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The Pursuit Cycles LeadOut AR Prototype and Hand “Painted”

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The Pursuit Cycles LeadOut AR Prototype and Hand “Painted”

During the fabrication of a Pursuit Cycles, Carl Strong’s custom carbon brand, each of the six sections of the MUSA carbon frame come out of the mold and then are printed with some stats. This includes mold number, frame size, layup version, and a number of parts made from that mold, then finally weight is handwritten on. Eventually, when the frame is complete and getting prep for paint these notes are removed. As this bike was one of the firsts Lead Out ARs to be produced this idea hooked me, I loved the process and tracking, I wanted to play into that. Taking some inspiration from recent sneaker trends as well. I decided on a Helvetica style to the point design.

Speedvagen’s Ready Made Drop Bar GTFO is Now Available!

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Speedvagen’s Ready Made Drop Bar GTFO is Now Available!

Remember that sweet Speedvagen from the ENVE Builder Round Up? Well, it’s now landed in the catalog of Ready Made builds, with completes starting at $6495.00. These bikes run on the same idea of the OG GTFO but with drop bars and gears. When buying one of the stock sizes, you get your choice of Heritage SV Color options: Army Green, Vanilla Blue, MF’ing Gold, or lavender (2020 colors available for $350 upgrade). While the DBGTFO comes with Shimano GRX, the DBGTFO PRO comes built with SRAM AXS Force Wide (pictured).

See all the details and more at Speedvagen.

Wolf Tooth’s CAMO System Bashspider and Chainrings

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Wolf Tooth’s CAMO System Bashspider and Chainrings

Wolf Tooth’s newest innovative product design is its CAMO system bashspider and chainrings. These bashspiders attach to the splined interface of MTB cranks and are paired with a CAMO chainring. This bash guard protects your chainring while maintaining an optimum chainline. Available for a number of crank spline interfaces and in stock now at Wolf Tooth.

We Restocked the Webshop with More Socks, Shirts, and Some New Goodies

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We Restocked the Webshop with More Socks, Shirts, and Some New Goodies

Our summer drop shirts sold out in only a few hours and the same for a few of our sock designs. For that, we can’t thank you enough, so we decided to restock those products plus a lot more. In lieu of the black Eternal Jackal shirt, we chose a Cobalt blue shirt with a bone-white natural ink. The Chamisa and tan Shred Lightly shirt designs are also back in stock.

We also added grey Voile straps, more Yucca and Cloud socks, and finally, those beautiful Buffalo Turquoise Ringtail desert hats!

We also restocked our Nalgene bottles and a few other cycling bottle designs, including the OGOD Radavist shorties, Golden Sunrise Roadrunner, and Big Deserted bottles. Everything is in stock now and shipping this week in our new eco-friendly packaging materials from EcoEnclose.

From everyone involved with the Radavist, we thank you.

The Bikes of the ENVE Builder Round-Up Part 02: Moots, Mosaic, Prova, Pursuit, Retrotec, Rock Lobster, Sage, SaltAir, Scarab, Sklar, Speedvagen, Strong

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The Bikes of the ENVE Builder Round-Up Part 02: Moots, Mosaic, Prova, Pursuit, Retrotec, Rock Lobster, Sage, SaltAir, Scarab, Sklar, Speedvagen, Strong

Last year, ENVE opened its doors to the public for an Open House event. Once inside, visitors took a tour of its Ogden, Utah facilities and were greeted by two-dozen custom bikes from builders across the globe. This year the pandemic forced ENVE to pivot a bit, holding a virtual tour and framebuilder showcase they’re calling the Builder Round-Up. We’re pleased to once again host this showcase, with two-part coverage, so read on below for part two of a full breakdown on these Beautiful Bicycles along with a few teasers of new ENVE product…

Search and State: Summer Shorts Re-Up

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Search and State: Summer Shorts Re-Up

$145 shorts aren’t for everyone but if you’re going to spend that kind of money on shorts, it’s good to have them vetted first. I can attest to the durability, fit, and construction of these shorts. Search and State’s products are well worth their price, being made in NYC, of the finest materials, and an exceptional cut. With the pandemic delaying production across the board, it’s nice to see them re-stock their summer staples. Head to Search and State to see more!

The Bikes of the ENVE Builder Round-Up Part 01: Alchemy, Alliance, Bingham, Breadwinner, Calfee, DeSalvo, English, FiftyOne, Firefly, Holland, Horse

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The Bikes of the ENVE Builder Round-Up Part 01: Alchemy, Alliance, Bingham, Breadwinner, Calfee, DeSalvo, English, FiftyOne, Firefly, Holland, Horse

Last year, ENVE opened its doors to the public for an Open House event. Once inside, visitors took a tour of its Ogden, Utah facilities and were greeted by two-dozen custom bikes from builders across the globe. This year the pandemic forced ENVE to pivot a bit, holding a virtual tour and framebuilder showcase they’re calling the Builder Round-Up. We’re pleased to once again host this showcase, with two-part coverage, so read on below for a full breakdown on these Beautiful Bicycles along with a few teasers of new ENVE product…

Light & Motion: You Can Customize a VIS 1000 Bike Light

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Light & Motion: You Can Customize a VIS 1000 Bike Light

The Light & Motion VIS 1000 is one of the best cycling lights son the market and with the summer soltice long behind us, it’s time to consider lighting options for the forthcoming months. These 1000 lumen lights have multiple modes, allowing you to run them for 1.5 hours to 12 depending on energy settings, they weigh 121 grams, charge with a USB 2.0 cable, and now, you can fully customize the colors online, all for $99. Head to Light & Motion to see more If you feel fancy, post up your color concoctions in the comments.

Specs:
-1000 Lumen output certified to the FL-1 Standard
-Waterproof to 1 meter for all conditions reliability
-Custom engineered reflector optimizes the light to provide a smooth, even beam pattern that places the light where you need it.
-Beam pattern was engineered to maximize riders’ depth perception using optics that eliminates the snowball effect with a clean transition across the beam.
-Amber side lighting provides safe visibility to cross traffic
-SafePulse mode
-Race mode toggles between high and medium modes to quickly adjust output
-Ultralight aluminum body with integrated heat sink
-Micro USB Rechargeable (fully charges in 6 hours)
-Accurate battery status indicator with low battery warning and auto shut-off
-Multiple power settings allow for 1.5-12 hour runtimes.
-System weight: 121 grams
-MSRP: $99.99

Rippin’ Ass in Ripton & Co’s Action Jorts: A Review

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Rippin’ Ass in Ripton & Co’s Action Jorts: A Review

I’m not going to lie, when I first saw the post about Ripton & Co I thought it was a joke, and if it wasn’t a joke why have I missed the business opportunity of the decade sitting right in front of my face. At a startling $89 for a pair boutique cut off jorts, I was stunned. I was shortly connected to the Jort Lord, Elliot Wilkinson-Ray, who asked what size I wanted and if I wanted the shorts hemmed or cut off, I chose to go with cut off to go for the full jort experience.

Review: BINGO Components B1 Headset Spacer Gives a Lashing Point for Your Stem Caddy Bags

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Review: BINGO Components B1 Headset Spacer Gives a Lashing Point for Your Stem Caddy Bags

BINGO Components is a new company that is looking to make problem-solving products for your bike, beginning with the B1 headset spacer. These 5mm thick 6061 aluminum alloy spacers are anodized black and feature two loops to attach stem caddy-style bags.

You can run them above or below the stem and it even works with shorty MTB stems. These are made in Oregon and retail for $20 at BINGO Components.

Swift Industries: Zeitgeist Bag Pre-Order and Bandito Bags Back in Stock

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Swift Industries: Zeitgeist Bag Pre-Order and Bandito Bags Back in Stock

The Swift Industries Zeitgeist bag is a lightweight, saddle or handlebar bag, inspired by traditional touring bags with a flap closure but updated in a durable, lightweight material. These retail for $195, come in three color options (black, navy, and coyote) and are available for pre-order now, with a hopeful delivery of mid-to-late August.

In other Swift-related news, their popular Bandito Bags are back in stock now for $90, in three colors (black, navy, and coyote) and are shipping today!

Search and State: Signature Print Series M90 S2-R Jersey

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Search and State: Signature Print Series M90 S2-R Jersey

Search and State’s first Signature Print Series of 2020 is this beautiful M90 S2-R jersey. This pattern is printed on the same high-end fabric as their standard S2-R jersey for an exceptional fit and durability. The S2-R is a true-to-size jersey, that is for athletic fits, while offering stretch where you need it. These, like all garments from SAS, are made in NYC and come with a 30-day no questions asked return policy. Available now for $185 at Search and State.

Two Years and a Few Falls on the Ron’s Bikes Dirt Tourer

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Two Years and a Few Falls on the Ron’s Bikes Dirt Tourer

I had been holding back on these notes for about a year now because I felt that calling it a “review” sounded like too much. The audience here is used to deep comprehension reviews and it’s very intimidating to put it in the same category when my experience with bicycles is reduced to the five I’ve owned in my adult life, this one included. So instead this is more of a short story about a bicycle, with hints of technical information where it feels required.

Inside Boone Metal Fab

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Inside Boone Metal Fab

Where do we even begin here? Boone is what I would consider a friend. Someone I met years ago in Portland who is now in Bend and still doing what he loves: making rad shit. Right now, however, he’s making rad shit for himself. When he and I first met, he was working for Argonaut Cycles but that wasn’t his first framebuilding job. As with everyone making bike frames, there’s a story to tell, and that’s what we’re doing here today, so sit back, turn on some metal, and check out the wild shit inside Boone Metal Fab.