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We’re huge fans of steel full suspension mountain bikes and it seems like framebuilders all over are embracing these simple, yet extremely capable bikes. Coming at us from Alberta, here’s Chris’ Kruch Custom Bicycles steel full suspension. Let’s check it out below.
Today’s Readers’ Rides is a special one. Sent in by Mathilda and her father Chris, who built this bike for her from the ground up. Let’s check out this unique, like a unicorn, Readers’ Rides below!
The Crust Bikes Lightning Bolt is a wonderfully classic frameset and this week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Matt in Oakland. Read on as he shares his build with us today!
Today’s Readers’ Rides comes from Juan in Manila and his custom Belle Silk D gravel bike. Let’s check out this beauty in detail below!
Today’s Readers’ Rides is unlike anything we’ve hosted. Read on below for Todd‘s Morlock, an homage to safety bicycles of the 1890s. This one’s a real treat, so let’s check it out in detail below!
We love a good hardtail over here and Bryce, aka The Dadavist on Instagram, sent over his Unicorn Cycles titanium hardtail for us to ogle and feature in a Readers’ Rides. Let’s check out this shreddy daddy sled in detail below!
Happy Friday and happy Readers’ Rides! This week’s bike comes from the Philippines where Martin builds up vintage or classic steel bicycle frames with re-used components. Let’s check out Martin’s personal build below!
Jim Merz has designed some really stunning bikes over the years. Most known perhaps for his original Specialized Sequoia touring bike design, Jim has dedicated his life to designing bikes meant to be ridden on all surfaces. A while back, we featured Jim with the Merz edition Sequoia gravel bike, as well as one of Jim’s MTBs and today, we bring you Van from Texas’ 1982 Jim Merz, so check out more below!
For this week’s Readers’ Rides, Gideon Tsang documents his buddy John Truillo’s gorgeous custom Tomii Cycles. Let’s check it out below!
For this week’s Readers’ Rides, the vintage MTBs keep rolling in with Tom’s 1989 Trek Antelope 850 that he’s built up as an all-rounder. Let’s check it out below!
Tom Ritchey is one of the founders of mountain biking and this year commemorates 50 years of Ritchey frames. That’s a huge milestone for any framebuilder and in that time, the brand has produced some lovely models, like the Ascent. Luke built up a beautiful Ascent and sent it in to be featured. If you’re a fan of Ritchey, don’t miss this one!
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Sam, who suffers from being too tall for most vintage MTB frames, something many of us can attest to. However, that didn’t stop him from building a beautiful RockHopper, so let’s check it out below!
For our Readers’ Rides today, we’re featuring Emily’s Cross-Check, her first “real” bike purchase and she built a looker! Let’s check it out below!
The hits keep rolling in! This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Bryan who put together one sweet Bianchi Grizzly commuter/all-rounder, complete with a nice, big basket. Check this one out in detail below!
This week’s Readers’ Rides is in the spirit of the original Cruisers and Klunkers repurposed for everyday use. Steve works for Mongoose and if you recall that Chris Akrigg Vintage video we posted a while back, you’ll recognize this bike!
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Murazu in Japan and features his Horse Gravel Monster with Di2, contributed by Thomas Callahan of Horse Cycles.
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Zach and his 1990s Team Stumpjumper. We love seeing these old mountain bikes repurposed and Zach’s looks a real treat. Let’s check it out below!
This Readers’ Rides comes from Olly who customized his Trek ProCaliber 9.8SL into a Monstercross. Let’s follow the process along with Olly below!
