The Radavist

I love seeing what artists like Matt Blease cook up for this crazy time of year for professional road cycling.

Thereabouts recently took on Route 66, the iconic American route that runs from Chicago to Santa Monica. Coincidentally, this video is premiering tomorrow night in Santa Monica, at the Laemmle Monica Film Center – 1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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That’s something we can all agree with!

Made by Selle Italia in Italy and designed from scratch by Rapha over the past two years, these new saddles offer the stylings of classic and pro team Rapha apparel, on one of the most essential parts of your bicycle. These saddles are vailable in various widths, with or without cut-outs, are easy to fit your tush with their saddle width calculator, and are in stock now at Rapha.

The new and improved Rapha Brevet line got a shakedown test in the Argentinian desert. Check out the full story at Rapha.

With a strong heritage in design, Herman Miller is home to archives of numerous textile designers, including Alexander Girard. As a tie-in to the Tour Down Under, Rapha worked with Herman Miller on selecting a series of textile patterns from Girard’s catalogs and applied them to cycling caps, named after famed regions of Southern Australia, a truly beautiful part of the world. Each of these caps are in stock now at Rapha and ready to see your part of the world.

If you’re looking for something different to do tomorrow evening, check out this event at Rapha’s new Cycle Club in Santa Monica. The event starts at 6, and the speaking portion will get rolling at 6:30. The theme of this evening is to “See things differently”, and there will be speakers from OMATA, photographer Brian Vernor, and frame designer Spencer Canon of Ritte Bicycles.

Continuing the Rapha Rides Japan series is Osaka, one of the most beautiful cities I’ve been to in the country.

This video makes me miss Japan, and my friends there, so much.

While I love seeing familiar sights from the Rapha Rides US videos, these EU videos are all kinds of beautiful!

Last night, as part of the Rapha Rides series, a group of cyclists rode from the Rapha Santa Monica store to Golden Saddle Cyclery for a super chill “photography” ride up to the Helipad in Griffith Park to watch the sun set over this golden city. Half were in plain clothes and half were kitted out, but all enjoyed some beverages. Towards the end, Kyle requested for help in picking up the area’s trash, prompting everyone to pitch in. Because you can’t take photos when the area has trash all over it… Check out a few more below!

Well, that was worth the wait. This beautifully shot piece is the latest in the Rapha Rides series.

Naturally, a city like Paris, through the lens of Rapha deserves a teaser video, along with a post here. We’re sitting on some great Paris coverage, which we’ll be sharing in the coming weeks, so hold onto your butts!

After a successful pop-up in Venice, Rapha has opened a more permanent establishment, just blocks from the Pacific Ocean and a short pedal from the mountains and hills. Head over to Rapha to read more information on the new Los Angeles Clubhouse.

There’s an old saying, “Seoul’s got soul” and the latest from the Rapha Rides series explores just that…

The Rapha Rides series takes on Manchester, made by the team at Ertzui Film.

What is ABRAZOS? You’ll have to watch to find out.

Not since Rem Koolhaas have I heard a better explanation for what Los Angeles is. Nice one, Geoff!