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Radar Roundup: Austere New Cam Colors, PNW Loam Lever, Moots Vamoots CRD, Priority Sauce Cruiser, Purple Pack Pliers, Valcko Studios, Fearless Almost, Mushrooms and Family, and The Friendly Arctic
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Readers’ Rides: Steve’s Mongoose Chris Akrigg Edit Bike Turned Commuter
This week’s Readers’ Rides is in the spirit of the original Cruisers and Klunkers repurposed for everyday use. Steve works for Mongoose and if you recall that Chris Akrigg Vintage video we posted a while back, you’ll recognize this bike!
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Radar Roundup: Framebagracadabra, Ragley Frames, Ratio 2×12 Upgrade Kit, Apidura Cargo Adapters, GT Gets Rad, Green Mountain, Revel Fam, and Makers in Portland
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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The Radavist’s Top 10 Readers’ Rides of 2021
2021 was an exceptional year for our Readers’ Rides series, which we first began posting back in 2011. Last year’s readership-submitted bikes ran the gamut, much like our Top 10 Beautiful Bicycles, but Readers’ Rides is 100% audience-submitted. We love receiving submissions each week so if you were on the fence about submitting your ride, perhaps this list will motivate you to break out the camera. This list was compiled by web traffic and comments. Let’s check out the Top Ten Readers’ Rides of 2021 below, in no particular order…
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The Radavist’s Top 10 Articles of 2021
This year’s retrospective includes a look at our highest traffic pieces. These articles really blew up, bringing in a lot of comments, backlinks, social media posts, and traffic. While it should come as no surprise, most are bike reviews but a few of these galleries are seminal bits of Reportage. In this list are nine Reportage articles and one Radar, so let’s jump right in!
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The Radavist’s Top 10 Beautiful Bicycles of 2021
I hope your winter break was refreshing and that you got some miles in over the Holidaze. We’re back in 2022 with the first of our 2021 year-end recaps, beginning with everyone’s favorite: the Top 10 Beautiful Bicycles of 2021. Like years prior, I compiled this list by traffic, comments, and social media/backlink chatter, also omitting bikes from Open House/Expo style showcases. There are some real gems in here, so let’s get to it!
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Pine Cycles Launches with its Versatile Rasa Frame and 26″, 650b, and 700c Compatibilities
Pine Cycles – which we featured at the ENVE Open House this year – debut frame the RASA is designed to accommodate 700×35, 650×48, and 26×2.3 tires with disc or rim brakes. Custom dropouts, featuring 3 separate interchangeable inserts make the RASA the world’s most versatile bicycle…
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A Look at Cycles Manivelle and Wizard Works’ Concours de Machine 2021 Entry
We are Manivelle, a framebuilder based in Strasbourg, France. Here is our build for the “Concours de Machine” 2021.
“Concours de Machine“, WHAT’S THAT?
The “CDM” is a historical event of the small French framebuilding world, born early in the 1900s, the golden age happened between 1934 and 1949 including Jo Routens and Rene Herse’s work. The Concours disappeared for a long time after the industrialization but is back to life since 2016.
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Chris’ Coconino Cycles Singlespeed 27.5 Cruiser
Coconino Cycles is a builder based in Flagstaff, Arizona. Steve Garro specializes in off-road oriented bikes like this Cruiser he made for Chris Reichel, who works for Why Cycles and Revel Bikes. When I was in Carbondale, Colorado last month, I managed to sneak away with this bike for proper documentation so check out more below.
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Readers’ Rides: Paul’s Self-Made ‘Blockhead’ Cruiser
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Paul de Valera from Atomic Cycles, the organizer of the Coaster Brake Challenge. Paul had an idea for a Cruiser and finally executed it, resulting in a very unique bike. Check out more as Paul walks us through the design and fabrication below.
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Readers’ Rides: Grant from Cowichan Cycles’ 1941 Schwinn Cruiser
Inspired by the recent cruisers being posted here, Grant from Cowichan Cycles sent in his 1941 Schwinn Cruiser build, along with some stellar photos for this week’s Readers’ Rides. Check out more below!
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A Downright Functional and Stylish Do-All Bike: Dax’s BTCHN’ Bikes Cruiser
Last year I was visiting the BTCHN’ Bikes shop to shoot some process photos for the Sierra Explorer project and got stopped in my tracks as soon as I walked into the door by a different frame in a stand. This frame was totally unlike any design I’d seen before, and there was so much hard thought and problem-solving that went into making it a reality that I couldn’t even open that door of my brain and had to just stay on target with the bike I was actually there to shoot.
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Readers’ Rides: Ron’s 1979 Cook Brothers Cruiser
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Ron in NorCal and is probably older than a lot of this website’s readers (myself included). Check out his 1979 Cook Brothers Cruiser below!
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The Merry Sales Company Is Importing Eagle 2-speed Coaster Brake Hubs in USA
People love tinkering with coaster brake cruisers but the achilles of the cruiser bike is always the hub. Truth told, there aren’t a lot of options out there for coaster brakes, but luckily, distributor Merry Sales Company will be importing Eagle brand 2-speed coaster brake hubs in USA. They will distribute the hubs to dealers and distributors and will also conduct OEM sales and services.
Here’s a bit of backstory from Merry Sales:
“International Cycle Gears of India has manufactured hubs and other parts for the last 25 years. Mr. B.B. Lall, President of International Cycle Gears, has worked on the Eagle 2-speed coaster hub project for many years; first with Mark Worksman, and later with The Merry Sales Co. Mr. Gurpeet Bhushan son of Mr. B.B. Lall will soon join the company after completing his MBA to handle this new project. There may be some people in the U.S. that do not recognize the name International Cycle Gears, but they have a long history of collaborating with Mark Worksman when he was President of Bendix USA. ”
The Eagle 2-Speed Hubs are for sale at Merry Sales for $119.99. You can order from your local shop.
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Show Me the Moné: Cerakote Black Coaster Cooler
To coaster brake afficianados, the Coaster Cooler might be one of the coolest most unique inventions for your cruiser. Cjell over at Moné Cycles has a limited edition run of these hub coolers – and hubs/spokes – all done up and fancy in Cerakote black for an extremely limited release. Head to Moné Cycles to check it out.
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State Bicycle Co Releases a 27.5″ Wheeled Coaster Brake Cruiser
For $400, this “Klunker” which is, in reality, a *Cruiser from State Bicycle Co has all the fixins for getting sideways on local fire roads and trails. This bike is built on a durable steel frame and fork with a 5-year warranty. It’s paired with a BMX stem and a 30” extra-wide V-bars with 7″ rise and Vans Grips. Head to State Bicycle Co for more.
*The disambiguation of Klunker refers to a bike like this with gears and brakes, while a Cruiser refers to a coaster brake bike.
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Neckface x Fairdale Flyer
Yes, it’s a little late for a Halloween-themed video but how good is this? Check out more on the Neckface x Fairdale Flyer at Fairdale.
