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We’ve got some fresh threads for your feet and head in our Summer 2024 merch drop!

We’ve finally found our summer sock supplier with a small US manufacturer that has developed the comfiest socks yet. Seriously, these socks are the best-feeling summer-weight wool socks we’ve ever worn, and we’re not just saying that! We worked hard dialing in the fit and feel after lots of feedback from our customers.

This drop includes our 1960s pop art pool water-themed Hockney design in turquoise, two colorways of the 3-stripe Klunker sock (a summer staple!), and our Sidewinder socks, inspired by the Mojave Desert Sidewinder’s ability to bury its body in sand, leaving everything but its eyes exposed.

Adding to the fun are three fresh colors in our Camp Hat design. We went back to our pre-COVID supplier, restyled the hat with a little bit more room in the head, and are offering them in three colors: Sage, Mallow, and Slate. These new hats feature a plastic buckle, and The Radavist script on the back. Sewn in Los Angeles from made in the USA cotton.

The Radavist Summer 2024 Drop is in stock today at The Radavist Webshop.

As with all of our merch sales, your support pays our team so we can keep the site fresh daily. Every single penny helps, and we greatly appreciate your support! From everyone over here, THANK YOU!

When you have too many bikes and too little space, simply living your life feels like one big bike hack. It’s something Travis knows all too well, juggling multiple cycling disciplines, piles of gear, and a smattering of trail-work tools. With the help of a very forgiving spouse, he fits it all in (and around) a rental unit that’s about the size of a two-car garage. Oh, and he doesn’t have a garage.

This isn’t exactly a “review” of the Carlito lightweight U-lock. Reviewing a lock is like reviewing a helmet. You can’t be sure if it will perform when you really need it until a very bad thing happens. And when (or if) that bad thing does happen, there are too many variables to say if your experience will be the same. But Travis’s experience with the Carlito has been overwhelmingly positive, even though this lock may not perform when you really need it.

Back when this website was based in Los Angeles, Echo Park’s Cactus Store was our local shop for all things succulent and cacti. From potting soil to pots, books, and apparel, it had it all. Well, that store has closed, but the brand has a greenhouse shop in NYC and an online store where they sell lots of nature-nerd apparel. Coinciding rather closely with our From Biocrust, With Love, video project, the brand re-upped the “Don’t Bust The Crust” shirts, officially licensed and all. Check them out at the Cactus Store.

Ride With GPS‘ fourth-annual global bike scavenger hunt kicks off Saturday, May 18th, in 30 cities worldwide. Find out how you can play along below…

Our favorite Invitational returns to our favorite bike and plants store in the world in San Marino, California. Team Dream, The Cub House, Beach Club’s LA Invitational is coming up soon on Saturday, May 18th and Sunday, 19th. Saturday’s event is a mixed terrain ride of your choice. Pick either the Single Scoop for 27 miles, the Double Scoop with 38 miles, or the Triple Scoop with a leg-burning 62 miles and 10k elevation. Return to The Cub House after the ride for pizza by Pizzanista.

On Sunday, come back for the 7th Annual Bike + Car Show and Swap Meet.

Best of all, 100% of the proceeds go to the LA Bicycle Academy, a non-profit in Los Angeles centered to get youth racing bikes!

Intrigued? Check out the only extensive coverage on the web in the Related archives below!

Register now, as it’s filling up fast at LosAngelesInvitational.com

If you live in a rattlesnake habitat, you’ve probably noticed an uptick in the number of rattlesnakes present over the past few weeks. On a ride in Arizona yesterday, Josh and John had a close call with a Western rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus. As a lifelong herp fanatic, John penned a few notes on how to stay snake-safe on bike rides in rattlesnake habitat…

“Palo Verde Oasis” is the third layout of the Radavist 2024 Calendar. It was shot with a Canon R5 and a Canon f2.8 24-70, in the Mojave Desert of CA. Photographed by John Watson.

“While Palo verde trees (Parkinsonia aculeata) don’t thrive in the northern reaches of the Mojave Desert, there are stragglers present thanks to migratory birds passing the seeds. On a recent trip out to Los Angeles, Cari and John came across this beautiful scene…”

For a high-res JPG, suitable for print and desktop wallpaper*, right-click and save link as – The Radavist 2024 – March. Please, this photo is for personal use only!
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The mobile background this month is a vertical crop from the same evening. Click here to download March’s Mobile Wallpaper.

The bike industry sure thinks electronic components are cool right now. But Travis doesn’t care if the TranzX EDP01 is cool. He cares if it actually works.