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This month, we’ve partnered with All-City Cycles, which graciously donated a complete Cosmic Stallion Steel in the new “Mermaid” fade paint job to one lucky subscriber. The frameset size of the winner’s choosing will be built with RIVAL XPLR ETAP AXS.

Sign up by October 31st to be entered to win!

Congrats to  Reese Butler and Oliver Moss for winning the Custom Chris McNally X Tunitas Day Tote + Ripton Gift Card! kit!

Help keep the longest-running alt-cycling website paywall free!

Your hard-earned money goes to supporting our independent Reportage. In doing so, you support this website’s staff and gain access to our industry-leading, private reselling platform, the Rad Bazaar!

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This month, we’ve partnered with Tunitas Creative, Chris McNally, and Ripton to give away custom Day Totes PLUS $150 Ripton Gift cards for some lucky Group Ride members! Check out the bag specs below and read all about Tunitas and McNally in Josh’s profile piece.

-Dimensions: 15”w (bottom) x 6”d x 13”h
-Volume: 19L
-Weight: 310g
-Mini carabiner clip closure-Interior zipper pocket
-No two totes are alike with their dyed exterior fabric.
-Fully lined interior
-D-rings for shoulder strap attachment (shoulder strap sold separately).

Sign up by September 31st to be entered to win!

Congrats to  Zach in Seattle for winning the SRAM RED XPLR AXS kit!

Help keep the longest-running alt-cycling website paywall free!

Your hard-earned money goes to supporting our independent Reportage. In doing so, you support this website’s staff and gain access to our industry-leading, private reselling platform, the Rad Bazaar!

Check this post out for all the information on how to join Group Ride for $6.66/month or $69.69/year.

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This month, we’ve partnered with SRAM to give away a complete SRAM RED XPLR AXS kit for one lucky subscriber! That’s right; you get a full kit of this brand-new groupset for your bike, a $3,529 value! Read all about it in Josh’s review.

Sign up by August 31st to be entered to win!

Congrats to Jakob and Nolan for winning the Tony Concrete drawings!

This is a reminder to sign up for our Group Ride by Wednesday night, the 31st of August, for your chance to win!

Your hard-earned money goes to supporting our independent Reportage. In doing so, you support this website’s staff and gain access to our industry-leading, private reselling platform, the Rad Bazaar!

Check this post out for all the information on how to join Group Ride for $6.66/month or $69.69/year.

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After Bespoked, Josh traveled to Paris to meet up with Tony Concrete, the author and artist behind The Witches Cycle manga zines. While at a cafe, Tony drew two illustrations we’ll be giving away to one lucky Group Ride supporter!

Sign up by July 31st to be entered to win!

Congrats to Evan for winning the Chris King Titanium NoThreadset!

Your hard-earned money goes to supporting our independent Reportage. In doing so, you support this website’s staff and gain access to our industry-leading, private reselling platform, the Rad Bazaar!

Check this post out for all the information on how to join Group Ride for $6.66/month or $69.69/year.

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There are some components you build a dream bike around, and you’re lookin’ at one of them. The Chris King Titanium line is a highly sought-after piece of US-machined componentry, and for June’s Group Ride giveaway, the team at Chris King is offering a TITANIUM 1 1/8″ NoThreadSet up to one lucky Group Ride subscriber!

Sign up by June 30th to be entered to win!

Congrats to Matthew from Corvallis, OR for winning the Yoshimura Chilao SS Pedals!

Reminding y’all that if you haven’t singed up for our Group Ride subscription plan, to do so before June 1st to be entered to win a set of Yoshimura Chilao SS pedals! Your hard-earned money goes to supporting our independent Reportage. In doing so, you support this website’s staff and gain access to our industry-leading, private reselling platform, the Rad Bazaar!

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We’ve partnered with Yoshimura to give away a set of its all-new, high tech Chilao SS pedals and a swag bag for our May Group Ride giveaway! Sign up by May 31th for your chance to win!

Congrats to Kelly from Puyallup, Washington, for winning the Microshift Sword kit!

We’re pinging this post back up to the top to remind you to support our independent Reportage by signing up for our Group Ride subscription plan. In doing so, you support this website’s staff and gain access to our Rad Bazaar!

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We’ve partnered up with MicroShift to give away a Sword gravel groupset for your bike in either 1 x 10 or 2 x 10 setup for our April Group Ride giveaway! Sign up by April 30th for your chance to win!

Congrats to John from St. George, Utah! You’ve won the Sim Works kit!

We’ve partnered up with Sim Works USA to give away a Sim Works kit for your bike including any in-stock seatpost, stem, and handlebar (drop or flat) of your choice for our March Group Ride giveaway! Sign up by March 31st for your chance to win!

Sim Works makes some of the classiest components for your bikes, all at the Nitto factory in Japan. Check out Sim Works’ catalog!

Check out John’s extended storytelling surrounding Nagoya, where Sim Works is based:

• Shaping Cycling Culture in Nagoya with Circles Japan
• Riding Circles Around Mount Fuji
• Bicycle Camping on Izu Oshima and Riding Mount Mihara with Circles
• Circles Japan Personal Bike Show: Dobbat’s Succeed Fillet Road

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Congrats to Tyler in Austin, TX! You’ve won the Rig’d Rambleswing!

We’ve partnered up with Rig’d to give away a RambleSwing™, a $799 value, for our February Group Ride giveaway! Sign up by February 29th for your chance to win!

When it comes to bomber, made-in-the-USA bike racks, and swingouts, Rig’d is a leader of innovation. The brand’s RambleSwing™ adds the utility of a swing-away hitch to your bike rack of choice. Built by RiG’d Supply in the US of A, these swing-outs enable better access to the rear of your car by swinging away to the passenger or driver’s side. Available in a 2″ or 2.5″ receiver hitch.

Check out Josh’s review for an in-depth look at the RambleSwing™.

Due to the weight of this month’s giveaway, outside of the US and Canada shipping charges may apply.

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We’ve partnered up with Wolf Tooth to give away a chainring and a set of Waveform pedals of your choice for our January Group Ride giveaway! You’ve got a few more days to sign up to win this month!

We’re stoked to offer up some of our favorite MUSA components to our Group Ride subscribers. This month, Wolf Tooth is offering up a chainring of your choice and a set of Waveform pedals in any available size or color. Become a Group Ride subscriber by January 31st for a chance to win. Our monthly giveaways are open to Group Ride members worldwide!

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Multi-tools are an endemic part of cycling and the less you have to think about grabbing one as you head out the door, the better. John’s been using the Equipt Sardine ($60) for a few months now, mounting its 3D-printed holder under the bottle cages on his bikes, and is pleased to report back that this tool rules…

You’ve still got some time to be entered to win the nicest pump ever for our December Group Ride giveaway!

Join our Group Ride subscription plan by December 31st and be entered for a chance to win a Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro Floor Pump! This is open to Group Ride members worldwide!

We’re stoked to offer up one highest-end pump to a random selection from our Group Ride subscribers. The Silca SuperPista is made in the USA. It’s rebuildable, serviceable, and durable! Our good friends at Silca have offered a free pump for one lucky subscriber.

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November’s Group Ride Giveaway–from PAUL–was Pierre from Houston, TX! Congrats, Pierre!

Join our Group Ride subscription plan by TODAY and be entered for a chance to win a complete PAUL Component Engineering Klamper disc brake set! This is open to Group Ride members, worldwide!

We’re stoked to offer up some of the best disc brakes in the world for our Group Ride subscribers. Our good friends at PAUL have offered up any set of Klampers, in any available finish, plus a set of brake levers. Add some bling to your current flat bar (or drop bar) bike or build a new bike around these lovely brakes.

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October’s Group Ride Giveaway–from ORNOT–was Owen from Duluth! Congrats, Owen!

Last week, when we announced that we are once again an independent website, we also provided an overview of our Group Ride subscription platform. In addition to supporting the work we do here, there is also a growing list of Group Ride subscriber benefits including the ability to post gear for sale in our Rad Bazaar and automatic entries into giveaways from our favorite brands!

After the outpouring of excitement around Matt’s Ornot 10th Anniversary story and related Decade Collection giveaway, we’re doing another one with Ornot exclusively for Group Ride members.

Read on below for how to enter the Handlebar Bag + $250 Gift Card giveaway!

We’ve compiled a special package from Sklar Bikes plus some of our favorite brands for a November package to one lucky Group Ride Membership supporter…

It’s been a year since The Radavist returned to being 100% independent again and a year of our Group Ride Membership and the Rad Bazaar. John’s got some updates to share below, so read on for more…

If you’ve joined our Group Ride membership, we’re sending out some Campandgoslow Trout Tape to one lucky member today, so check your inbox, Collin Birkett! We’ve got a lot of updates coming for Group Ride this winter, so if you still haven’t joined, please consider signing up today at our Rad Bazaar!

You still have a day to sign up to win the All-City Cosmic Stallion complete!

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Why support us?

We believe in paying artists for their work and every penny from the Group Ride subscription goes to supporting our staff and contributors. By becoming a subscriber you will directly fund our ability to bring you the latest news in alternative cycling, event coverage, the largest collection of Beautiful Bicycles on the ’net, and our in-depth Reportage—all in a paywall-free environment, because we believe everyone should have access regardless of their current financial situation.

What is the Rad Bazaar?

The Rad Bazaar is our online marketplace. It’s a place for our tight-knit community of readers to buy, sell, or trade any and everything related to The Radavist’s content: bikes, components, accessories, apparel, camping stuff, and photography equipment. Browsing and buying are free to all but selling is a bennie reserved for Group Ride subscribers.

By signing up for the Group Ride subscription, you will be able to sell with zero additional fees–we don’t take a cut.

We believe in continuing the lifecycle of used goods when possible—one person’s parts bin discards might be the missing piece in another’s restoration build project. The Rad Bazaar makes it easier for previously-owned products to continue changing hands, a win for sustainability and a way for subscribers to make a few bucks in the process. Shop locally to save on shipping costs by filtering “by location.”

Our staff moderate the forum, and most users list their real name which is super cool. Buyers and sellers can communicate securely within the platform about product questions, trades, or meetups.

Once your Bazaar post is listed, tag us on Instagram @theradavist for a chance to get your posting reshared!

More Benefits!

Monthly Giveaways: Exclusive to our group ride members, we host at least one giveaway per month, from brands like Paul Component, Silca, and Wolf Tooth.

Radavist Merch Discounts: At least twice a year, Group Ride members gain access to exclusive discount windows to purchase Radavist Merch at a significant discount: 25-40% off, depending on the season.