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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…
We took Friday off over here at The Radavist and opted to share this news on a post-holiday Monday morning instead. Sklar Bikes just announced a pre-order for a SuperSomething titanium frame made in California ($2,850). These bikes have some changes from their steel siblings, so let’s check them out…
Showcased in our Bespoked coverage this year, Parsec Designs, a brand that originally launched in 2018 with an all-road bike, has re-launched with a line of cargo cages and cargo bags. Shown here are the “pickup” bags ($48) and the “Frank” cage ($60), an homage to Frank Lloyd Wright wheat grain motifs found throughout his stained glass windows in his mid-century homes and buildings. Parsec has dozens of fun designs and styles, so roll on over to Parsec Designs to check them out.
John took a Chumba Slackr hardtail home from the 2024 MADE Bike Show to review. Since then, he’s squeezed every bit of riding potential on the bike before winter set in early in Santa Fe, putting it and himself through a multitude of rides in the Southern Rockies. Find out what epiphanies he’s had while riding this Austin, Texas-welded titanium hardtail below…
Crust Bikes‘ latest model, the EPO ($2100 frameset), is a US-Made road frame, built from Italian steel. Or perhaps its 38 mm max tire clearance makes it an All-Road bike, right? Who knows anymore? Anyway, the EPO is built by Darren Larkin in Connecticut in very small batches.
It’s made up of an assortment of the finest Columbus steel available. The Italian tubes provide a ride quality that will have you wanting to push this bike like you’ve been juiced up and are breaking away in the ’99 Tour de France. Each frame comes paired up with an ENVE AR Disc Fork to match the frame’s tire clearance and keep the front end light and nimble.
If you’re an AXS devotee, the EPO is available with or without shifter housing guides. Check out more at Crust Bikes.
As previewed in our Bespoked 2024 coverage, Sour Bicycles has just announced the Space Cake All-Road model. Let’s check it out…
With over 400 kilometers of trails within an hour’s ride of the city center, Oslo has established itself as an adventure destination. Conor Courtney spent a long weekend riding with Fara Cycling, a local bicycle brand uniquely aligned with Norwegian geography and adventure culture. Continue reading below for a look inside Fara Cycling and the stunning location they call home…
With their posh look, lace-up construction, and SPD-outsole design, the new fizik Tempo Beat shoes offers a relaxed approach to road, or a refined approach to gravel—depending on how you want to look at it. Hailey Moore has been riding the Tempo Beat on mixed terrain and shares her thoughts on these mod crossover kicks below.
The field of all-road and gravel bikes may seem crowded, but Otso Cycles always seems to add something new to the conversation with their bikes. In this review, Hailey Moore writes about what sets the Otso Warakin Steel apart among its off-road peers.
To help support our Bespoked Dresden coverage, Ergon bike components sponsored a special gallery with builds featuring their products, including some of our favorite saddles, grips, and bar tape. Below, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 04, our final report from the show, features bicycles from Corrent Components, Kobel, Quokka, Rizzo, Scarab, Significant Other, and Sueess. Scroll on down to take it all in!
We still have loads more to share from an uber-busy weekend at the Bespoked artisan framebuilder and maker showcase in Dresden, Germany! Today, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 03 reportage features some stunning bicycles and products from Abes, Actofive, Avalanche, Cicli Bonanno, Cyber Cycles, Garage 66, King Fabrications, Qvist, Raketa, Starfish, SON, and Tim Tas + Rek. Continue reading below for a look at more stunning craftwork…
We’re back from an uber busy weekend at the Bespoked artisan frame builder and maker showcase! Today, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 02 reportage features some stunning bicycles and products from Alonukis, Don Sebastiano, Dyed in the Wool, Huhn, Meerglas, Memento, Milli, Monopole, Purple Dog, Stolen Garage, True Love, and Tune. Check out all of the amazing work below!
This weekend, we’re in Dresden, Germany for the Bespoked artisan frame builder and maker showcase! Below, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 01 reportage features some amazing bicycles and products from Atherton, Ballern, Black Sheep, Curve, Good Grief, Ingrid, Parsec Objects, Quokka, Rossman, and Sturdy. Scroll on down to take it all in!
In the next installment of a four-part series, our European correspondent Petor Georgallou joins Significant Other Bikes of Denver, Colorado. Petor recently took a gonzo-style roadtrip through North America to visit four framebuilders who have been awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, on October 18–20. Take a peek behind the bikes made by Ashley King at Significant Other…
In this Shop Visit, Petor Georgallou profiles London framebuilder Rob Quirk of Quirk Cycles and explores the realities of building contemporary custom bicycles in the UK. Join their discussion of 3D-printed parts, framebuilding as an art practice, life after the Bicycle Academy, and much, much more. Read on…
Yesterday we looked Inside and Out of Meriwether Cycles via an in-depth Shop Visit. In that post, we offered a sneak peek at Whit’s production adventure gravel bike, the Ponderosa. John has been riding a prototype all year, providing Whit feedback for the final production model, which we’ll look at it in detail today. Read on for a full review of this tall and sturdy dream bike platform…
Whit Johnson’s handmade bike company, Meriwether Cycles, has been featured here at The Radavist periodically over the years. Recently, John spent a day at Whit’s small garage shop in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains of California and got out on a sunset pedal with him. Read on for a look inside and out of Meriwether Cycles, in addition to a preview of Whit’s new adventure gravel bike, the Ponderosa…
The Cotic Escapade, the all-road gravel bike John reviewed last year, now comes in a UK853 model and is made in the UK.
This is the best Escapade Cotic has ever made. The bike is supple, tough, and light Reynolds 853 tubing carefully crafted into the perfect ‘life-bike.” The UK853 is handmade in the UK with a choice of a la carte’ colors, for rough roads, gravel smiles, and everything from the daily commute to your big adventures.
See more at Cotic.
