Daniel Yang, designer/engineer at Artefact and Neuhaus Metal Works takes the stage at the 2024 Philly Bike Expo and expands on the notion that the world is cyclical: culture, design, art, and economics are on repeat. 80’s Steel – 90’s Aluminium – 2000’s Carbon fiber… and now… back to steel. It is time for the resurgence of the metal bike, a Metallic Renaissance…
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VIDEO: The Migration Race
There are certain rides and races that truly leave their mark. The Migration Gravel Race is more than just Gravel cycling, more than a race, it is a miraculous human experience, for the participants, organisers, and communities of Kenya (human and animal). Rare moments of life shared…
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Ron’s Bikes Closes CT Factory but Brand Will Continue
If you follow Ron’s Bikes on YouTube and are subscribed to their newsletter, then you have already hear but Arya and Ronnie closed their Nutmeg Needleworks factory. We won’t go into the details, that’s why we’re sharing the video, and it’s best to hear if from the bare-chested horse’s mouth anyway. Although, this paragram hit hard:
“So if you purchased any of the small or big things (frames especially) off the site in the past 2 months, we can’t thank you enough. you have kept us floating and out of debt through all of this. We are so lucky to have an established brand, and so many of you with such good taste!”
As a small, independent operation, we back this wholly. Thank you to everyone who has supported Ron’s Bikes and yeah, The Radavist over these past few months!
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VIDEO: Kona’s F#%k Around and Find Out – Episode 1
F#%k Around and Find Out is a new series that follows members of the Kona Crew in all of their shenanigans. The best part of riding bikes with your buddies is sending it into the unknown, getting as weird as possible, and laughing until your cheeks hurt. Join the Kona Crew as they check out new (to them) riding zones and just let loose…
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VIDEO: COMMUTE | A Cinematic Cycling Film
Dive into the compelling story of Kaldwell Grant, an Oklahoma City local whose mode of transportation is as unique as his journey. Navigating the challenging roads of Oklahoma City, Kaldwell embraces a 10-mile commute solely on his bike. Despite the city’s bike score of 40, Kaldwell’s unconventional choice raises eyebrows, yet for him, it’s not just an act of rebellion – it’s a personal preference that sets him apart.
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VIDEO: BTS at the 2023 Cape Epic
Orbea Leatt Speed Company Racing‘s duo of Lukas Baum and Georg Egger gives us a behind-the-scenes view of the 2023 Cape Epic endurance mountain biking race. Get an insider’s view of this grueling race.
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VIDEO: We’ve Got Lions – ONGUZA and Ben Ingham 2024 Launch
“We’ve got Lions!” Dan Craven’s Namibian handmade bicycle brand, ONGUZA, announces a collaboration with photographer Ben Ingham. ONGUZA was founded in 2020 by two-time Namibian Olympic Road Cyclist and professional rider Dan Craven, and is part owned by the company’s Namibian master framebuilders Sakaria Nkolo and Petrus Mufenge.
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VIDEO: Riding Han (한)
“Han” is an inherent, undefinable, and complex part of being Korean.
It is internalized/unresolved collective grief, resentment, and rage created by deep intergenerational trauma and oppression. Han manifests itself in the human experience of adversity through emotion, expression, and creation.
Directed & Edited by: (박) Pak, Eugene
Cinematography by: (영) Young Mazino & (박) Pak, Eugene
www.pakeugene.com
Instagram: @bikepak, @youngmazino
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VIDEO: Inside the Hope Factory
We’ve got a double feature of manufacturers today with a Hope Factory tour. This new film offers a glimpse behind the doors of Hope’s HQ, tucked away in the town of Barnoldswick in a rural corner of East Lancashire. You’ll get to meet the team behind the proudly UK-based, privately-owned manufacturer, see the process from drawing board to finished product and get a feel for the pure passion powering the constant innovation.
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VIDEO: Hard Miles Movie Trailer
Hard Miles tells the uplifting true story of the bicycling team at Rite of Passage’s RidgeView Academy, a medium-security correctional school in Colorado. The film follows beleaguered coach Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) as he rounds up an unlikely crew of incarcerated students for a seemingly impossible bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
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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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Video: Introducing Hâf Land – Starling Cycles
Starling Cycles love supporting talented riders and the brand is proud to introduce its latest athlete signing, Hâf Land.
Hâf (pronounced Harve, by the way) is an 18-year-old enduro racer, from North Wales in the UK. She’s only been racing since 2022 but has already got a whole heap of really decent results in the bag, including a load of #1 spots at the UK’s Welsh Enduro Series.
Hâf will ride a Starling Twist this year racing the British Enduro Series, Welsh Enduro Series and maybe even a few Enduro World Cup events…
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VIDEO: DIY Bicycle Pannier Tutorial
You’ve probably seen people use kitty litter containers as panniers before if you’ve spent a long time bicycle touring. In this video, sent in from a reader, RackHackers walks us through a step by step procedure for making plastic panniers…
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VIDEO: Sabali Bicycles ‘Enjoy the Ride’
Ali from Sabali Bicycles, in Toronto recently worked with Marco Baldonado on a short film about his company entitled ‘Enjoy the Ride’; read on for an introduction to the project by Ali and the full-length film below!
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VIDEO: Bike Sports Goes Gravel in Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Mexico, and its surrounding mountains, the Sierra Norte, have gained popularity in mountain biking and bike touring due to the efforts of the TranSierra Norte enduro race, and route development by a handful of local cyclists, but traditional gravel riding has gone relatively unreported and untapped in the region. But, in part thanks to the mountaintop Zapotec communities and local farming, the region is interlaced with hundreds of kilometers of high-quality gravel roads and trails, ready for rides of any length.
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VIDEO: Breaking Into Focus
Zoom in on this endearing story of Patty V and Colleen Meas two professional creatives who have been banging their fists against the door of the cycling community, wanting desperately to break into the tight-knit media of its industry. Brought together to work on a big advertisement campaign for Kona Bikes, their example of peer mentorship is inspiring and hopefully infectious to other creatives.
Check out some selects from this shoot below!
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VIDEO: TIME FRAMES ft. Sven Martin
Sven Martin is a renaissance man of aggroism. He is probably the most widely published journalist of mountain biking in recent times.
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VIDEO: Highs and Lows in Ecuador’s Volcanic Corridor
Last year, Ryan Wilson met up with fellow bike traveler Joe Sasada to tackle the dirt road version of the Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route. In Part one, they got their feet wet on this classic route, but in this chapter, Ryan and Joe visit the heart of Ecuador’s iconic volcano corridor and run into the trials and tribulations that come with any good bike tour. Read on for a slice of the highlights and lowlights of their ride across the Andes.