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Inside / Out at Significant Other Bikes

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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Help Ed Litton Out at His GoFundMe

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Help Ed Litton Out at His GoFundMe

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.

44 Bikes Titanium DEDBLO Hammer

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44 Bikes Titanium DEDBLO Hammer

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 Slackr Hardtail Review: Re-Centering Hardtail Geometry

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Chumba Slackr Hardtail Review: Re-Centering Hardtail Geometry

John took a Chumba Slackr hardtail home from the 2024 MADE Bike Show to review. Since then, he’s squeezed every bit of riding potential on the bike before winter set in early in Santa Fe, putting it and himself through a multitude of rides in the Southern Rockies. Find out what epiphanies he’s had while riding this Austin, Texas-welded titanium hardtail below…

Casey’s Manzanita Cycles Rigid 29er Klunker MTB, aka the Klunquazita

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Casey’s Manzanita Cycles Rigid 29er Klunker MTB, aka the Klunquazita

Teased in the Campandgoslow Shop Visit and Trout Tape post, John got to shoot Casey’s delicious rigid 29er klunker Manzanita Cycles mountain bike while visiting Great Basin Pottery in the foothills of the Easter Sierra. This bike is a perfect mix of vintage throwback and modern mixed-terrain sensibilities. Check out a detailed photo gallery below with words from the bar tape/potter Hemmingway, Casey himself, along with a Q&A with Nick from Manzanita…

Hand Over File: Lessons learned at Caletti Cycles

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Hand Over File: Lessons learned at Caletti Cycles

Zach Weiss of Zabrina Cycles shares the story of how his apprenticeship at Caletti Cycles grew into a deep professional and personal mentorship after John Caletti suffered a life-altering bike accident. As the torch is passed, both figuratively and literally, the student reflects on how his teacher’s influence shaped his path as a framebuilder and as a person. Take a look behind the welding helmet with Zach…

John’s Geekhouse Woodville Touring Bike: A Classic Redux Made Possible by Friends

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John’s Geekhouse Woodville Touring Bike: A Classic Redux Made Possible by Friends

It’s spooky season, and while humans can’t return from the dead, bicycles can! Especially steel bikes. Longtime readers of The Radavist might recall John’s Geekhouse Woodville touring bike from 2013. Its history is sordid and includes theft, a recovery, some damage, and a brief hiatus. Well, thanks to a group of friends, John got it back, and the redux might be better than the original. Read on for the resurrection of this beloved and more beautiful than ever bicycle!

Agave Finishworks x Bicycle Pubes x Meriwether

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Agave Finishworks x Bicycle Pubes x Meriwether

Remember that crazy long-tail fat bike we showcased in our Meriwether Cycles Shop Visit article? The one with the sick custom rear rack? Well, Whit sent it off to Agave Finishworks in Colorado, and they did their magic on the frame… with illustrations by Bicycle Pubes!

It’s one thing to order a crazy long-tail fat bike from a custom framebuilder like Meriwether but it’s a whole ‘nother thing to have Lamar Scrotum design the finish for it. Well done, Casey. Well done.

See the whole thing at the Agave Finishworks Website and Casey, if you’re ever in Santa Fe, holler!

Whit’s Meriwether Cycles Luddite Silk-Ti Flex Pivot Hardtail

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Whit’s Meriwether Cycles Luddite Silk-Ti Flex Pivot Hardtail

While John was hanging with Whit from Meriwether Cycles in the Nevada City area, he shot his Silk-Ti Flex Pivot bike. Whit calls this bike the Luddite. While we already featured this bike and the following write-up as a Readers’ Rides, John and his mindful eye have cataloged and fully documented it. Read on for the full story on the Luddite, along with some stellar photos of this titanium dream sled!