For this week’s Readers’ Rides, the vintage MTBs keep rolling in with Tom’s 1989 Trek Antelope 850 that he’s built up as an all-rounder. Let’s check it out below!
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Readers’ Rides: Sam’s RockHopper All-Rounder
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Sam, who suffers from being too tall for most vintage MTB frames, something many of us can attest to. However, that didn’t stop him from building a beautiful RockHopper, so let’s check it out below!
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Readers’ Rides: Emily’s Cross Check
For our Readers’ Rides today, we’re featuring Emily’s Cross-Check, her first “real” bike purchase and she built a looker! Let’s check it out below!
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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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Readers’ Rides: Murazu’s Di2 Horse Cycles Gravel Monster
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Murazu in Japan and features his Horse Gravel Monster with Di2, contributed by Thomas Callahan of Horse Cycles.
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Readers’ Rides: Zach’s 90’s Team Stumpjumper
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Zach and his 1990s Team Stumpjumper. We love seeing these old mountain bikes repurposed and Zach’s looks a real treat. Let’s check it out below!
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Readers’ Rides: Olly’s Trek ProCaliber 9.8SL Monstercross
This Readers’ Rides comes from Olly who customized his Trek ProCaliber 9.8SL into a Monstercross. Let’s follow the process along with Olly below!
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Readers’ Rides: Ben’s Rock Lobster
Any time a Rock Lobster crawls its way into our Readers’ Rides email, we drop everything and take note. Today we’re sharing Ben’s chartreuse crustacean in all its glory so read on below!
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Readers’ Rides: Adam’s Self-Built Metal Guru Framebuilding Workshop Road Bike
Anytime a reader sends in their self-built frame to our Readers’ Rides email box, we drop everything and check it out. So far we haven’t been disappointed! Adam sent in this gorgeous road bike that he built at the Metal Guru Framebuilding Workshop, along with a story and parts breakdown, so let’s get to it!
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Readers’ Rides: Jakob’s 1990s Marin Sausalito Gravel Bike
Bikes from the 80s and 90s can be repurposed for modern use with some smart parts speccing. Take Jakob from Austria‘s 1994 Marin Sausalito. Let’s see this beaut in full detail below!
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Readers’ Rides: Matt and His Viner Super Rat
Today’s Readers’ Rides comes from Knoxville, TN and is from Matt who shared his Viner Super Rad…
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Readers’ Rides: Dann’s Custom Surly Ogre Rando
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Dann and features his Surly Ogre Rando bike build. Dann wrote a lot about this one so enjoy the deep dive!
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Readers’ Rides: Matt’s Kona Shonky
We’ve gotten a number of cruiser, BMX, and DJ bikes submitted to our Readers’ Rides email over the past few weeks and today, we’re pleased to share Matt’s Kona Shonky. Read on below for Matt’s words on this build.
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Readers’ Rides: Thomas’ Elephant Hardtail MTB
A lot of people have heard of Spokane’s Elephant Bikes thanks to their National Forest Explorer touring bikes and today we have Thomas from Spokane who has documented the process of getting a custom hardtail from Elephant. Read on below!
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Readers’ Rides: Marcel’s Singlespeed Kona Unit
People love their Kona Units and with good reason! Marcel breaks down his build for us in today’s Readers’ Rides…
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Toby’s 1993 Specialized Rockhopper Expert: Readers’ Rides
The early 90s offered a plethora of bikes that would last for ages and Toby’s 1993 Specialized Rockhopper Expert is just another example of a bike that will probably last another 30 years. Let’s take a look in today’s edition of Readers’ Rides!
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Readers’ Rides: Matt’s All-City Nature Boy Fixed Gear
It’s hard to argue the versatility of the old All-City Nature Boy canti models. They were perfect commuters, ‘cross racers, and when set up fixed, perfect for commuting on snowy winter roads. Check out Matt‘s build and a full spec breakdown below!
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Readers’ Rides: Marco’s “Lockdown” Gorilla Monsoon
We’ve all been tinkering while staying at home during the pandemic. Marco chose the All-City Gorilla Monsoon as the chassis for his newest build project and over the past 18 months, he’s been perfecting the build. Let’s see it in detail below…