The Radavist Cycling Guide to Flagstaff

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The Radavist Cycling Guide to Flagstaff

With two members of our Radavist editorial team living in Arizona, it only made sense to head to Flagstaff for our second Cycling Guide. With its recent spike in new singletrack development, legendary dark skies, and accessible location as a hub for other Northern Arizona destinations, there’s a lot to talk about. Read on for a look at The City of Seven Wonders…

Whit’s Meriwether Cycles Luddite Silk-Ti Flex Pivot Hardtail

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Whit’s Meriwether Cycles Luddite Silk-Ti Flex Pivot Hardtail

While John was hanging with Whit from Meriwether Cycles in the Nevada City area, he shot his Silk-Ti Flex Pivot bike. Whit calls this bike the Luddite. While we already featured this bike and the following write-up as a Readers’ Rides, John and his mindful eye have cataloged and fully documented it. Read on for the full story on the Luddite, along with some stellar photos of this titanium dream sled!

2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 03: Abes, Actofive, Avalanche, Cicli Bonanno, Cyber Cycles, Garage 66, King Fabrications, Qvist, Raketa, Starfish, SON, and Tim Tas + Rek

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2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 03: Abes, Actofive, Avalanche, Cicli Bonanno, Cyber Cycles, Garage 66, King Fabrications, Qvist, Raketa, Starfish, SON, and Tim Tas + Rek

We still have loads more to share from an uber-busy weekend at the Bespoked artisan framebuilder and maker showcase in Dresden, Germany! Today, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 03 reportage features some stunning bicycles and products from Abes, Actofive, Avalanche, Cicli Bonanno, Cyber Cycles, Garage 66, King Fabrications, Qvist, Raketa, Starfish, SON, and Tim Tas + Rek. Continue reading below for a look at more stunning craftwork…

2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 02: Alonukis, Don Sebastiano, Dyed in the Wool, Huhn, Meerglas, Memento, Milli, Monopole, Purple Dog, Stolen Garage, True Love, Tune

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2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 02: Alonukis, Don Sebastiano, Dyed in the Wool, Huhn, Meerglas, Memento, Milli, Monopole, Purple Dog, Stolen Garage, True Love, Tune

We’re back from an uber busy weekend at the Bespoked artisan frame builder and maker showcase! Today, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 02 reportage features some stunning bicycles and products from Alonukis, Don Sebastiano, Dyed in the Wool, Huhn, Meerglas, Memento, Milli, Monopole, Purple Dog, Stolen Garage, True Love, and Tune. Check out all of the amazing work below!

2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 01: Atherton, Ballern, Black Sheep, Curve, Good Grief, Ingrid, Parsec Objects, Quokka, Rossman, and Sturdy

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2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 01: Atherton, Ballern, Black Sheep, Curve, Good Grief, Ingrid, Parsec Objects, Quokka, Rossman, and Sturdy

This weekend, we’re in Dresden, Germany for the Bespoked artisan frame builder and maker showcase! Below, our 2024 Bespoked Dresden Part 01 reportage features some amazing bicycles and products from Atherton, Ballern, Black Sheep, Curve, Good Grief, Ingrid, Parsec Objects, Quokka, Rossman, and Sturdy. Scroll on down to take it all in!

Bespoked X SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship 2024: King Fabrications

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Bespoked X SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship 2024: King Fabrications

Our European correspondent Petor Georgallou recently visited four North American framebuilders who have been awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, on October 18–20. In the fourth chapter of this series, Petor joins Li King of Berkeley, Ca of King Fabrications. Petor chats with Li about their lifetime dream to become a welder and NorCal’s specific style as they prepare to head to Germany.

Bespoked X SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship 2024: Good Grief Bicycles

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Bespoked X SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship 2024: Good Grief Bicycles

Our European correspondent Petor Georgallou recently visited four North American framebuilders who have been awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, on October 18–20. In the third chapter of this series, Petor joins Christopher Schmidt of Colorado Springs, CO, who builds bikes under the name Good Grief Bicycles. What’s it like to be a Native American framebuilder in the USA? Join Petor and Chris for a thought-provoking conversation and take a look behind the bikes at Good Grief…

Reflections on the Inaugural Arkansas Graveler: This Is Personal

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Reflections on the Inaugural Arkansas Graveler: This Is Personal

A local Arkansan who grew up in Bentonville, Hilary Lex left home after high school, swearing never to return. Fate brought her back and she rewrote the narrative of her relationship with The Natural State because of one unexpected thing: The Inaugural Arkansas Graveler. The Arkansas Graveler is a mixed-surface, 6-day ride across the state of Arkansas that takes cyclists from the rolling hills and hollers of the Ozarks down into the Arkansas Delta river bottoms. Read on below for Hilary’s personal recap…