The Radavist

With the Duralcan love in our Top 10 Beautiful Bicycles of 2021 post, this couldn’t come at a better time. These bars have been in development for a while now, and are featured on Ronnie’s Duralcan in our gallery. Crust Bikes just got a full order up on their website. Here’s the gist:

“Uncle Ron’s Orthopedic Back Bar “Ron’s Ortho Bar” is a high-performance spinal alignment tool for the aging athlete.  3 unique comfort tech hand positions matched with the industry-leading width tame the wildest of 2 wheeled stallions.  A handlebar that you can point down the Boca boardwalk, GDMB trail, and everywhere in between… spinally aligned like a stoic statue of your departed youth.

A long 110-130mm stem is recommended for the Xtreme comfort tech sweepback of these bars.  No end shifter compliance to prevent trail stabbing from the pointy protrusion.  Made of 7000 series aluminum. 400 grams. 69cm wide, 69º backsweep, 69mm rise.”

In stock now at Crust Bikes for $120.

The Crust Bombora is such a great platform upon which you can build out your perfect adventure or touring bike. Hannah from Queer Cyclist walks us through her new build in her latest video…

Speaking of Crust Bikes, they teamed up with Darren Larkin from Larkin Cycles to make these 1″ threadless stems. Yeah, you read that correctly, a 1″ threadless stem. Not many people are making these anymore but now might be a good time to ditch that 1990s aluminum stem you’ve been hammering and switch to a heat-treated Chromoly stem! Retail is $160 and shipping today from Crust Bikes.

Specs:
-Made in Los Angeles, California, USA using heat treated 4130 chromoly.
-Tig Welded
-Colors- Copper, Brass, Nickel
-Reach- 50mm, 70mm or 80mm
-Clamp Diameters- 31.8 only
-Steerer Tube Clamp Diameter- 1″
-Stack (Bottom of stem to center of clamp)- 60mm
-Weights- 50mm- 190g | 70mm- 198 | 80mm- 216g

Woods Cyclery is based in Lyndhurst, New Forest, UK and they just sent us their latest bike build featuring a Crust Bikes Romancuer.

If you’re a long-legged lad or lady, and can throw them over a 59cm steel chassis, then check out the newest from our compadres at Crust Bikes. The Malocchio is the latest 1″ threaded all-road from the brand, built from Columbus Spirit tubing, with PAUL Racer center pull brakes and 42.666mm Ultradynamico tires.

Specs:
-59cm Crust Malocchio (a good fit for about 5′ 11″ and up)
-700c Pacenti Brevet Wheelset
-42.?? Ultradynamico Cava Race Tires
-Nitto Noodle HT Bar
-Nitto NP-80 Stem
-Paul Racer Brakes Front and Rear
-Berthoud Aspin Saddle
-Sun XCD Exceed 167.5 Crankset (44/28t)
-MKS x Crust Gordito Pedals
-Rivendell Silver Bar End Shifters
-8 Speed Sram Cassette 11-32t

Can we all just have a moment of silence for this beauty?

This build is for sale today. See more at Crust Bikes.

Earlier this week, we showcased Cheech from Crust Bikes’ personal 24″ Romanceur build (plus more!) and just now, Crust announced their shipment of 24″ wheeled Romanceurs have hit their webshop. There’s no telling if they’ll do another run of these frames, so cruise on over to their webshop to procure one… Available in turquoise (pictured) or raw clear for $1,275.

Crust Bikes recently received a shipment of frames and in that shipment was stock of the Florida Man singlespeed frames designed by Leo Rodgers. These bikes can be ridden as a fixed gear, a coaster cruiser, or a singlespeed (with a front brake only), are available in six frame sizes and are in stock now at Crust Bikes. Head on over to see more details of these wild-looking frames.

The current state of the world supply chain is messy. The bicycle industry, as you may know, is really feeling it. In the past year, we have seen a tidal wave of people dusting off their old 90’s mountain bikes, or going to their local bike shop to snag that 2021 model, and heading out into the world to see what this two-wheeled miracle has to offer. While it is exciting to see the surge in support towards the bicycle world, the industry frankly wasn’t exactly equipped for the demand that has become the new norm for the time being. This has component lead times reading in years as opposed to their usual months, shipping costs rising to astronomical amounts, and brands (especially smaller ones) attempting to carefully navigate these obstacles and adapt.

With the scrambled supply chain, it was unexpected and exciting for us at Crust to have the opportunity to team up with ENVE to work on making something special. Having already been big fans of ENVE’s Adventure Fork for its versatility and aesthetic, the idea of offering a Crust frame paired up with it started getting tossed around. Inspired by Hailey Moore (@hailey.m.moore) and her Bombora that she put a paint-matched carbon fork on, it seemed the match was already made. A few changes were made to the existing Bombora to accommodate the Adventure fork and freshen the frame up a bit. Once the design changes were made, the plans were signed off, and a long wait ensued.

We love hosting and supporting the fruits of our good friends’ labor. Crust Bikes and Leo Rodgers have been working on a pro model for Leo, dubbed the “Florida Man.” This singlespeed frame can be built as a singlespeed freewheel, a coaster brake, or a straight-up fixed gear off-road machine. Check out all the details below, including how you can win one of these frames!

We’ve been following the Instagram account Bikepacking Sucks since he posted his first review. While the content ain’t for everyone, I think we can all agree that it’s the content we deserve. In his latest video review, he takes the Crust Bikes Scapegoat for a whirl.

Give Bikepacking Sucks a follow on Instagram for more weirdness from Down Under.

Oh and if you haven’t noticed, the Crust Bikes website is back online. Yay!

Please excuse this Sunday afternoon ping but we have the fourth chapter – and perhaps the shreddiest – of the Crust Bikes saga by videographer Tin to share. Don’t miss this one!

This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Dan, who pedals this bike all over the Northeast. It’s a Crust Bike Nor’Easter and Dan calls it his Party Bike. Follow along with Dan on Instagram and check out more photos and a parts breakdown below…