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Zoom in on this endearing story of Patty V and Colleen Meas two professional creatives who have been banging their fists against the door of the cycling community, wanting desperately to break into the tight-knit media of its industry. Brought together to work on a big advertisement campaign for Kona Bikes, their example of peer mentorship is inspiring and hopefully infectious to other creatives.
Check out some selects from this shoot below!
Wilde launches a new lightweight carbon gravel fork, the Waypoint. At 478g with an uncut steerer, it is among the lightest fully featured carbon forks on the market. Available to consumers, bike shops, and to other small framebuilders and bike companies…
Madrid-based framebuilder Rizzo Cycles will attend the 2024 ENVE GRODEO in Ogden, Utah. And this year there’s a chance they could bring you a custom frame all the way from Spain!
Campagnolo’s Ekar 1×13 groupset intrigued us when John first rode it in his Cotic Escapade review. It’s a crisp-shifting, wide range gravel group that shifts like the almighty Campy 8-speed drivetrains. Announced today is the Ekar GT 1×13 Groupset with a new 10-48 cassette, lower price, revised hood ergonomics, and new Zonda GT Wheels. Let’s check it all out below…
What better name to call Curve Cycling’s 36″ wheeled gravel bike than the Titanosaur? The Australian brand is holding a pre-order to secure deposits for at least 20 Titanosaurs to bring this beast to the masses. Read on for more information.
John loved the Cotic Escapade 853 he reviewed last year. They’re great bikes. And to celebrate their greatness, Cotic just announced a Made in the UK Escapade. Available in limited supply, direct from Cotic today…
The Paramo Ultra from Colombian bicycle builders Scarab Cycles is arguably the brand’s most versatile offering. With clearance for thicc tires, sliding dropouts, and comfortable geometry, the Paramo Ultra is inspired by the unrelenting high-elevation Andean mountain terrain where Scarab is based to provide a capable ride experience in even the most demanding pursuits. And because every Scarab is built to order based on a rider’s size, discipline, and style, no two builds are ever the same.
Josh has ridden a Paramo Ultra for the past six months both in Colombia where it was made and on his local roads and trails around the Sonoran desert. Below, he shares his thoughts on the build as well on Scarab’s overall approach to fabricating custom bicycles in the mountains outside Medellín…
As the bike industry continues to contract after a multi-year expansion riding the post-COVID boom, brands we work with continue to have sales. Now’s the time to take advantage! Revel just announced a massive warehouse sale as they move into a new shipping warehouse and included in the list of bikes marked down are the Rover gravel bikes and the Big Iron titanium fat bike in size medium and large.
Check out the full warehouse sale at Revel and see our coverage of some of Revel’s bikes below in the related archives…
Enigma is a UK framebuilder, founded in 2006, that has won various accolades over the years, including NAHBS awards. We’ve featured the brand before, albeit briefly, in our Limited Edition Shimano Silver GRX build showcase. Enigma’s EXPLOR platform features a geometry adapted specifically for flat bars, with lots of touring accouterments like plentiful rack, fender, and cargo mounts…
After a long and decorated career at the top level of professional road racing, Svein Tuft returns home to the coast of British Columbia to rediscover his love for adventure and the outdoors. Spawning from tales of childhood wanderlust, Svein searches for simplicity in life away from the travel and high-pressure racing world to get a new sense of normal. From short family outings to grand adventures deep into the Canadian Rockies, Svein is inspired by two-wheel adventuring and finding the path less paved.
Check out the full article at Shimano.
There’s a new wave of gravel bikes that are designed around suspension forks. But what if you don’t always want the suspension fork on the bike? In the interest of weight savings, Whiskey Parts Co just announced its new No.9 MCX+ Fork ($550), designed for suspension fork gravel bikes.
The FoCo Fondo (July 21st, 2024) heard that gravel lotteries are super hot right now, so the Fort Collins gravel ride decided to make its own Fake A$$ Lottery. All currently registered riders, will receive their scratcher in the mail in the coming days. The team at FoCo Fondo hopes to see you scratching them on the Internets.
Two lucky dogs will receive a grand prize — either a VIP ticket to FoCo Fondo or a jersey of choice, so check your scratcher closely.
Don’t worry, everyone’s a winner at FoCo Fondo. Register at BikeReg.
Check out our FoCo Fondo Reportage here:
While we give a lot of coverage to big, burly dropbar touring bikes, there’s something freeing about riding a lightweight and zippy gravel bike at a faster pace. Mason Cycles’ Bokeh 3 offered up this exact riding experience for John as he fled the frigid lands of Northern New Mexico in winter for a romp in the grasslands of Patagonia, Arizona. Let’s check it out…
In the style of the Kona Sutra ULTD, AWOL, Bombtrack Beyond 2, Stargazer, and others, the 2024 Marin Four Corners 1 ($999) is a touring bike in its DNA but can be used for a number of different activities from gravel riding to commuting.
We received news this morning that Eddy Merckx has re-launched the brand, including steel and titanium bikes amongst the flashy carbon fiber racing machines…
What is The Lost Highway bicycle? It’s a limited edition inspired union of Urban Wits and multi-terrain, backcountry RatKing Wanderlust frames. Read on to find out more…
As gravel and touring bikes begin to adopt features like bigger tires and dropper posts, it seems that handlebars have been slow to keep up.
Sure, bars are getting wider. But there’s only so much you can do to make them taller. Unless, like the new Ritchey Corralitos handlebar, you build them with a subtle rise and shallow drop. That’s what got Travis Engel interested in trying them out. The hard part would be abandoning the very similar Ritchey Beacon that he’s been using for over a year. So, he weighed the pros and cons of both, and shares his findings.
Travel is routinely romanticized. And it is romantic—how could having the privilege of “checking out” of the daily drum of work, family, bills, etc., and the attendant stress in favor of experiencing a new place not be? The word vacation is, of course, derived from the verb “to vacate,” and while going on vacation is about the act of leaving, it’s also about finding. Finding new culture, new landscapes, new experiences, but maybe just as importantly it’s about finding new perspective on what it is you’ve placed on hold.
After two weeks spent bike touring in Italy in October, Hailey Moore reflects on what she found while away and the paradox of trying to experience more than the Trip Advisor-version of a place without missing the five-star sights. Read on for part one of her Italy Divide reflections while riding from Trento to Florence.
