Stories
How to wax your cotton bag
We would like you to extend the lifespan of your cotton bag and encourage you to buy less. Watch our video on how to wax your bag to make it water resistant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmIiMFkDjI8
The bicycle film festival Cape Town
Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film, and music over the last 22 years. BFF spanned the world in over 90 cities worldwide to an audience of over one million people. On March 10 and 11 we are bringing BFF to Cape Town for a screening at...
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BIKES
THE KILLAT X CEDER BIKE RACE COLLAB
The Ceder is a self-supported, single-stage gravel bicycle race in the Cederberg, South Africa. Starting & finishing at Cederberg Oasis, the circular route covers 245km / 150miles of mostly gravel roads with 3700m of elevation gain. For this race we created a...
SIX KEY TIPS IF YOU ARE PREPARING FOR YOUR FIRST GRAVEL RACE
So you’re preparing for your first gravel race? No matter the distance, it’s never faster than a road bicycle race, but it’s faster than a mountain bike race. Here are are six key tips on what to do and to pack before you hit the gravel roads. Author: Jacco Pelser A...
THE RATTLECAN
We love building bikes. Bikes are essential: they help us to go the places we want to go in life, from daily transport to a life changing ride out in the wild. They are part of our identity. We think that everyone deserves the opportunity to ride, for whatever...
THE WORLD’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE BICYCLE WASH
Author: Gary Smith The Killat Collective is keen on supporting innovative ideas. The Marineterrein in Amsterdam recently opened the world’s first completely sustainable bicycle wash. In this collaboration between pop-up cycling café Het Verzetje and design studio La...
The Metal Bike
Our latest build is a colorful ode to the material we love the most. Author: Dane Zijlstra I was surprised to see this frame after painting. Luminous pink and teal are not colours one often sees on bikes. It took me a moment to appreciate the design. Once I allowed...