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.

Meet the newest member of the Bike New York staff: Herschel Uchitelle, a mechanic and the operator of our brand-new pop-up bike shop on Roosevelt Island. He's gotten the job already, but we figured we'd make him nervous with a few more questions.