Having friends in the coffee industry has its perks. Taylor at Roly-Poly Coffee Co is a good friend of ours. We featured his coffee bike from the MADE Bike Show last year and his shop up in Bozeman a few years back, where this collaboration was born. As John and Taylor talked about roasts over sipping long blacks, a bean of thought sprouted: we should do a coffee blend!
Hayes’ best-known braking system, the Dominion A4 levers and calipers, just got flushed with a new hue for 2024, purple, prompting a Jimmy Hendrix reference: Purple Hayes. The trend of anodized mountain bike components began in the late 1980s and went well into the 1990s, with many manufacturers continuing the trend into modern times. Yet, this new purple wave sweeping components as of late causes pause… check out the Purple Dominion A4 brakes at Hayes.
Ronnie walks us through a recent “budget build” Rivendell Roadini in one of his classic bike check videos.
Inspired by everyone’s favorite Mexican soft drink, our buddy Eric Arce just stocked these fun Pedalhomie bottles. They’re in stock now but won’t be for long, so if you dig this homage, roll on over to Eric’s Webshop.
Announced today, the Revel Bikes Tirade is a 29er, 140-millimeter travel titanium hardtail, unlike anything the brand has offered in the past. With generous tire clearance, beautiful cable routing, and more, it’s clear Revel has used merged its own design prowess, learned through making phenomenal full-suspension bikes, and the re-labeling of its titanium brand, Why Cycles, to force an evolution of the almighty hardtail. Read on for John’s nerdy science talk intertwined with commentary on how hardtails are still having a moment in 2024 below!
Mosaic Cycles just announced an integrated version of its popular GT-1 AR, dubbed the GT-1 iAR. This new platform utilizes ENVE’s In-Route integrated cockpit and an increase in tire clearance. Check out more below.
MckenzieBarney‘s Cycling the World video is online, allowing viewers to watch the trailer for free or pay for early access, which you can do right here…
Tubolight claims to have designed a first of its kind, a tire insert based on the deformation that occurs during an impact on a tire. The result is the Diamana tire inserts (€ 99.90), available in SL, HD, and XHD applications for XC through downhill racing. Read on for more…
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This video coincides with today’s Reportage, Cobbles and Comedores: Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route.
After extensive touring through Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, the only remaining “missing link” in Ryan Wilson‘s Andean traverse was Ecuador. Last year, he met up with fellow cyclo-tourist Joe Sasada to share miles on the dirt-road variation of the Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route, an 850-mile mountainous traverse through the country’s volcanic corridor. Read on for Ryan’s introduction to Ecuador…
Randomly coinciding with our Obscura review today, this Fuji GW690III is looking for a new home in the Rad Bazaar. Priced below market rate at $530, we’d love to see a Radavist reader walk away with a great camera system!
Perhaps our Favorite Fat Bike Reviews post a few weeks ago got you on the hunt for some fat tire fun? Well, Kona is hosting a blowout sale on its fat bikes, the Wo $899.50 and the Woo $1,249.50, so we wanted to give you the heads up… Plow on over to Kona to get in on these wild savings.
DETAILS: 50% Off All Fat Bikes *while supplies last
DATES: Feb 12 – March 1, 2024
In Tailfin‘s most interesting bike check video to date, you can take a closer look at Tailfin R&D Division rider Quinda Verheul’s prototype Sour Bicycles full suspension mountain bike and kit setup for taking on the 2024 Atlas Mountain Race…
When it comes to the world of dynamo lighting, one name reigns supreme: SON Nabendynamo. The German manufacturer has made the world’s best dynamo lighting for decades, and to celebrate its accomplishments, Japanese bike shop Blue Lug just announced an exclusive, limited edition purple SON hub ($388.80)–in quick release and SON 28 ($453.60) 12 mm thru-axle–to match the purple Edelux ii ($230.40) lamp.
These are in stock now but probably not for long. Roll on over to Blue Lug to see all the details!
Soma’s hardtail, the Juice ($699.95 frame), just got a geometry makeover and now features boost spacing. The Juice has always been a classic, offering riders a non-aggressive, non-progressive riding experience. Read on for Soma’s updates…
Realm, makers of fun, hand-dyed bicycle portage, just announced its popular Wald Basket Bag ($140), which comes in two new colors: Southern Sunset and Beach Sand…
Singular Cycles slid this one under our Radar last week. It’s a simple, slender, 0 mm offset, 27.2 ⌀ clamp, 410 mm length, $172 titanium seatpost. Want to soften the ride on your bike? A ti seatpost is a great way to do so! See more at Singular Cycles and be sure to check our Singular content in our archives below!
As much as The Radavist is about bikes, it is also intrinsically linked to cameras and film photography. There is even a whole category of strictly film galleries called Recent Roll that dates back to 2010! We take pride in our photography so it makes sense for us to feature some of our favorite cameras in a series we’re calling Obscura.
This is a reference to the first-ever photographic device, the camera obscura.
Kicking off this series is Kyle Klain, who has a review of his Fuji GW690ii. Fans of film photography will know of this quirky system, so read on to hear Kyle’s take on what makes the Fuji so unique and so maddening at the same time…
Today, we’ve got a fine selection of used (and new) goods from the Rad Bazaar, our Group Ride subscribers‘ selling platform, featuring some unique offerings. Let’s check it all out!
