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There are some components you build a dream bike around, and you’re lookin’ at one of them. The Chris King Titanium line is a highly sought-after piece of US-machined componentry, and for June’s Group Ride giveaway, the team at Chris King is offering a TITANIUM 1 1/8″ NoThreadSet up to one lucky Group Ride subscriber!

Sign up by June 30th to be entered to win!

Congrats to Matthew from Corvallis, OR for winning the Yoshimura Chilao SS Pedals!

Our brave programmer, Ian Register, just rolled out the pinch+zoom feature. You might think this was an easy fix, but Ian’s been in the Javascript weeds for some time with this bug. Well, he finally implemented the update today after scrubbing out six Javascript files. Give it a go, and if you find bugs, please drop a comment with your operating system and device!

We’ve got some fresh threads for your feet and head in our Summer 2024 merch drop!

We’ve finally found our summer sock supplier with a small US manufacturer that has developed the comfiest socks yet. Seriously, these socks are the best-feeling summer-weight wool socks we’ve ever worn, and we’re not just saying that! We worked hard dialing in the fit and feel after lots of feedback from our customers.

This drop includes our 1960s pop art pool water-themed Hockney design in turquoise, two colorways of the 3-stripe Klunker sock (a summer staple!), and our Sidewinder socks, inspired by the Mojave Desert Sidewinder’s ability to bury its body in sand, leaving everything but its eyes exposed.

Adding to the fun are three fresh colors in our Camp Hat design. We went back to our pre-COVID supplier, restyled the hat with a little bit more room in the head, and are offering them in three colors: Sage, Mallow, and Slate. These new hats feature a plastic buckle, and The Radavist script on the back. Sewn in Los Angeles from made in the USA cotton.

The Radavist Summer 2024 Drop is in stock today at The Radavist Webshop.

As with all of our merch sales, your support pays our team so we can keep the site fresh daily. Every single penny helps, and we greatly appreciate your support! From everyone over here, THANK YOU!

At BESPOKED 13 (and in just over two weeks’ time!) the custom bicycle showcase be hosting its first cycling film night with the support of @condorcycles on Saturday, June 29th, from 18:00 to 22:00. You can catch a sneak peek at our new Radavist documentary there!

As the longest-running adventure, lifestyle, and alternative cycling website, we’ve been accumulating massive amounts of videos since migrating to WordPress in 2008. By our last tallying, that includes over 8000 videos, spanning across every path of cycling culture. To make things a little easier to navigate, we’re starting to roll out some simple tweaks and large restructuring improvements over the next few weeks. The first sampling is currently available; a new Video Category page.

You can access this by clicking the hamburger menu at the top right of the menu, or simply click the video category tag on any video. This is where we’ll pin our video projects to the top. More granular breakdown of the content itself is on the way, too…

And as always, if you like and subscribe to our YouTube channel, it’ll help us make more documentaries like From Biocrust, With Love.

The wind is blowing up here in Santa Fe, and that means Spring is in full swing! This season, we’ve got some fresh new designs, including our Vulture Homage shirt, Vulture bottles (both come with a sticker,) designed by Casey Robertson; our LAND-designed Deserted graphics on a unisex shirt in agave; a women’s crop top in natural; Deserted water bottles; and a classic Eternal Jackal signet with our Shred Lightly crest across the back in stone.

We also re-upped our Golden Sunrise bottles and Expedition bottles!

Roll on over to The Radavist Web Shop to check it all out. As always, every cent from your purchases go to paying our staff and keeping this website cranking out daily content! From everyone here at The Radavist, THANK YOU for your continued support.

In a glass half empty/half full way, we’re celebrating the end of season/start of season this year with a merchandise sale. Most of the merch (except for our evergreen items) is marked down, no code needed. Unless you’re a member of our Group Ride subscription plan, then you should have gotten an email with a discount code for an additional 25% off! If you didn’t receive your email, drop us a line.

Check out the savings at The Radavist web shop.

Having friends in the coffee industry has its perks. Taylor at Roly-Poly Coffee Co is a good friend of ours. We featured his coffee bike from  the MADE Bike Show last year and his shop up in Bozeman a few years back, where this collaboration was born. As John and Taylor talked about roasts over sipping long blacks, a bean of thought sprouted: we should do a coffee blend!

These headset wrenches we made with Paragon Machine Works last year sold out very quickly. They’re designed for 1″ threaded headsets with a large, 32 mm wrench on one end and an 15 mm axle nut wrench on the other end. They’re made from US-made titanium by Paragon in Richmond, California.

They’re in stock for now at The Radavist Webshop.

We’ve partnered up with Wolf Tooth to give away a chainring and a set of Waveform pedals of your choice for our January Group Ride giveaway! You’ve got a few more days to sign up to win this month!

We’re stoked to offer up some of our favorite MUSA components to our Group Ride subscribers. This month, Wolf Tooth is offering up a chainring of your choice and a set of Waveform pedals in any available size or color. Become a Group Ride subscriber by January 31st for a chance to win. Our monthly giveaways are open to Group Ride members worldwide!

Check this post out for all the information on how to join Group Ride for $6.66/month or $69.69/year.

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We’ve been working on this refresh for over nine months with two talented designers, Seth and Julian, as well as an equally talented developer, Ian. Together, we’ve fixed many issues with the platform’s backend, updated it to a new infrastructure, and paved the way for multiple website improvements.

While this initial launch might not seem like a big change, allow me to walk you through it.

Photo: Kyle Klain

Our Radar column has shifted back to the left column. This is how the website was pre-2016 refresh. Now, we’ll be slow-dripping products and videos on the left throughout the day. Radar = news blips.

The middle column is our endemic content. This is content we produce ourselves. All Reportage galleries; Shop Visits, Beautiful Bicycles, Events, and Reviews will be in the middle column. The center feed will also contain Radar reviews or reviews that don’t include a gallery.

On the far right is our ad columns; these ads, along with your Group Ride subscription, merch sales, sponsored content (when noted), and affiliate links (we’re working on a page to explain how we use all of these – thanks for your patience!) keep this website and its staff funded. Thanks for your support!

As with every refresh, there will be formatting issues or bugs that pop up from time to time. We have a checklist that’s running but if you spot anything awry, please note it here in the comments!

Happy New Year!

The USPS says the last day to ship something to the CUSA is December 14th, so get your orders in ASAP to give us time to pack and ship!

We’ve added some last-minute goods to The Radavist Webshop including new vinyl decals, a Deserted Patch, Linen Postcards, and a restock of our Cactivist and YO Woolie Boolies.

Roll on over and get some last minute gifts in the Webshop!

Our relationship with Mission Workshop goes all the way back to the brand’s inception! We reviewed its first-ever release, the Vandal, back in 2010! Now, thirteen years later we thought it’d be fun to host a new giveaway. The best part is, we’ll be selecting three lucky winners this round! Read on below to find out how to score one of these three kits!

“Sky Island” is the twelfth layout of the Radavist 2023 Calendar. It was shot with a Canon R5 and a Canon f2.8 24-70, on Mount Lemmon, AZ. Photographed by Josh Weinberg.

“The sky islands of southern Arizona provide such unique terrain. During The Radavist’s editorial team week, Josh, Travis, Spencer, and John have been hustling to produce photos for our Reportage pieces. Here’s a sampling of what’s to come.”

For a high-res JPG, suitable for print and desktop wallpaper*, right-click and save link as – The Radavist 2023 – December. Please, this photo is for personal use only!
(*set background to white and center for optimal coverage)

The mobile background this month is a vertical crop from the same evening. Click here to download December’s Mobile Wallpaper.

Hi friends! John, Cari, Josh, Spencer, and Travis will be in Tucson this weekend and would be stoked if you came out to ride with us on Sunday afternoon!

As an anchor for the NorCal cyclocross scene, the Rock Lobster team and their eclectic band of racers, builders, horn players, writers, photographers, and dreamers take you a journey into the heart of Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships 2023. From riding the tiger to fording the pool of plunder, this story captures cyclocross glory and heartbreak at its finest. From the desk of the award winning SSCXWCTV investigative news team, please enjoy “You can’t buy money with happiness”.

If you aren’t checking the Rad Bazaar–our private buy/sell/trade forum open for Group Ride members–every day, you might be missing out on some bizarre items. Our Acid Jackal went wild and picked out a selection of goods to share with you today, so check them out below!