At Vogel Bikes, we pride ourselves on building each bike individually to meet the specific needs of the rider. Throughout our website, we have suggested some base models, which we believe will meet the needs of most riders.
What we really like to do is build a bike together with you!
Be it for weekend gravel rides in the woods, competitive trail rides on a cyclocross gravel bike, or light travels and commuting on our Curie folding bike, we are ready to bend over backward to meet your needs. We currently offer three different frame models; GF-001 Gravel, CX-002 CycloCross, and our Curie folding bike. All three can be build up to your specific requests. See here below for a bit of inspiration.
Here at Vogel, we provide a custom bike service where we build up each bike made to order and as you want it. Despite the simplicity of this statement, it does open doors for a lot of questions. That is why we’d like to take a moment to talk about what we mean by “custom bikes” and why it makes sense.
This stands in contrast to building thousands or tens of thousands of gravel bikes on speculation with an 18-24-month production pipeline and then shipping them around the world to big warehouses where they can sit until they are shipped to a dealer.
Dealers are not the end of the road. Here, gravel bikes can sit for many more months, taxing floor space and accruing interest before being sold. In addition to the apparent logistical inefficiencies of such a system this also often results in surplus that ends up dumped onto the market at discount prices. Such deals may provide a cheap gravel bike to the occasional end-user but they do so at the expense of undermining the service and dealer end of the industry and creating unrealistic expectations for price structures and availability.
This is why we decided that we wanted to build a new brand, an online bike shop, that would address the issues of this prevailing business model and build gravel and folding bikes for commuting and touring – for the people that appreciate them and want to ride them and while doing so at a fair price. While some big brands have addressed this by selling directly from the warehouse to the public through internet sales, these are still prefab bicycles that bear the stamp of the same business model.
At Vogel Bikes we aim to be your go-to custom online bike shop.
At Vogel Bikes, we don’t begin building a frame until the rider has told us exactly what they want…and when a bike is ordered we start sourcing and putting together the hardware package as the rider wants it.
We will be the first to tell you that we build our bikes of carbon fiber and that, in and of itself, means that our frame geometries are bound to the geometry of the tooling we have invested in.
In other words, we do not design custom frame geometries for every order.
We do, however, build the frame specifically for you and that is why we can offer custom paint and refined delivery times. But this doesn’t just mean a custom paint job, …
…no, this means that this is a bike built for you!
Browsing our online bike shop you will see that we have some suggested configurations but we encourage you to come with your own ideas and requests. So, if you are hooked on a specific hub set, be it from Chris King or Hope; or maybe a unique cockpit set up like the Gevenalle cyclocross shifters we are keen to make sure we get you out rolling with the kit you most desire.
We are here to help you with decisions and support through the process of ordering your bike online – and we are also here to answer questions about what will and what will not work on your intended gravel bike build or when ordering your most desired version of the Curie folding bike.
Before leaving you we’d also like to point out that “custom” also gives you the opportunity to decide on the logistical environmental impact of your order.
If you’re really itching to get on that new bike and roll then we can speed things up by shipping components by air, but when we do this it’s a bit more costly and we feel obliged to offset the CO2 of the air transport by planting some trees. We do this through our membership of 1% for the Planet.
If you have a bit more time then you can choose our standard delivery times, these add an additional 6 or 7 weeks to delivery, but in addition to being a bit less expensive, sea freight is also more environmentally friendly than airfreight.
So at the end of the day at Vogel, “custom” means that we do our best to provide just the bike you want and a service level that ensures that it’s just the way you want it.
Sneak peak of a custom GF001 in the making 🦋
Check in over the coming days to see the final result.
#gravelbike #custombikes #myvogelbike #paintedblue #fromwhereweride
Pink bird in the making 🦩 You can go check out this funky lady @cafeparforce soon - she’s very nearly ready for a test ride #myvogelbike #gravelbike #cafeparforce #inthemaking #custombikes
All set for the Swedish gravel roads, this custom built Vogel GF-001 carries a set of our own carbon wheels, and a matte black finish all the way through.
Are you curious about our carbon gravel frames and custom builds? Choose any colour and setup and we’ll do all we can to make it happen.
Shipping worldwide.
#gravelride #gravelbike #custombike #groadslikethese #bikesofinstagram
Pop by and test a Vogel bike in Café Parforce, Klampenborg DK. The sparkling colours give the Vogelbike a touch of avantgarde 😈
#myvogelbike
Vogel bikes are for you who require a technically strong bicycle without compromising on comfort or aestethics.
Vogel bikes are customised bicycles designed and handmade in Copenhagen, Denmark shipped directly to you.
Vogelbikes are made by passionated cyclists, who value an active lifestle and personalised design.
#custombike #touringbike #adventurecycling #cyclinglifestyle #vogesbikes #gravelbike #cyclingcommute
Two Golden Birds headed off for Beijing - we wish you the best of luck @thorupviktor ! #beijing2022 #winterolympics #olympicrings #tattoodesign #gravelbike #cyclocrossbike #myvogelbike #speedskating #danmarktilol
Choosing a Vogel bike also means choosing your own colors and hardware. Talk to us about your wishes and we’ll help you make your dream Vogel bike become a reality #myvogelbike
#gravelbike #gevenalle #colourful #custombikes #carbonbikes #cyclocross #gravelgrinder #adventurecycling #touringbike
Latest black beauty #gravelbike to leave from here. This one to Germany and with a smooth custom SP dynamo solution, Supernova lights, and extra brake levers on the handle bars.
Let us know what kind of bike you are looking for, and we’ll make and build it for you. Any colour, and with a variety of hardware choices.
#myvogelbike #custombike #carbonbike #gravelride #gravelgrinder #touringbike #adventurecycling #getoutsideandexplore
Big congrats to Kjeld who won a Vogel bike in the @cykelnerven lottery contributing to Sclerosis research! Thank you Kjeld for your patience, it has been a long time in the making to get to the exact bike you wished for - here it is, and what a nice one. Now we are looking forward to pictures from your local woods and continue our collaboration with the good people from Cykelnerven. Happy holidays to you all out there! ✨🚲🍂 #myvogelbike #gravelbike #custombikes #custommade #carbonbike #gravelride #cyclinglife #cycling #cykelnerven
Pink? Blue? Purple? 🤩We’ve got a handful of funky GF001 gravel frames in stock - and a single CX002. Write to us if you’re interested, and we can help build up a bike that suits your wants and needs. These particular ones are in sizes 47, 53, and 56. We do of course also make frames from scratch as usual, so any size is possible. Give us a shout 💥 #gravelride #gravelbike #cyclinglife #custombikes #customcolor #pinkbike #gravelgrinder #myvogelbike #carbonbikes
GF-001 Forest Green 🤍 let us build your next gravel bike. There is GRX stuff on the way and a few frames in stock. Tell us about your needs and we’ll figure something out together. #gravelbike #myvogelbike #cyclinglife #cyclinglifestyle #adventurecycling #groads #groadslikethese #custombike #customgravelbike #touringbike #touringadventure #green #gogreen
There is an auction happening over at 1% for the Planet. You have a chance to bid on this beauty - starting at 840$. If you’ve been following here over the summer you’ll know the story of this traveling art bike. Otherwise, read more on the auction site - link in bio 💥
#artbike #networkauction #onepercentfortheplanet #gravelbike #cyclinglife #cyclinglifestyle #adventurecycling #cyclingadventure #gravelgrinder #groadslikethese #myvogelbike
Find us at @bikeblowoutdk this coming weekend ⚡️ We are there to talk about how we can help you design and build your next custom carbon gravel bike for a new season - and show you a few of our Vogel bike builds so far. We’ll be there Saturday and Sunday from 9-16. See ya’! #gravelbike #gravelbikes #cyclinglife #bikeblowout #ballerupsuperarena #myvogelbike #custombike #framebyframe
Come and see this unique his bike at Copenhagen Bike Festival in Tunnelfabrikken this weekend
...and get a chance to make it yours!
As a tribute to @davidlopezrestrepo and his incredible cycling adventures over the summer (link in bio and highlight stories #badlands2021), we are launching an online auction for this very unique custom Vogel bike during the Copenhagen Bike Festival which takes off this weekend from Friday to Sunday.
All proceeds from the auction will go towards the organisation ”One Tree Planted” though our collaboration with 1% for the Planet.
During the weekend it will be possible to sign up for the auction, so come and hear about Sebastián's experiences on and with the bike – there are many stories to tell!
#bikeadventure #cyclinglife #cyclinglifestyle #gravelbike #badlands2021 #copenhagenbikefestival #copenhagen #nordhavn #tunnelfabrikken
This might be the last post from @thorupviktor and France for now, but….! You have the opportunity to see the bike and maybe even meet Viktor this coming Saturday as we open the doors to our workshop together with @cohandco from 13:00 and on. As part of this years @aaben_festival there will be plenty of workshops to visit, events an concerts to attend to, and of course the chance to meet us, see some bikes, and enjoy a cozy Saturday in Nordhavn. _
See you there?!
#openworkshop #gravelbikes #gravelride #myvogelbike #custombikes #nordhavn #copenhagen #aabenfestival2021
This very unique Vogel bike was built over the summer for an art project in which the Copenhagen based artist and cyclist @davidlopezrestrepo designed and painted the frame, rode it from Copenhagen, crossing Germany, the alps in Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia, whilst recording soundscapes for a podcast called "Sounds of the route" (available on Spotify).
After this first fantastic 2000 km journey, Sebastián is now heading for a new and gritty adventure at #Badlands2021 crossing the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Wish him luck and follow his journey in Stories
Meanwhile, the Vogel team cheers from here 🙌
#badlands #gravelbike #transiberica #cyclingadventure #artbike #myvogelbike #fromwhereweride #vogelambassador #cyclocross #cyclinglife #bikesofinstagram #gravelgrinder #gravelride #bikepacking #instacycling @gevenalle
Vogel postcard from France. Thank you for the view @thorupviktor
Interested in your own custom gravel- or cyclocross bike? Check out link in bio and let us know what, where, and how you wish to ride.
#cyclinglife #fromwhereiride #fromwhereweride #myvogelbike #bikesofinstagram #cyclinginfrance #cyclocross #cyclocrossbike #cyclingadventures #outdoorlife #olympictrainingcenter #gravelbike
Build it as you want it 🌈 Any colour. We have sketched up some base builds on our website. What we really like doing, is to talk to you about what you would like your bike to be. Are you planning a tour? Do you enjoy venturing out into the unknown on weekends? Do you need a good commuter? Going for the gold?!
Our gravel, cross, and folding bikes can be build up just as you want it - and we will love to guide you along the way.
Get in touch!
#gravelbike #custombike #myvogelbike #gravelride #getoutdoors #commuter #commuterbike #touringbike #cycling #bikelife #groadslikethese #gravelgrinder #bikepacking #cyclinglife #cyclinglove #bikelife #cyclocross