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When we posted the new Stomp Lox Trail Worm shoes Kickstarter last month, there was some confusion about the term, ‘barefoot shoe.’ Well, Ronnie is here to break it all down for ya!

Our buddy Kyle von Hoetzendorff just shared with us a video of Ronnie “Smooth Operator” Romance riding the Glade Trail on Mount Hood aboard his EVOO. We thought you’d enjoy.

Ronnie breaks down what makes the new R-Werks EVOO 29er different from the Alumalith and the various setup options for these aluminum rim brake XC machines in his latest video…

One of our favorite bikes from MADE was the Ron’s Bikes R-Werks 29er EVOO. Yes, it has rim brakes, and yes, it evokes feelings of the best resto-mods but with bigger wheels. Ronnie made a video walking through the project and here’s part one.

Check out John’s photos of it from the 2024 MADE Bike Show too!

Ronnie’s Alumalith debuted here in our 2022 Philly Bike Expo coverage and since that virgin voyage, he’s put countless miles on it from the Northeast to the Southwest. Long overdue for an overhaul, his refresh looks very similar to Josh’s build with a Sklar-built Bullmoose. Check it out for some ASMR vibes this afternoon and be sure to visit Ronsbikes.com.

If you want a sneak peek at Ronnie’s ALUMAX gravel bike he brought to MADE last year, check out this build video!

“To the desert go prophets and hermits; through deserts go pilgrims and exiles. Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat, not to escape but to find reality.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

As Ronnie Romance grapples with the closing of Nutmeg Needleworks, he sought the spiritual values of retreat as Jon Krakauer wrote in “Into the Wild.” Follow along as he takes us BTS on Josh and John’s romp in the Hawes Trail System on the Cotic shoot…

Ronnie walks us through a recent “budget build” Rivendell Roadini in one of his classic bike check videos.

Ronnie walks us through his preferred setup for riding in the cold Northeast in his latest video.

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When we lost our 2014-2015 image bucket back in 2018, it was a huge bummer, but over the past few months, I’ve been digging out hard drives and re-editing some photos, in the hopes of filling in the bigger holes.

2014. What a wild time. I was living in Austin, TX and connecting with individuals who would become some of my best friends. From Matt and his prototype Crust Bikes Evasion to Benedict, aka Ronnie Romance, and his Clockwork Dirt Drop Tourer, some of my favorite bike and personality moments came from that era. Today, in conjunction with Bené’s Blue Lug post, I wanted to re-up this classic photoset, so enjoy!

Benedict’s Romantical Clockwork Bikes Dirt Droop 29er

I should also note that my intent here is only to upload lost photos, keeping the text and formatting intact.

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…

Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…