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From Chris King (literally, himself) to the Cinelli Laser unveiling, e r t z u i ° film has a photo set up on their Flickr that is the ideal balance between quality and quantity. Check it out here!

Yep. I finally made it to Portland and it’s already been a whirlwind trip. Today I got a thorough shop tour of Chris King, swung by 21st Avenue Bicycle where Amanda took some embarrassing photos of me (and my sweet Texas water bottle) and finally ended up at the Rapha HQ. More stories and photos to come!

When it comes to headsets and road hubs, you can’t go wrong with Chris King. You know what’s good!

I absolutely love White Industries. Between Profile, Paul, Chris King Thomson and them, the 2011 NAHBS had component-heavy eye candy. While everyone else had a few new innovations, the quick-release pedal system that White Industries developed was the most creative thing I saw.

Check out a slideshow from my coverage of the 2011 NAHBS White Industries booth below.

Established in 1978, Cielo Cycles‘ shop is inside the Chris King compound. While Chris King has always made quality products, Cielo’s work shined at the 2011 NAHBS. With all of their CNC parts machined in house at their Portland workshop, Cielo offers the complete package.

Check out a slideshow from my coverage of the 2011 NAHBS Cielo Cycles booth below.

Shop-themed top caps are where it’s at! iMinusD just got a batch of their iD Top Caps in the mail and they’re looking great. Perfect way to top off your Chris King or Cane Creek. Check them out here, at the iMinusD online shop.

Last week Tony got his Milwaukee Package in the mail and today mine arrived. A lot of great parts to go towards the new MKE 700cmx [not the official name of the bike]. Thomson bits, Chris King headset, toeclips!! [dimension clips are great btw], Twisted PCs, a new helmet [slick!] and some new Sugino 75s.

I can’t wait to build up this bike. Should be here soon enough. Well, not soon enough, but hopefully next week?

Many of us remember the original Surly Steamroller in Battleship grey from the early aughts. It was one of the coveted fixed gears on the market and thanks to its FFF wide chainstays, it made for a great commuter bike in cities with rough surface roads. Well, Josh got his hands on one and converted it to S&S couplers and the result is nothing short of amazing! Let’s check it out…

It’s the last Friday of the year, and that means it’s time for our annual Top Ten Readers’ Rides list! Started in 2011, Readers’ Rides showcases the unique bikes owned by the readership of The Radavist. Like our Top Ten Bike Reviews list we posted yesterday, we compiled data from views and comments to distill down ten prime examples. This year’s list has some wild ones, so let’s get to it!

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

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. 

Custom bikes aren’t always about the bling; they’re about designing form for specific functions. For Dylan, his love of touring through the Australian outback pushed him to get a custom Meriwether Cycles longtail fat bike for touring. Read on for a dusty Readers’ Rides…

The original Switchgrade tilt-adjust saddle clamp from Canadian manufacturer, Aenomaly Constructs offered nose-up, nose-down, and nose-neutral settings. But when Travis first rode it, he found the angles a couple degrees too extreme for his terrain. So today, he’s excited to share his review of the new two-position Switchgrade Duo, along with some of his signature soapboxing on saddle settings.

Chris King is raffling off this stunning Caletti to support outreach by both Silver Stallion and Warpaint, to Indigenous youth.  Caletti Cycles, Black Magic Paint, SRAM, ENVE, and Schwalbe have all very graciously contributed to this project, and the raffle is being run by the good people at Warpaint.

Buy a raffle ticket at Give Butter.