 series, it was akin to being the singer who had…

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Bell x Barn Fresh Bullitt Helmet

Ben Branch January 7, 2015
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Retro

The Bell x Barn Fresh Bullitt Helmet is the work of the Lennard Schuurmans, the man behind the famous Bubble Visor blog and founder…

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Top 14 Motorcycles of 2014

Ben Branch December 30, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Each year we put together a list of the most popular motorcycles to appear on Silodrome, we use raw traffic data to compile this…

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Minimalist Wallet by Portel

Ben Branch December 30, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Retro

We’ve featured gear by Portel a number of times previously and it’s always been very popular, the brand was one of the first to…

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The Bienville Legacy

Ben Branch December 15, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

– This article is a conversational interview of motorcycle and car designer JT Nesbitt by Jason Cormier – “So tell me what you think,…

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