John is down in Melbourne, Australia, documenting the Made Bike Show Australia 2024 framebuilder showcase and has a special sneak peek gallery today featuring Woods Bicycle Company‘s Effigear-equipped El Camino steel full suspension. Let’s check it out!
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The MADE Bike Show Returns August 23-25th, 2024
MADE, the multi-day event for the handmade builder community, returns to Portland’s Zidell Yards August 23-25, 2024…
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Radar Roundup: Bombtrack 2024 Lineup, Bedrock Mountain Clogs, Revelate Pronghorn Returns, Farewell Scout Roll, Wizard Works Quick Draw Bottle Pocket, Steve Potts Bars, Bender MADE Show Bike, and Tesekkür Turkey
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Black Sheep Bikes Speedster Project: Small Batch Hardtails
Today, Black Sheep Bikes from Fort Collins, Colorado, is offering a first for the framebuilding operation: a production hardtail mountain bike. Photographer Josh Hicks penned a few words and delivered a fun gallery showcasing these new bikes Black Sheep has dubbed the Speedster Project. Let’s check it out…
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Singular Cycles Kite Titanium Gravel Bike Review: New Fork and Other Refinements
The updated Singular Cycles Kite Titanium is an evolution of the original steel Kite, one of the first gravel bikes to accommodate large tires. Like, really large tires. While the titanium frameset has remained a popular option in Singular’s catalog, the UK-based brand just launched a revised version that features an entirely new titanium fork with 3D-printed crown and UDH-compatible rear dropouts.
Josh, who is consistently interested in testing chubby tire gravel bikes in his home turf of southern Arizona, spotted a prototype Kite Titanium earlier this year at the MADE show. That particular Kite happened to be Singular owner Sam Alison’s personal build, and he let Josh keep it in the U.S. for a couple of months before sending it back across the Atlantic. Read on below for Josh’s impressions of the quick and capable Singular Kite.
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Omnium Mini-Max Review: Much More Than Just a Cargo Bike
After a full year of using the Omnium Mini Max cargo bike, John penned a review that reads like a love letter to this incredibly versatile platform…
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Petor’s Favourite Products, Rides, and More From 2024
Last but not least and perhaps maybe the best for last is Petor‘s Favourite Products, Rides, and More From 2024. Read on as our intrepid Gonzo journalist, and owner of BESPOKED reflects on his year one clever quip at a time…
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Hailey’s Favorite Products, Rides, and More From 2024
To close out our editorial team’s favorites lists, Hailey Moore weighs in with her top products from the year, with a couple women’s-specific picks, and shares the rides, reads, tunes, and more that shaped her 2024.
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Josh’s Favorite Products, Experiences, and More from 2024
Next up in our year-end recaps, Josh shares a list of his favorite products that span an eclectic range from cycling components and apparel to car camping creature comforts and even laundry detergent. He also reflects on a career-defining project, his approach to reigniting creative sparks in response to waning social media interest, and shares some pivotal music and books that inspired him along the way. Read on below for Josh’s favorites…
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Spencer’s Favorite Products, Rides, and Experiences of 2024
Spencer adds up the short list of his favorite products of 2024 as the year comes to a close. This year, he adds in his favorite ride(s) of the year, what he’s learned, his favorite albums, new and old, and something new for the year. Check out his list below…
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Travis’s Favorite Products, Rides, Experiences, and More from 2024
It’s Travis‘s turn to join the Radavist edit crew in sharing his favorites for 2024. His list includes a few products, a few podcasts, the adoption of a new habit, and the return of an old one.
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John’s Favorite Products, Rides, Experiences, and More from 2024
At the end of each year, The Radavist contributor network compiles a list of their favorite products. This year, we’ve upped the ante to include our favorite products, rides, experiences, and more. Read on for John’s list from 2024…
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Denver Cranksgiving 2024: Giving Back With Treehouse Cyclery and RAR
Ahead of the holiday this week, Hailey Moore took part in Treehouse Cyclery and the Radical Adventure Riders’ Denver Cranksgiving event. In the spirit of giving back, read on for her Reportage of an event that showcases bikes at their best.
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This Just In: MONoPOLE No O1 Mini Velo Cargo Bike
The MONoPOLE No 01 is a 24″ x 20″ wheeled front-loading mini velo cargo bike with an interesting Gates belt-driven steering mechanism. John got ahold of a rolling chassis a few weeks ago and finally built it up. We figured you’d like to see the complete bike before he customizes it to suit his cargo needs. And we wanted to ask you how you’d build it up, so let’s get to it!
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The Dust-Up: Riding Bikes Can Help Make Us Less Divided
After a season of interactions with drivers and hikers, John had an epiphany about how different modes of moving about in a city and in nature can shape our perspective. Realizing this is a topic the readership might be interested in chewing on, he penned a compelling installation of The Dust-Up…
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Golden Pliers Bike Shop Visit: Portland’s Home for Quality Repair and Nice Things
Now that Golden Pliers has settled into their new Portland, OR location, it was time for us to make another visit. Just a few days after the MADE bike show concluded, Spencer Harding stepped into the welcoming arms of the Golden Pliers crew for a much-needed decompression from all the bike show hubbub. Below, let’s look inside one of our favorite bike shops that is filled with beautiful bikes, nice things, and wonderful humans…
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Readers’ Rides: Juniper’s Bassi Rachel Everything Bike
People talk a lot about the “quiver killer,” mostly in regards to a drop bar bike that can do road and mountain bike riding but Juniper’s “everything bike” is a bit more utilitarian than that…
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Brazing with Tom Ritchey at the MADE Bike Show
Tom Ritchey was at the 2024 MADE Bike Show, where he put on a fillet brazing display, making his white label Mountain Bikes Bullmoose bars and biplane forks for early 1980 Ritchey frames. Check out this fun video of him lighting up the old torch and meltin’ some brass!