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Teased in the Campandgoslow Shop Visit and Trout Tape post, John got to shoot Casey’s delicious rigid 29er klunker Manzanita Cycles mountain bike while visiting Great Basin Pottery in the foothills of the Easter Sierra. This bike is a perfect mix of vintage throwback and modern mixed-terrain sensibilities. Check out a detailed photo gallery below with words from the bar tape/potter Hemmingway, Casey himself, along with a Q&A with Nick from Manzanita…
Zach Weiss of Zabrina Cycles shares the story of how his apprenticeship at Caletti Cycles grew into a deep professional and personal mentorship after John Caletti suffered a life-altering bike accident. As the torch is passed, both figuratively and literally, the student reflects on how his teacher’s influence shaped his path as a framebuilder and as a person. Take a look behind the welding helmet with Zach…
As previewed in our Bespoked 2024 coverage, Sour Bicycles has just announced the Space Cake All-Road model. Let’s check it out…
It’s spooky season, and while humans can’t return from the dead, bicycles can! Especially steel bikes. Longtime readers of The Radavist might recall John’s Geekhouse Woodville touring bike from 2013. Its history is sordid and includes theft, a recovery, some damage, and a brief hiatus. Well, thanks to a group of friends, John got it back, and the redux might be better than the original. Read on for the resurrection of this beloved and more beautiful than ever bicycle!
Meriwether Cycle‘s Ponderosa adventure gravel bike now has an open queue. The steel frame and fork will run you $2600, while the steel frame with a Wilde carbon fork is $2500. Roll on over to Meriwether Cycles for ordering and check out John’s in-depth review for more on this capable gravel machine.
Remember that crazy long-tail fat bike we showcased in our Meriwether Cycles Shop Visit article? The one with the sick custom rear rack? Well, Whit sent it off to Agave Finishworks in Colorado, and they did their magic on the frame… with illustrations by Bicycle Pubes!
It’s one thing to order a crazy long-tail fat bike from a custom framebuilder like Meriwether but it’s a whole ‘nother thing to have Lamar Scrotum design the finish for it. Well done, Casey. Well done.
See the whole thing at the Agave Finishworks Website and Casey, if you’re ever in Santa Fe, holler!
Daniel Yang from Yang MFG, Artefact, and Neuhaus offers up a deep dive into steel’s mechanical properties, butting, and how bike tubes are made. Remember, for steel to stay real, it needs primer and a finish like paint or powder.
While John was hanging with Whit from Meriwether Cycles in the Nevada City area, he shot his Silk-Ti Flex Pivot bike. Whit calls this bike the Luddite. While we already featured this bike and the following write-up as a Readers’ Rides, John and his mindful eye have cataloged and fully documented it. Read on for the full story on the Luddite, along with some stellar photos of this titanium dream sled!
A custom frame is more than just a blingy bit of product, it’s a reflection of the rider. Nice one, Stelbel!
Sam from Aotearoa, New Zealand sent in this beauty of a Hunter Cycles Midtail hardtail cargo bike for this week’s Readers’ Rides. Let’s check it out!
BESPOKED‘s 2nd Annual European show will on once again take place at the Dresden & expected to be the largest in the event’s 13-year history. We’ll be there documenting the showcase…
Our European correspondent Petor Georgallou recently visited four North American framebuilders who have been awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, on October 18–20. In the third chapter of this series, Petor joins Christopher Schmidt of Colorado Springs, CO, who builds bikes under the name Good Grief Bicycles. What’s it like to be a Native American framebuilder in the USA? Join Petor and Chris for a thought-provoking conversation and take a look behind the bikes at Good Grief…
Ross Shafer, the founder of Salsa Cycles, is one of the pioneers of mountain biking and one of the first framebuilders to embrace dirt drops. In Paul Brodie‘s latest video, he chats with Ross about all things framebuilding… and more.
Frame by Frame is a new video series by HUNT aimed at celebrating the industry’s best innovators and artists: frame builders.
The first builder we will feature is Rubén Duran of Rizzo Cycles in Madrid, Spain. Nearly nine years ago, Rubén found himself at a turning point in life and decided to transition from his career as a sound engineer to pursue frame building. Fueled by his love of bikes, Rubén has now crafted over a hundred unique steel and titanium frames for riders around the world. By blending traditional welding techniques with modern 3D-printed additive components, Rubén’s work stands out, making him a builder we at HUNT have long admired.
Our European correspondent Petor Georgallou recently visited four North American framebuilders who have been awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, on October 18–20. In the first installment of this series, Petor joins Memento Cycles of Montreal, Québec. Take a look behind the collective at Memento Cycles…
We love to see framebuilders make their customer’s dreams come true. That’s what legendary builder, Jeremy Sycip, did for Matt in California who wanted something different than a straight-up gravel road bike…
We looked Inside and Out of Meriwether Cycles last week and now this week, Daniel Yang from Neuhaus Metalworks and Artefact takes us on a video tour of Whit’s shop and a local ride on Whit’s Ponderosa adventure gravel bike…
In this Shop Visit, Petor Georgallou profiles London framebuilder Rob Quirk of Quirk Cycles and explores the realities of building contemporary custom bicycles in the UK. Join their discussion of 3D-printed parts, framebuilding as an art practice, life after the Bicycle Academy, and much, much more. Read on…
