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Next up in our year-end recaps, Josh shares a list of his favorite products that span an eclectic range from cycling components and apparel to car camping creature comforts and even laundry detergent. He also reflects on a career-defining project, his approach to reigniting creative sparks in response to waning social media interest, and shares some pivotal music and books that inspired him along the way. Read on below for Josh’s favorites…
We are delighted to launch our first feature-length documentary film, Camera Corner: Wende Cragg Documents the Birth of Mountain Biking. It profiles Wende’s work and its lasting impact on the cycling industry. Photographer Wende Cragg has been a pillar of the cycling community since she began documenting road, cyclocross, and the early days of mountain biking in Marin County, California, and throughout the United States over 50 years ago.
Continue reading below for all the details!
Camera Corner is coming to Phoenix, AZ, on Thursday, November 21, at 7 PM, at the Studio at Wilson. Screenings in other cities have sold out, so get your tickets soon!
Our friends at State Bicycle Co. are giving away a State Klunker to one lucky-ticketed attendee, along with other prizes from us at The Radavist and Wilson Camera.
We’re screening a very limited run of I’d Rather be Klunking shirts with the unique event design shown above, which are also for sale on the ticketing page.
It’s a beautiful time of year to ride in Phoenix right now and the team at Rage Cycles are leading a group ride from the shop to the venue. The ride will leave at 5:45 pm sharp for the ~11-mile cruise downtown.
See you there!
Pre-Order the Camera Corner Book here!
If you bought our Tier 1 and Tier 2 Camera Corner book pre-order, then you will gain access to the full-length Camera Corner documentary. We have emailed you exclusive early access today, so be sure to check the email you pre-ordered the book from. You can still gain early access to the full Camera Corner documentary by pre-ordering the book through the month of November, ramping up for our December 1st release on YouTube.
Please, we ask you not to hold any public screenings with this access until the film is released on December 1st.
Thanks again for your support!
Josh, Cari, and John were in Fairfax for a few days during the Camera Corner premiere, and before the Saturday screening, John shot Wende Cragg’s 1978 Breezer Series I, also known as #6, fresh off its world tour…
Camera Corner is coming to Santa Fe TONIGHT, September 25th, at 7 PM, at the Jean Cocteau Cinema. This showing has sold out but find all relevant information at the Jean Cocteau website.
Our friends at State Bicycle Co. are giving away a State Klunker to one lucky-ticketed attendee.
The end of September is a beautiful time here in Santa Fe and we encourage anyone wanting to travel for the screening to make a weekend out of it.
See you there!
Pre-Order the Camera Corner Book here!
We had a great turnout at the Camera Corner world premiere at MADE last night! Our team is in the weeds with MADE coverage right now but we wanted to post a thank you to everyone who came out and shared in the stoke of Wende!
A huge thanks to YAKIMA for sponsoring the screening, We Are One for the bevs, and the MADE crew for showing the film!
We’ve got more showings of Camera Corner on the way. The next is in Santa Fe at the Jean Cocteau theater on the 25th of September and we’ll be sharing how to host a screening once we’re back from MADE.
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Camera Corner will have its world premiere at the MADE Bike Show Movie Night on Friday, August 23rd. It will screen at 8 PM at the Zidell Yards in Portland, Oregon, and your entry to the film is free if you have a MADE ticket for Friday. Otherwise, it’s $10. Yakima is sponsoring the movie night and We Are One is buying the first 400 beers for the evening events. Do not miss out!
We recommend buying your tickets ahead of time as this show will sell out and there are no guarantees you’ll be able to get in the night of. You can buy tickets at MADE.
Read on for more information about 2024 MADE.
Join us on Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17th, 2024, for the screening of Camera Corner, a feature-length documentary by The Radavist showcasing photographer Wende Cragg’s influential documentation during the genesis of mountain biking.
Friday’s fundraiser event (doors at 6:30, film starts at 7:30 both nights) is now open to all. Guests are invited to attend Wende’s post-movie “Chewin’ the Fat” discussion with mountain bike pioneers like Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly, Otis Guy, and more.
On Saturday, August 17th, we repeat the fundraiser with another viewing of Camera Corner, then stick around for round two of “Chewin’ the Fat” with Wende and local legends.
Proceeds go to supporting the Marin Museum of Bicycling.
The Marin Museum of Bicycling is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to illuminating and celebrating cycling’s past, present, and future. Fundraisers like this make its exhibitions and programs possible so thank you for the support!
“Camera Corner” is the eighth layout of the Radavist 2024 Calendar. It was shot with a Nikkormat 35mm film camera, in Marin County, California. Photographed by Wende Cragg.
“Camera Corner is a feature-length documentary by The Radavist showcasing Wende Cragg’s influential documentation during the genesis of mountain biking. Find out more here. We’re commemorating its release with a special edition Radavist Calendar from one of Wende’s iconic photographs…”
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Photographer Wende Cragg has been a pillar of the cycling community since she began documenting road, cyclocross, and the early days of mountain biking in Marin County, California, and throughout the United States over 50 years ago. We are delighted to launch the trailer for our first feature-length documentary film, Camera Corner: Wende Cragg Documents the Birth of Mountain Biking. It profiles Wende’s work and its lasting impact on the cycling industry.
We’re also unveiling a book and merch pre-order, as well as the beginning of a growing list of film screenings, which kicks off with the world premiere at the Marin Museum of Bicycling on August 16th & 17th and another at MADE’s movie night on August 23rd. There’s exclusive early viewing access, pre-orders for an epic photobook featuring Wende’s work, and an associated throwback merchandise run.
Continue reading below for all the details!
Wende Cragg’s contributions to cycling and her documentation of the sport over the years are unquantifiable. And here at The Radavist, we’ve been fortunate to have her sharing snapshots of that history, from her moving piece about the origins of mountain biking, to her return to Crested Butte last year for the Pearl Pass Tour after a forty-two-year hiatus.
Wende is back today to share another special story we think you’ll thoroughly enjoy. This time, Wende pens an ode to her custom 1983 Breezer Series III built for her after multiple ill-fitting predecessors (including one of the ten original Breezer Series I). To top it off, she enlisted Joe Breeze to share a few insights about her one-of-a-kind bike and the general evolution of early Breezers. Let’s get right to it below!
First held in 1976, the annual Pearl Pass Tour continues to take riders on one of the earliest organized mountain bike challenges: riding (and pushing) bikes to the top of Pearl Pass (12,705′) from Crested Butte, Colorado. Inspired to ride new terrain and get to know the burgeoning mountain biking community in Crested Butte, Wende Cragg and a band of Californians loaded up their klunkers and made the trip out to take part in several early editions of the now-iconic event.
Following a forty-two year hiatus, Wende Cragg returned to Crested Butte for this year’s ride. Read on for her tales from Pearl Pass, past and present…
Radical Atavism is about sharing stories from the road, knocking the dust off your bike, and reflecting on an experience. These thoughtful reflections, penned by autodidactic raconteurs, are just one of the feathers we’ll proudly peacock in our caps. Looking back at the past twelve months, we’ve got a list of ten articles that stood out from the rest. Included are stories from the birthplace of mountain biking in the US, of FKTs, CKTs, events, and more. Don’t miss out on this nostalgic trip through The Radavist’s Top Ten Stories of 2022!
As a kid, I wanted to fly. Like Superman. The recurring dream never materialized but the fantasy took flight when I met the mountain bike. The history of the early mountain bike is often seen through the lens of a handful of guys who modified their old Schwinns back in the mid-1970s. However, as the lone woman participating in those early riding adventures, I snapped a few photographs along the way, capturing the age of innocence often associated with those seminal days. A small group of trailblazers, pioneering a new course of action riding these old relics, would soon change the future of cycling.
