The Crust Bombora is such a great platform upon which you can build out your perfect adventure or touring bike. Hannah from Queer Cyclist walks us through her new build in her latest video…
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Sour Bicycles “Homebrew” Teaser
Sour Bicycles‘ latest video is a teaser for what’s to come from the brand… Be sure to check out our review of the Past Party SS29er!
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Le Tour de Farm
Trials riding on a gravel bike? We’re suckers for this kinda stuff…
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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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2021 Bespoked UK: Part 02 – Fahrradbau Stolz, OTT Cycles, The Vandal Metalworks, Variangle
Today we’re continuing our coverage of the 2021 Bespoked UK framebuilder showcase with words and photos by Petor Georgallou…
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State Bicycle Co: 4130 All-Road Flat Bar
State Bicycle Co‘s 4130 All-Road bike just got a bit zippier with a new flat bar model. This new setup comes in the pictured pearl finish and a black frame model, can be sold with either 650b or 700c wheels, and a 1×11 drive train, all for $899.99. The new 4130 All-Road Flat Bar is in stock and shipping today from State Bicycle Co.
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2021 Philly Bike Expo: People’s Choice Winner Jacqueline Mautner Untitled Cycles
2021 brought about the return of the Philly Bike Expo after a year-long hiatus due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve got a lot of coverage on the way sporadically, thanks to Jarrod Bunk of Hope Cyclery but we really want to share the People’s Choice Winner: Jaqueline Mautner from Untitled Cycles‘ Sophie Taeuber-Arp homage gravel bike with SRAM AXS EXPLR, so read on below for a synopsis of this project by Jacqueline Mautner and plenty of beautiful compositions by Jarrod!
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Readers’ Rides: Andrew’s Våt Fot Gravel Thrasher
Today’s Readers’ Rides is a hand-built frame from Virginia from Våt Fot. Andrew shares with us some beautiful photos and a complete build spec so read on below for more!
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Ignite’s New Made in the USA CNC Catalyst and Inferno Cranks
Ignite Components designs, tests, and manufacturers its cranks in-house here in the USA. Allamuchy, New Jersey to be exact. At this year’s Philly Bike Expo Ignite unveiled its two crank models: Catalyst MTB cranks (pictured) and Inferno Road cranks. These cranks are CNC’d in house and come in 155-175mm lengths, a plethora of custom anodizing or cerakote color options, and have a lifetime warranty. The Catalyst mountain cranks are shipping now and the Inferno road cranks are currently available as a pre-order. Head to Ignite Components for more!
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Full Circle: True Nature Series
Joel Fuller, photographer, artist, and endurance athlete, is addicted to the energy of nature – both sides. Joel believes that being outside and pushing yourself is a pure expression of freedom, but also understands how the isolated power of being alone in nature feeds creativity. Join Joel and two friends as they give it their all biking through Endangered Old-Growth Forests in BC and discuss why the environment needs to be cared for and protected.
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Bombtrack’s 2022 Catalog is Live
Bombtrack has an extensive catalog of dropbar and flat bar bikes ranging from classic touring bikes (pictured, the Arise Tour), gravel, road, hardtails, and rigid MTB tourers. As always, the brand is spot-on with its specs and colors, so if you’re wanting to check out some great bikes this morning, roll on over to Bombtrack to see the full 2022 catalog.
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Mission Workshop: New Toro Handlebar Bag is Made in the USA
Mission Workshop has an extensive catalog of apparel and packs and today it added a cycling bag to its line. The Toro handlebar bag is a small, burrito-style bag that fits compactly on your bike, regardless of the cockpit. These made in the USA bags have Mission Workshop’s design DNA as they come in a broad range of UX and standard fabrics and colors.
Specs:
Universal fit for any handlebar and stem combo
Frame sheet stiffener maintains structure and shape
Super stable / Zero bounce
Suitable for Road, Gravel, MTB, Townie
Weatherproof
Internal Key Clip
YKK Aquaguard Zippers
Hypalon accessory lash points
Subtle laser etched logo treatment
Made in the USA
Retail is $89 and shipping today from Mission Workshop.
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Fara Cycling’s New and Improved F/GR Gravel Bike Sports 50mm of 700c Tire Clearance
Fara, a Norwegian company, just announced its new iteration of the F/GR Gravel bike which sports an all-new off-road tuned geometry, 50mm of 700c tire clearance, and flat mount brakes. The F/GR sells consumer-direct, and the pre-order is live now, with a Spring 2022 delivery. Head on over to Fara Cycling to see more!
Starting price: €3500 with Shimano GRX 810
Available in:
4 Sizes: Small (49cm), Medium (53cm), Large (56cm) and Large (59cm)
4 Fara Colours: Fjord Green, Winter Sky Blue, Wet Asphalt and Morell Red.
Signature series: Phyllite / Rust Logo
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Two New Colors for the Twin Six Standard Rando: Extra Black and Steel Blue
The Standard Rando is a great all-road offering by the brand Twin 6. These bikes have received numerous accolades over the years and for 2022 the Standard Rando is back in two new colors: Extra Black and Steel Blue (pictured). The build kit price for a complete bike starts at $2100 for their “House Build” parts kit, or an extra $400 gets you Rival 1 (pictured) or $600 gets you Force 1. You can also get fenders, 650b or 700c wheels, tan or black wall tires, and more. Head on over to Twin Six to see more!
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The 2022 All-City Gorilla Monsoon Comes in a GRX or Apex Build Kit and New Colors
All-City’s Gorilla Monsoon is a do-it-all adventure bike. Touring? Sure! Gravel? Yep! For 2022, the famed chassis got two new build kit options and two new paint jobs. Shimano’s GRX ($2,950) in Aqua Seafoam or SRAM’s Apex ($2,499) in Charred Berry are what’s on the table. You can also buy just a frame if you have parts to build one up.
These bikes come in small to tall sizes, fit a 700c x 42mm or 27.5 x 2.4″ tires, have all the details you’ve come to love from All-City and best of all, dealers will be getting stock this fall. Head to All-City for more information.
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A Dyno Pincher-Inspired DeSalvo Gravel Bike for Grinduro California
Editor’s note 3/11/2022: This bike is now for sale over at our parent company, The Pro’s Closet.
And so it goes…
Mike DeSalvo is a friend of mine. I’m a fan of his work (I own a bike from him) and I believe he’s a fan of my work. We’ve done a few projects over the years now. Each one always rooting itself in some sort of nostalgia as the inspiration. Be it our shared love of the Raleigh Team Ti scheme and 80s skateboard graphics. Or his love with Volkswagens, somehow we always, naturally zero in on the thing that inspires both of us.
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A More Rugged Speedvagen Rugged Road
The Speedvagen Rugged Road just got a bit more rugged thanks to the RockShox Rudy XPLR fork and a flashy new Ivan Stewart inspired paint job. The Speedvagen Rugged’er Road is The Vanilla Workshop taking the Rugged Road platform up to 11. Bigger tires, up to 700x50s, 30mm of suspension, and all the details of custom Rugged Road framesets. This beaut has tons of details, so head over to Speedvagen to see them all.
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Limited Continental Anniversary Edition Gravel Bike
To commemorate 150 years of tires, Continental released a limited edition gravel bike with OPEN. These bikes come equipped with golden Terra Trail tires. Unfortunately, these bikes won’t ship to the USA but we can still ogle them from afar.
See more at Continental.