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Since its debut a decade ago, the Dynaplug Pill has been the preferred tubeless plug kit for riders of all cycling disciplines, thanks to its compact design and versatile plugging options. Dynaplug is proud to announce the 10-Year Pill ($69). Each gorgeous machined aluminum pill is hand-anodized by The Meerkat himself, tipping the scales at a scant 53 grams. This is the same batch of anodizing from which we launched our own Malachite Pill this year!

The 10-Year Pill incorporates the full suite of Dynaplug features, with four plug-loaded insertion tubes, an air stopper, and a micro knife to repair just about any tubeless flat in the field with minimal fuss. The Pill is the ultimate all-in-one, compact, featherweight choice for riders seeking the finest tubeless repair tool.

See more at Dynaplug.

For the band Architect’s guitarist Adam Christianson sometimes a bike ride is the perfect reset from a busy life on tour…

A band of misfits, commonly known as the Pennsylvania Dirtbags, headed west to the big city of Erie to embark on a 420ish 5 day 4 night fully self-supported bikepacking adventure through the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. A daunting adventure following a route made through satellite imagery and Strava heat maps that had never been ridden in its entirety. Join aboard the crew as they explore Pennsylvania’s most rugged terrain, finest deserts, and the creation of memories that will last a lifetime.

Bay Area zine Calling in Sick Mag teamed up with Oakland-based 22by9 to make a run of these sweet “Desert Camo” Stem Bags ($60) using deadstock camo material. We love camo and these not only look legit but support a rad independent publication, so check out more at Calling in Sick Mag.

For our last giveaway of 2024, we’ve partnered with Wilde Bikes to hand off a Rambler SL complete in the winner’s size to one lucky reader of The Radavist. Read on below about how you can win one of these gravel machines!

Chumba Cycles is selling the size XL SLACKR hardtail John reviewed for a heavily discounted sale price of $8,995. See all the details of the deal at Chumba Cycles and if you buy this bike, we’ll send you some free Radavist water bottles of your choice for it! Mention it to Chumba and we’ll get ya sorted.

Ergonomics company SQlab just announced its all new 314 gravel handlebar today, with 25 mm of rise built-in…

Portland’s Shovel Research just launched these nifty WRT Cable Hangers ($69), inspired by a 1930’s constructeur, Louis Villemus, and the Le Lewis brand’s design that pre-dates both Alex Singer and Rene Herse’s models. The 6061-T6 pulley and hanger body is machined in Portland, Oregon, and anodized locally.

The pulley design will center itself after wheel replacement, but the option exists to immobilize the pulley with any 0.040 M5 washer – a pair of brass ones is free with purchase upon request; just put it in the order notes when ordering direct from Shovel Research.

Sold as a pair. Comes with a 2.5mm hex key and hardened stainless set screws with thread locker pre-applied.

See more at Shovel Research.

German off-road touring pioneers Tout Terrain just announced an all-new performance gravel bike dubbed the Ceres. It is equipped for long-distance gravel bikepacking races and more. Unlike its fully-loaded-touring-minded siblings, the Ceres is built from lightweight and snappy triple-butted steel tubing with a more aggressive riding position and geometry. It features integrated routing and is optimized for SRAM Transmission with a UDH dropout. Pre-orders are open now from Tout Terrain USA, so roll on over to check out more.

Ratio Technology, known for its drop bar to mountain bike conversation kits, just announced its Drop Dropper retrofit kit for SRAM shifters. The Drop Dropper is installed in the left lever, previously reserved for front derailleur shifter paddles. Once installed, the lever can actuate a dropper post from the hoods or drops, providing easy operation over any terrain. The dropper lever is available for both SRAM 11 and Apex 12-speed mechanical shifters. Roll on over to Ratio Technology to see more!

John reached out to Crust Bikes to review a Nor’Easter… and they sent him one! Check out our “first ride review” of this legendary steel all-rounder…

Please, if you enjoy these videos, hit the subscribe button below! If we hit 10k subscribers, John will do a gravel race. If we don’t, Miguel has to shave his mustache!

For this week’s Readers’ Rides, Jordan wrote an enthusiastic entry on his Surly Troll, a veritable all-rounder. Let’s check it out!

Sim Works‘ Doppo Ronin is a new entry in the all-road category from the Japanese parts brand. They’re tig welded and made in Japan, so let’s check it out!

The Outdoor Life looks at the relationship between Restrap ambassadors James and Rich Rothwell. Having ridden some of the toughest endurance challenges possible on two wheels, including the HT550 and Arizona Trail 800 race, James is starting to gain independence and naturally spends less time with his father Rich.

This film explores that transitional period from Rich’s perspective, the relationship between father and son and how that dynamic developed, and with how they live in the moment as James reaches adolescence.

These Things ($35) by House of Looptail are in-line-cable-adjusters, helpful little problem-solvers for a myriad of old-school builds, and in particular, quite necessary if you are building a drop bar conversion with cantilever brakes. When installed behind vintage thumbies or bar-end shifters, they will remove cable slop and greatly improve shifting feel, as most olde-tyme derailleurs never came with adjusting barrels, i.e., early Huret, Campagnolo, most Suntour, some Shimano, etc.

WTB and others produced these in the 1980s and early 1990s, but in case you didn’t notice, that was decades ago, so availability is not great. We do know about a few modern solutions, all of which look really dumb on a Prewar Klunk, an ’85 Commando, or a ’91 Jellybean. So House of Looptail made These Things™ to be functional yet understated and to look like they might actually belong on your vintage bicycle.

Check out more at House of Looptail.

We were hoping to have these in time for our Winter Merch Drop last month – thank you all for your support! – but they just showed up yesterday. Over in The Radavist Web Shop, there are two new Lapel Pin designs, featuring our Black Vulture logo on one ($10) and our Jackal on the other ($10).

These are made in the USA by Falls Creek Outfitters and shipping this week from The Radavist Web Shop.

Maverick by Necessity is a documentary film following Tailfin‘s development of its new Bar Bag…

As 2024 draws to a close, Miguel finds himself reflecting on a year filled with new challenges, growth, and lessons learned. In this video, he talks about his favorite new products for the year…

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