The Radavist

‘Round these parts, MTB season is upon us and I’m stoked to get out and race, which has me looking at all kinds of hardtails. First up is this Firefly. See more at the Firefly Flickr!

Ya gotta hand it to Firefly and Eric Bones. This project came out so rad.

“We have designed and built thousands of steel frames in our careers, and we have developed a deep respect for the material and process. The Bones Project is our opportunity to use our knowledge and unique approach to frame building to push the functional and aesthetic boundaries of the most storied material in cycling.

The Bones Project exists at the intersection of manufacturing, art, and performance. It is a collaboration of designers, machinists, frame builders, and artists, most importantly the brilliantly talented local illustrator, designer, and muralist Eric Bones.”

See more detailed photos below and check out Firefly for the full scoop on this unique collaboration!

From the side profile, this bike looks merely red-kissed, but the rear of the bike washes your eyes with a vibrant splash of red. Check out more of this subtle beaut at the Firefly Flickr!

Firefly gets artsy in their latest video. I wonder what this is all about?

… as a cow and I love it. Even the half-painted stem. Check out more of this insane bike at the Firefly Flickr.

… as they do in photos. Love this video called “the Intersection” featuring Firefly Bicycles!

I love everything about these two detail photos from the latest Busyman-equipped Ti Firefly. Head over to the Firefly blog to see more exceptional framebuilding craft and photography.

It’s great to see two Boston brands representing American production and fabrication: New Balance and Firefly Bicycles. Although, it’s a little weird to go through that whole speech and end with “1 out of every 4 pairs of shoes we sell in the USA is made or assembled here”.

As much as I love details and side elevations of bikes, sometimes getting right up, front and center is equally as compelling. Especially when you’re staring down a Firefly.

I love the H+Son Archetype rim and leave it to Firefly to make this finish option really pop. Wow.

Photo by Heather McGrath

For Firefly’s latest build, they had Boston photographer Heather McGrath come in for some detail photos. I’ve been following this bike’s process over on their Tumblr and the end product is quite nice. Check out more detail photos from the Firefly titanium and carbon road at their Flickr and see the full build right here.

Yikes! Someone’s getting a race-ready ride. This Firefly is looking sharp but it needs more mud.

This is something else. Even the seat post is anodized with this arrow pattern. Firefly has been on top of their game from the get go but this is amazing. See more at their Tumblr.

This just screams bloody murder all over. A matte black Firefly with the only branding on the inside of the fork blade? Six six sick.

Firefly’s Tumblr has been on… well, fire as of late. So many “how we do it” photos have popped up over the past few weeks but this one was by far the most compelling. Like a larva peeling off its cocoon…

Finally, something we can all afford from Firefly! I’m not sure how long they’ll be in stock for, but at $35, they’re mighty tempting. Pick one up here.

Some frame builders sign the top tubes of their bikes, while others choose to hide them elsewhere. I can only assume that’s what these symbols mean on the back of this Firefly seat tube. So drool worthy!