Widefoot proudly unveils its latest product: the StoutCage ($32). Designed with durability and versatility in mind, the StoutCage fills a niche for bottle cages in the cycling industry.
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Dark Realm One Offs Bring the Fun
Our friends at Dark Realm just announced a “One-Off” section in their webshop, filled with all kinds of fun color and pattern combinations…
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Wolf Tooth’s Aero Rings for Shimano GRX
Aero chainrings date back to the 1980s and are still very much in vogue today, particularly in racing circles, but let’s be honest, they do look damn cool. Wolf Tooth just announced Aero Rings for Shimano GRX in a symmetric ($84.95) and asymmetric ($81.95) profile…
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Bags by Bird: Limited Goldback Bags in Oak Camo
Pardon our late-night post, but these bags are too good not to give some love. We’re big fans of camo-printed bags, and this limited edition Goldback bag from Bags by Bird has caught our eye…
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Mission Workshop Mass Transit Duffle
Mission Workshop’s Transit Duffle (27L $320) is an exemplary bag design, allowing for quick and easy attachment to a bicycle portage rack or just to be used as a standard day bag for quick travel plans or carrying a laptop around. This week, Mission announced a larger bag within the Transit family dubbed the Mass Transit Duffle (33L $ 325) with 25% more carrying capacity…
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Paragon Machine Works New Ti Flat Mount UDH Dropouts
Paragon Machine Works keeps the US framebuilding community rolling with parts ranging from head tubes, sliding dropouts, brake stops, and more, just announced an innovative new UDH/flat mount brake dropout design for titanium frames. The dropout is machined from 6/4 titanium and comes in either a fixed or eccentric dropout design, allowing for the rear wheel to be adjusted with a 0.5 or 1.0 mm offset bushing.
You don’t have to be a framebuilder to appreciate the work Paragon Machine Works puts in. In fact, they made our 1″ headset wrenches too!
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Swift Industries: Dispatch Musette
It seems in recent years, one of the oldest designs of cycling bags, the musette, is having a small comeback. Josh looked at a modern musette round-up last year, and we’ll add these new Swift Industries Dispatch musettes to the list! Find out more here.
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Pedalhomie Water Bottles
Inspired by everyone’s favorite Mexican soft drink, our buddy Eric Arce just stocked these fun Pedalhomie bottles. They’re in stock now but won’t be for long, so if you dig this homage, roll on over to Eric’s Webshop.
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Realm Dark Label Southern Sunset and Beach Sand Wald Basket Bag
Realm, makers of fun, hand-dyed bicycle portage, just announced its popular Wald Basket Bag ($140), which comes in two new colors: Southern Sunset and Beach Sand…
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Farewell’s Memory Palace Saddle or Handlebar Pack
Santa Fe’s own Farewell Bags is dropping a limited run of its latest bag design, dubbed the Memory Palace. Find out the 411 on this new bag below…
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Austere Manufacturing New Lock Belt Colors
Last year, John reviewed the all-new Austere Manufacturing Lock Belt ($94) and he even included it in his favorite products of 2023 list. New for 2024, the small Washington state-based manufacturing outfit just announced three new buckle and webbing colors, mixing and matching an olive drab/coyote/black buckle with coyote or black webbing. Roll on over to Austere to mix and match your own combination.
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Farther Bag Co Parachute Packable Bags
We love bags. Often times we lose track of our bags when they’ve gotten stuffed into other bags, then tossed in another bag, and crammed into a closet. As such our bag radar is always on and when we see a design we like, we share it here. The latest is from Father Bag Co and its called the Parachute Packable Bag ($67)…
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ORNOT Thermal Grid Hoodies are Back for Men and Women
ORNOT‘s Thermal Grid hoodies are back in two new colors for men and women. These lightweight layers are incredibly warm, packing a bigger punch than you’d expect from such a minimal garment. Check out more below…
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Cedaero 16L Love Handle Panniers
There is no shortage of ultralight, compact mini panniers on the market these days, but sometimes you want or need more capacity and would benefit from a more durable material for the long haul.Cedaero‘s new Love Handle panniers are just that and more. Let’s take a look at these in detail…
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Rivendell Sackville EZPZ Handlebar Bags
In many ways, Rivendell was way ahead of the curve with cycling bags. Its Sackville line has seen a number of well thought out and simple bike bags with the latest design being the EZPZ handlebar bag ($162). This bag pulls inspiration from modern handlebar bags that strap to the bars and a Randonneuring bags’ closure system…
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Inside Line Equipment UX10 XPAC Bags
Inside Line Equipment’s bags are some of our favorite backpacks and accessory pouches on the market. Being a small manufacturer from the Bay Area, they’re able to make small batches of bags with special materials. The latest being UX10 XPAC…
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Rogue Panda Check-In and Tall Bike Check
Even as the custom and production bag maker community has continued burgeoning over the past few years, one name has remained an innovator in the space: Rogue Panda. When John was in Flagstaff, Arizona, last October, he swung by the shop for a quick peek and spent some time documenting one bike that stood out among the rest!
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Stretch Armstrong: King Cage Longer Thing Cargo Cage Review
We love the King Cage Manythings cargo cages for carrying Nalgene bottles, fuel, and Jetboils. Over the years, some bag makers have even adorned these versatile cages with custom bags. But what if you wanted to carry something longer? Well, a few weeks ago, King Cage teased these Longer Thing Cages on its Instagram, and then the brand reached out to John to see if he’d like to check them out. Read on for more…