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“We’ve got Lions!” Dan Craven’s Namibian handmade bicycle brand, ONGUZA, announces a collaboration with photographer Ben Ingham. ONGUZA was founded in 2020 by two-time Namibian Olympic Road Cyclist and professional rider Dan Craven, and is part owned by the company’s Namibian master framebuilders Sakaria Nkolo and Petrus Mufenge.

Asheville, North Carolina-based Industry Nine, manufacturer of hubs, wheel systems, and components, announced its SOLiX range of wheel systems, replacing the Torch hub system, today…

Smith, one of our favorite helmet companies here at The Radavist, just launched an all-new helmet for spring ’24, the Payroll ($200). Let’s check it out.

“Han” is an inherent, undefinable, and complex part of being Korean.

It is internalized/unresolved collective grief, resentment, and rage created by deep intergenerational trauma and oppression. Han manifests itself in the human experience of adversity through emotion, expression, and creation.

Directed & Edited by: (박) Pak, Eugene
Cinematography by: (영) Young Mazino & (박) Pak, Eugene

www.pakeugene.com
Instagram: @bikepak, @youngmazino

The Vento Proxy ($249.99), Fizik’s newest racing shoe, is now available in coral/purple, white, and black colorway options–it has been developed for competitive riders seeking race-ready features and optimal power transfer on unpaved roads.

We’ve got a double feature of manufacturers today with a Hope Factory tour. This new film offers a glimpse behind the doors of Hope’s HQ, tucked away in the town of Barnoldswick in a rural corner of East Lancashire. You’ll get to meet the team behind the proudly UK-based, privately-owned manufacturer, see the process from drawing board to finished product and get a feel for the pure passion powering the constant innovation.

Our friend Eric Arce, aka Pedalhomie, has a new t-shirt pre-order ($30) that’s live from now until Sunday, March 17th. This new design is on a dark green shirt with a front chest screen print and a back design with a skeleton manualing through cacti. Check out the design at Pedalhomie.com.

Hard Miles tells the uplifting true story of the bicycling team at Rite of Passage’s RidgeView Academy, a medium-security correctional school in Colorado. The film follows beleaguered coach Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) as he rounds up an unlikely crew of incarcerated students for a seemingly impossible bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.

Today we’re launching a new video series, Race Metal, with Miguel Ovalles. Throughout the forthcoming episodes, Miguel will go through the paces of training, building, and racing metal bikes. Enjoy!

In a glass half empty/half full way, we’re celebrating the end of season/start of season this year with a merchandise sale. Most of the merch (except for our evergreen items) is marked down, no code needed. Unless you’re a member of our Group Ride subscription plan, then you should have gotten an email with a discount code for an additional 25% off! If you didn’t receive your email, drop us a line.

Check out the savings at The Radavist web shop.

Starling Cycles love supporting talented riders and the brand is proud to introduce its latest athlete signing, Hâf Land.

Hâf (pronounced Harve, by the way) is an 18-year-old enduro racer, from North Wales in the UK. She’s only been racing since 2022 but has already got a whole heap of really decent results in the bag, including a load of #1 spots at the UK’s Welsh Enduro Series.

Hâf will ride a Starling Twist this year racing the British Enduro Series, Welsh Enduro Series and maybe even a few Enduro World Cup events…

Thomson offers a way to add some bling to your 31.8 mm clamp X4 stem with its new anodized or Cerakote faceplate sets. The anodized colors come in Blue, Gold, and Red, and the Cerakote finish is offered in vibrant Bright Purple, Green Mamba, and Hunter Orange. Check out the Dress Up Kits at Thomson.

Our friends at Bikepacking Roots just sounded the alarm to the AZT Association asking for public comment from the cycling community.

Making its debut alongside the new GT-1 i45, another integrated version of a Mosaic gravel model is Artist Series No.6 – Scale. Designed, prototyped, and painted by Mosaic founder Aaron Barcheck, Scale is a creative and unique spin on the Mosaic Knockout layout using a randomized, stamped paint technique.

You’ve probably seen people use kitty litter containers as panniers before if you’ve spent a long time bicycle touring. In this video, sent in from a reader, RackHackers walks us through a step by step procedure for making plastic panniers…

Ali from Sabali Bicycles, in Toronto recently worked with Marco Baldonado on a short film about his company entitled ‘Enjoy the Ride’; read on for an introduction to the project by Ali and the full-length film below!

Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle is a new book by journalist Peter Flax. This book has something for every type of rider—from commuters and mountain bikers to racer types and utility riders. Live to Ride is a visual almanac of the beauty and thrill of bicycle culture.

Live to Ride is an inclusive celebration of all the different aspects of the biking community.

John has photos in the book, alongside Ashley and Jered Gruber and others, so rest assured it will be one of the most visually striking cycling books on the market!

You can order Live to Ride, by Artisan Books, anywhere books are sold on March, 19th, 2024.

Tailfin’s new Packing Cubes system allows you to stay even more organized when it comes to using the brand’s innovative touring collection.