In this episode of Race Metal, Miguel talks about the different sorts of cycling nutrition he uses for rides and races.
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Ride Metal: John Takes Miguel on the Town to Towers Santa Fe Gravel Ride
In our latest Race Metal video series, Miguel asked John what his favorite gravel route is in Santa Fe, prompting John to take Miguel along for an all-day epic. The ride starts in the Railyard District in Santa Fe and tops out at the radio towers on Tesuque Peak. Check out the video above and a short gallery below from the full Town to Towers Gravel Ride!
![2024 Rocky Mountain Instinct Review: A Cosmic Trigger](https://media.theradavist.com/uploads/2024/06/Rocky-Mountain-Instinct-Review-2.jpg)
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2024 Rocky Mountain Instinct Review: A Cosmic Trigger
John likes to review a carbon full-suspension bike at least once a year to challenge his opinions on his preference of chassis material, and this summer’s bike is the 2024 Rocky Mountain Instinct. Thanks to new geometry, details, and a simplified RIDE-4 adjustment, the Instinct proved to be a very capable 140/150 trail bike. Perhaps the bigger picture of this review is John’s ever-questioning of his quasi-religious, cult-like zealotry for metal bikes…
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Review Shimano Di2 GRX 2x | Race Metal Video Series with Miguel
In this episode of Race Metal, Miguel talks us through why he ditched his 1x setup for Shimano’s 2x Di2 GRX groupset.
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![An Evening with Rocket Ramps’ New Flow Trail in the La Tierra Trails – Red Dog](https://media.theradavist.com/uploads/2024/05/RocketRampsLaTierra-3-1.jpg)
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An Evening with Rocket Ramps’ New Flow Trail in the La Tierra Trails – Red Dog
May is Bike Month in the United States, and locales celebrate the beauty of the bicycle in various ways, from group rides, workshops, and advocacy meetings. In the Southwestern state of New Mexico, John contributed to the local scene in Santa Fe by shooting promotional photos of a new Rocket Ramps-built flow trail, called Red Dog, in the La Tierra trail network with a crew of ladies.
The trail officially opens tomorrow, so if you’re in Santa Fe, be sure to check it out. If you can’t make it, no worries—we’ve got a great gallery showcasing this short but sweet flow and skill-building trail.
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Race Metal Video Series with Miguel | All About the Beach Club Al Dente Gravel Bike
For the fourth installment in our Race Metal Video Series, Miguel Ovalles gives his first impressions of the Beach Club Al Dente gravel bike and sits down with Teebow from Beach Club…
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Race Metal Video Series with Miguel | Why Aren’t There More Metal Racing Bikes?
For the third installment in our Race Metal Video Series, Miguel Ovalles catches up with Bailey Newbrey from Sincere Cycles in Santa Fe to talk about why there’s a lack of metal race bikes and what the cycling industry can do to shift the paradigm.
![Tern Orox All Terrain e-Cargo Bike Review: Packing Lots](https://media.theradavist.com/uploads/2024/03/Tern-Orox-e-Cargo-Bike-Review-27.jpg)
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Tern Orox All Terrain e-Cargo Bike Review: Packing Lots
After about a month of using the Tern Orox in a particularly snowy and cold spring in Santa Fe, John has penned a review of the e-cargo platform, which speaks to the bike’s versatility and aligns it firmly in the “car replacement” category. Let’s check it out!
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Race Metal Video Series with Miguel | Why Metal?
For the second installment in our Race Metal Video Series with Miguel Ovalles, he walks us through his current bike and why he’s set on racing a metal bike.
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Race Metal Video Series with Miguel | Introduction
Today we’re launching a new video series, Race Metal, with Miguel Ovalles. Throughout the forthcoming episodes, Miguel will go through the paces of training, building, and racing metal bikes. Enjoy!
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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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VIDEO: Oddity Cycles Pinky 29er Snow Day | Beautiful Builds
Burnsey at Oddity Cycles has built some stunning mountain bikes over the years, so when John took note of an Oddity hardtail frame for sale on our Rad Bazaar community marketplace, he had to buy it. It’s big. It’s pink!
Expect a deeper review and full gallery to come once the trails dry out, but for now, enjoy some snow slippin’ and slidin’ riding in the Sangre de Cristo mountains of Santa Fe!
Video: Kyle Klain
Music: Arbor “Return to Forest”
![Santa Fe’s Independent Outdoor Store: A Look Inside Tourist](https://media.theradavist.com/uploads/2023/11/Tourist-Santa-Fe-Independent-Outdoor-Store-49.jpg)
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Santa Fe’s Independent Outdoor Store: A Look Inside Tourist
For the upcoming “Small Business Saturday,” John takes us inside one of his favorite shops in Santa Fe, Tourist, the city’s independent outdoor store, for a look inside this wonderfully-merchandized space.
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Stiggy Pop: A Review of the All-New 2023 Santa Cruz Stigmata
Some bikes just hit differently. They grow with an audience, transform the paradigm, and go against the grain. The Santa Cruz Stigmata is one of those bikes for me.
These days, mountain bike brands are all about gravel bikes, but one company started its foray into drop bars way back in 2007. Santa Cruz Bicycles first launched its quirky and fun ‘cross bike, dubbed the Stigmata, back before disc brakes proliferated the drop-bar bike phenotype. It was made from Easton EA6X aluminum in the USA and had cantilever brakes. It was weird. Funky. Cool.
Then, in 2015, the brand brought back the Stigmata but in carbon with disc brakes. I spent some time in New Zealand on the bike and logged many miles in Los Angeles. I loved it. So much so that I copied its geometry for my custom Firefly in 2016. Later, the Stiggy got another refresh and the 2019 iteration sported 27.5 x 2″ tires and was a carbon monster truck. I posted that review the day we refreshed our web design of The Radavist.
So when Santa Cruz announced its 2023 model, with the full SRAM AXS kit, including the RockShox Rudy suspension fork, I had to try it out, too. I’ve been ripping around on this lightweight and capable bike here in Santa Fe through the remnants of a dry and dusty El Niño year and have some thoughts on what makes the Stigmata so magical. Check it out below!
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Esker Bitesized Bikepacking with Sincere Cycles on the Hayduke LVS
Esker Cycles, Sincere Cycles, and The Radavist took off early one afternoon and headed into the Santa Fe National Forest for an overnighter on the new Esker Cycles Hayduke LVS…
Check out our review: A Titanium Chariot: Esker Cycles Hayduke LVS Longtail Review
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International SingleSpeed Day 2023 Ride!
November 2nd is International SingleSpeed Day. It’s a celebration of Paul from Paul Component Engineering and his good friend Amanda‘s birthday.
The rules for celebration are simple: everyone, ride your singlespeeds! Gravel, road, or MTB; we’re all in on the one-gear birthday party celebration! John and Parker went out in Santa Fe for a sunset ride in the Dale Ball Trails, and they got some fun photos, so let’s check them out below…
![Curtis Inglis and His Retrotec Twin Top Tube Funduro 140mm Hardtail 29er](https://media.theradavist.com/uploads/2023/10/Jeff-and-Curtis-Ride-8.jpg)
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Curtis Inglis and His Retrotec Twin Top Tube Funduro 140mm Hardtail 29er
While Curtis Inglis from Retrotec Cycles was in Santa Fe, John took along a camera for some of their rides and documented Curtis’ new twin top tube Funduro. This 140mm-travel hardtail 29er is one that Curtis built for himself to display at the 2023 MADE bike show and was the perfect choice for sampling Santa Fe’s side country riding.
Curtis and his bike undertook one of the more technical rides in the Southern Rockies, and John was there to document it all. Check out a stunning gallery of the bike and the singletrack that makes Santa Fe such a great MTB destination below!
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Titanium Touring Perfection: Singular Gryphon Drop Bar 29er MTB Review
Over the years, I’ve had the ability and privilege of throwing my leg over a number of fat tire, drop bar touring bikes. From the almighty Tumbleweed Stargazer to the readily available Kona Sutra ULTD, these robust bikes with an off-road and load-bearing geometry make for great interstitial, genre-bending machines for all sorts of riding.
Yet before brands like Salsa were even making high clearance, drop bar, 29er, disc brake, production touring bikes, a brand called Singular Cycles in the UK shifted the paradigm with its Swift in 2007 and, later in 2008, Gryphon models. These frames featured high stack numbers, fit big tires, and most importantly, had rack/fender/cargo bosses aplenty.
This year, Singular debuted its custom Gryphon Titanium, and once again, I’m questioning which bike to crown “best in class.” Check out my full-length review below…