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As Ryan Wilson makes his way from Colombia to Santiago de Chile by bike, he tackles one of the longest climbs in the world, on a road that straddles the Chile and Argentina border. Follow along as he explores the stunning desert landscapes and night skies of the region while crossing Paso Agua Negra.
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…
TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY TO BE ENTERED TO WIN! We’ve teamed up with We Are One to giveaway one set of rims to one lucky NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER. All you’ve gotta do to win is sign up for We Are One’s and The Radavist’s Newsletter. Read on for the rules and conditions…
Erik Mathy returned to Stillwater, OK for the inaugural Mega Mid South, a 300-mile gravel cycling endurance event hosted by Bobby Wintle and the team who bring the Mid South to life every year. Below, feast your eyes on a gallery full of Erik’s unique handmade images and enjoy quotes and prose from the Oklahomans who welcome these events into their communities. Without further ado… this is the Mega Mid South.
In this Shop Visit, Petor Georgallou profiles London framebuilder Rob Quirk of Quirk Cycles and explores the realities of building contemporary custom bicycles in the UK. Join their discussion of 3D-printed parts, framebuilding as an art practice, life after the Bicycle Academy, and much, much more. Read on…
John got his anodizing-stripping hands on one of the new PNW Components LTD Silver Dropper Posts ahead of their launch. Read on below for all the details on how you can snatch one too!
Looking for a USA-made alloy wheelset? You may have heard of Astral, who has been making high-quality alloy rims in Eugene, Oregon for years. Today Spencer takes a look at the Astral Outback alloy wheelset, which is designed for gravel or XC riding…
It’s been 10 years since Mason Cycles first caused a splash in the UK cycling market with the release of their original Definition and Resolution road bikes. They have since built a reputation for blending progressive riding technologies with classically beautiful aesthetics, now offering a full range of bikes designed for the whole spectrum of on- and off-road terrain. Joe Sasada sat down with founder and designer Dom Mason to discuss the journey so far, design philosophy, and what’s coming next for the brand. Read on for an extended interview and a photo gallery from Mason HQ.
Josh, Cari, and John were in Fairfax for a few days during the Camera Corner premiere, and before the Saturday screening, John shot Wende Cragg’s 1978 Breezer Series I, also known as #6, fresh off its world tour…
Half of the medals for the 2024 Olympic mountain biking events were won on Berd Spokes, which is pretty wild for a small company. From a college apartment idea to a company producing a revolutionary type of bike spoke, Berd has climbed up the ranks. Recently, Renee Hoffman and Nick Noethe visited Berd’s factory in Minnesota and, below, dig into the brand’s Olympic success and how they got started.
Rodeo Adventure Labs was founded as an open-to-anyone team a decade ago by Stephen Fitzgerald and a group of friends in search of less rules and more fun on bikes. Since becoming a production bike company with an emphasis on versatility, customization, and—always—refined design, Rodeo has retained a culture of questioning the norm. Today, Hailey Moore shares a long-form profile of the high points and headwinds Rodeo has navigated over the past ten years, and exciting insights into how the company is thinking about its future. To accompany this Shop Visit, we’re also sharing people-and-bike portraits of the folks behind Rodeo Adventure Labs in a separate Radar.
Continuing his journey down the Andes from Colombia to Santiago de Chile, Ryan Wilson travels across the surreal landscape of the Salar de Uyuni and traverses a rarely visited part of the driest desert in the world, the Chilean Atacama. Read on to follow his final days in Bolivia and his route through one of Chile’s most remote corners…
Eagle-eyed readers might have caught a glimpse of the new Sim Works limited edition Gold color in our MADE People and Products Reportage. Well today the Japanese-based cycling company has released its 2024 Gold component kit online with both sizes of its Bubbly pedals, Rhonda stem face plate, Sim Drops bar ends, and stem caps all in a lustre gold finish.
Find the full kit at Sim Works.
Today, we have a conversation with the one and only Austin Killips. This year, she set a new overall record for the Arizona Trail and now a new women’s record for the Tour Divide. Spencer got the chance to ask Austin some questions as she prepared for the Colorado Trail to round out her Triple Crown. See what Austin had to reflect on and look forward to below…
Carving mountain descents and sprinting up short rises, Morgan Taylor rekindled a love for zippy road bikes with the Chumba SOCO SL Ti All Road. In this long term review, Morgan reflects on what makes the SOCO a bike they’d like to keep just a little bit longer…
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.
After living out their horse girl Cheypie skort dreams for the past 3+ years, Blix has come to the conclusion that long-lasting clothing in the outdoor world doesn’t have to be the hyper technical-looking stuff we see advertised in most cycling spaces. You can have it all with the Cheypie Skort by Casa Verde. Check out the long-term review below.
This little website got to shine a light on one of the many people involved in the early klunker and mountain bike scene in Northern California last night with our premiere VIP screening of Camera Corner. We’ve spent three years working on a feature-length documentary of Wende Cragg, and the Marin Museum of Bicycling was the perfect venue to debut this beautiful film…
