《骑行第二档》介绍了一系列令人惊叹的近期定制的摩托车，以及全球制造这些摩托车的小型当地车间。作为创意和工艺的温床，这些车间大部分都是个人经营，并吸引了一小部分忠实的粉丝和其它制造商。

《骑行第二档》中展示的一些车型源于或基于经典的翻新车和美式摩托车、意大利式赛车、塑料日本摩托车，以及罕见的宝马或Triumphs，这些车很可能有长达80年的历史了。其它车型是受科幻小说、幻想或动漫的美学而制造的用于展示或未来愿景的艺术自行车。但是，无论它们是保留还是从根本上扩展了传统工艺，这些定制机器都比过去生产的任何机器更灵活、更快捷，因此更有趣。

记者兼定制摩托车专家Chris Hunter参与编辑了本书和我们之前发行的《骑行》。出生于因果的Hunter现在和家人住在新西兰，他在那里经营着摩托车网站Bike EXIF。目前，该网站是世界上****的定制自行车展示窗口，拥有每个月数百万的浏览量和一批来自全球的热情粉丝。

The Ride 2nd Gear presents a stunning selection of recent custom motorcycles, as well as the small, local workshops around the globe in which they are built. Hotbeds of creativity and craftsmanship, these workshops are mostly run by single individuals and attract a small yet devoted community of fans and fellow builders.

Some models shown in The Ride 2nd Gear stem from or are based on classic bobbers and choppers, Italian-style racing machines, plastic Japanese motorcycles, and rare BMWs or Triumphs, which may very well be up to 80 years old. Others are art bikes made for show or futuristic visions inspired by the aesthetics of science fiction, fantasy, or anime. But whether they preserve or radically expand on traditional craftsmanship, these custom machines are more agile, faster, and therefore more fun than anything produced in the past.

Journalist and custom motorcycle expert Chris Hunter co-edited both this book and our previous release The Ride. Born in England, Hunter now lives with his family in New Zealand, where he runs the motorcycle website Bike EXIF. It is now the world’s most popular showcase of custom bikes with millions of pageviews every month and a passionate global following.