Just about every Firefly photo I’ve posted has featured one of their frames. It’s about time we get to see one being built. Lovely photograph guys.
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Firefly: No More Wet Ass
Does anyone even read what I write when I post a Firefly project?
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Firefly: A Different Kind of Chevron
Chevrons make any bike just look fasterer, especially in Ti anodizing. Here’s some more Firefly to ruin all other bikes for you…
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I Like Coffee and Firefly
I’m playing catch-up with my social media but I couldn’t pass up a repost like this from the Firefly blog.
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Firefly: Anodized Pinstriping
Less is more and in this case, Firefly‘s newest project takes the anodized titanium decor to minimalerer levels. Check out more photos at their Tumblr.
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Firefly: S&S Sexiness
Segmented fork, front rack mounts, S&S couplers. This Firefly is looking amazing.
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Holy Headtube Firefly
After Tyler’s Guest Gallery, I thought I’d had my fill of Firefly for the week. But alas…
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Tyler Evans – Firefly E.P.U.C. Bicycle
I’ve long admired Tyler Evans’ photography. His work at Firefly is a large reason for their success. Social media, photography and a steady flow of both are a must in today’s internet age. That’s the main reason I post so much of their work, of course if their work was shit, I wouldn’t post it…
One of the reader-submitted site improvements are Guest Galleries and we’ll start off the frame builder’s guild with Tyler’s beautiful photos of their recently-complete E.P.U.C. bicycle. That’s Extra-Plus-Ultra-Commuter in case you were wondering!
Check out more by clicking the photo above or here to open in a new tab. Full specs are listed below.
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Firefly Announces New Bidon Line
Can’t afford a slick Ti or stainless rig but love Firefly? Pick up one of these Purist bidons. I can’t find a link on their site, but my guess is that they’ll shop up on products page. You’ve got to appreciate the humor in the post tagline!
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Justin’s Firefly Road
In all the time I’ve been posting about Firefly‘s work, I’ve never actually ridden one. It took me traveling to Australia to finally get the chance to ride a frame in my size and man, what a rocket. Let’s face it, Tyler and Jamie know what they’re doing. Their stainless and titanium bikes are awe-inspiring and that takes a special mechanic to do the build justice. Luckily, Justin knew where to go: Shifter Bikes.
Where do I begin with this bike? The Rotor Rings, affixed by the polished Hollowgram cranks? Or the entire group, which was polished by none other than Fyxomatosis? Then there’s the EE Cycle Works brakes with their made in America, tech aesthetic. As a complete piece of art, Justin’s Firefly is molten lava. See for yourself below!
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Firefly Burning Bright
While I was up in Boston, I got to check out Firefly Bicycles. But before I even stepped foor inside their facilities, I got to see one of their newest bikes fresh from the painters. I won’t say who painted this bike or where but lemme just say, it’s molten lava!
Check out more teasers below!
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Firefly Cycles: Stainless Dropouts
Firefly wants to ensure that their bikes are 100% Firefly and that’s why they machined their dropouts with their name. Very classy!
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Firefly Cycles: Firefly #001 Columbus XCr Road
I’ll admit, while I’m not a huge fan of modern road bikes, I can totally get down with a beast like this. Hell, it’s still steel ya know? Firefly Cycles has been pushing their machinery to its max for the past few weeks and they’ve finally rolled out #001, this Columbus XCr Road frame. Laced with Edge and modern Campy, it’s one baller-ass machine.
Check out more at Firefly!
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Beautiful Bicycle: Tyler and His IF Road
On my way back from my Shop Visit to Firefly Bicycles, I shot some photos of Tyler riding his IF road bike. The guys have been so busy that have yet to build themselves their own Firefly road bikes.
Crazy huh? I feel like that’d be the first thing I’d do! I didn’t get the chance to shoot photos of the bike but I liked these in-motion shots just fine.
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Shop Visit: Firefly Bicycles
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A List of Drop-Bar 29er Mountain Bikes
Three weeks ago, John laid out a quick look at dirt drops on early mountain bikes by using his 1983 Steve Potts as a vehicle for the discussion and today we’re looking at our favorite modern drop-bar 29er mountain bikes. But first, we’ve got to define what a drop-bar 29er mountain bike is!
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Radar Roundup: Cycles Manivelle Unirack, MAAPxPAM, X11 Cotton Ron’s, Drinking and Cycling, Salsa Recall, Migration Gravel Race, and Made in New England
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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Shimano Showcases Ten Custom Bikes With Stunning Silver GRX Limited
At this year’s Unbound, Shimano will be unveiling its new GRX Limited group, which offers silver components for drop bar and flat bar GRX kits. It’s been a while since a big brand offered up a brand new, high-end group in silver, so as you might have guessed, we’re stoked to share this news with you.
To commemorate this special moment, Shimano pinged ten framebuilders to showcase this new kit, so let’s look at each of the builders’ creations below…
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Ti Talk with No. 22 Bicycle Company: Demystifying Titanium, the Ultimate Material for Frames
A few weeks back, during our State Bicycle Ti All-Road review, a conversation about titanium unfurled in the comments. The Radavist is uniquely positioned to have this discussion as we’ve amassed more Beautiful Bicycle galleries than anyone else on the web, and a large portion of these feature titanium frames. In the eighteen years of documenting cycling culture, we’ve also amassed a large contact list in the framebuilding world.
In an attempt to demystify the material, we reached out to No. 22 Bicycle Company for a bit of Ti Talk.
