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Starling Cycles wants to reward its most loyal customers, especially the riders who have been with the UK brand since the very early days. They also want to keep as many frames on the trail as possible AND support a good cause; in this case, Ride Bristol.

So, the Bristol-based framebuilders have created a trade-in scheme that most benefits its old-school, early-days customers. They can send back their old frame and get a new one for whatever price they paid for that original, old-school frame. In the latest video from Starling, Joe breaks it all down.

You can also read about it on the Starling Cycles website.

Cinelli‘s Nemo gravel bike has undergone quite a facelift…

Today, California’s Stinner Frameworks announces an expansion to its Select program with the Refugio Select, offering another stock bike model at a more affordable price point. Let’s check out this capable 700 x 50 mm gravel platform’s offerings…

From Reno, Nevada’s Manzanita Cycles comes a sporty production gravel bike model called the Whippet ($2,600 frameset). Find out more information below…

In the second installment of a four-part series looking Inside / Out of the BESPOKED SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship winners, our European correspondent Petor Georgallou joins ‪King Fabrications in the San Francisco East Bay.

Petor recently took a gonzo-style roadtrip through North America to visit four framebuilders who were awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, last October.

Take a peek behind the walls in a special Inside / Out look at Li King’s King Fabrications.

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After almost four years of development, Berlin’s Fern Bicycles are super proud to finally present the Swiss Army Knife of carbon forks, the ALLYGN M.U.D. fork ($513). Let’s check it out…

Read on for The Radavist’s Top Ten Articles of 2024, ranked in ascending order and based on views. We’re more than just Beautiful Bicycles over here; year after year, the articles that our authors publish draw the biggest crowds. From our Dust-Up op-eds to the first look at brands’ future showcases, clever hacks, and new this year, our Radavist Documentary brought in the page views. As we look back across twelve months of content, ten articles in particular stand out.

Today, Black Sheep Bikes from Fort Collins, Colorado, is offering a first for the framebuilding operation: a production hardtail mountain bike. Photographer Josh Hicks penned a few words and delivered a fun gallery showcasing these new bikes Black Sheep has dubbed the Speedster Project. Let’s check it out…

Officina Battaglin just launched the 1984 (€3,800 frame), a limited-edition steel frame that celebrates the 40th anniversary of Giovanni Battaglin’s retirement from professional cycling…

In the first installment of a four-part series looking Inside / Out of the BESPOKED SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship winners, our European correspondent Petor Georgallou joins Significant Other Bikes of Denver, Colorado.

Petor recently took a gonzo-style roadtrip through North America to visit four framebuilders who were awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, last October.

Take a peek behind the walls in a special Inside / Out look at Ashley King and her company Significant Other Bikes.

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Ed Litton, a Bay Area framebuilder known for his impeccable lugwork, Rivendell paint, finishing for builders like Bruce Gordon, and period-correct Ritchey restorations, which included building biplane forks, was involved in a cycling accident in Point Richmond, near his workshop. He suffered a serious spinal cord injury. He was taken to Marin General Hospital, the nearest trauma center, and rushed to surgery. Currently, he doesn’t have any feeling from his mid-chest down. He is awake and able to move his arms, but only time will tell of any long-term spinal cord damage.

There’s a GoFundMe set up to help Ed recover his medical costs, so if you have any money you can spare for a living legend, check it out.

Kris Henry from 44 Bikes just released a batch of his popular Titanium DEDBLO Hammers ($250) to his webshop. These hammers are in stock and then immediately sell out. In fact, their numbers are dwindling as this is being typed, so if you fancy one, roll on over to 44 Bikes check them out!

Specs:

• Made right here at 44HQ in New Hampshire
• 3Al-2.5V Titanium
• Choose anodized fades in Purple, Blue, Aqua, Bourbon, and RAW finishes
• Replaceable LIXIE head made in Central Falls, RI
• Custom in-house turned & domed brass head (Same thread as the LIXIE head)
• Replaceable Wolftooth Components grip made in the USA
• 10″ / 254mm long handle
• 3.25″ Length x 1.25″ OD [72.6mm x 31.8mm] Head (includes removable heads)
• Weight: 0.875 lbs / 14oz [.4kg / 397g]
• Limited Quantities for the discerning tool aficionado

Chumba Cycles is selling the size XL SLACKR hardtail John reviewed for a heavily discounted sale price of $8,995. See all the details of the deal at Chumba Cycles and if you buy this bike, we’ll send you some free Radavist water bottles of your choice for it! Mention it to Chumba and we’ll get ya sorted.

Our friend Daniel Yang visited longtime buddy Curtis Inglis from Retrotec in Napa, California. Check it out as Daniel chases Curtis on his Funduro, which we documented last year, and peers behind the veil into what makes a Retrotec so rad!