There are some bikes that make me stop and stare, when seen in the real world. There are those classic bikes which are head turners, or when someone turns up at the café on a professional-level machine, and I'll always have a soft spot for a Bianchi in proper Celeste. However, there's an elusive bike brand that always makes me look – Berlin-based metal bike builders Standert.
Coming only in aluminium and steel, in simple colourways, the bikes have cult appeal for a reason; I think I've only ever known one owner in my home city of Bristol, and he never escaped questions about his machine.
