Get your copy of a 64-page art-forward gravel cycling guidebook that includes art, maps, digital route links, and stories highlighting the adventure of riding in San Juan County (Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington) and Northwest New Mexico at the Gravel Adventure Field Guide.
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Farewell Opens Memory Palace Top Loading Bag Pre-Orders
Santa Fe’s Farewell has opened up a pre-order for its popular Memory Palace handlebar or saddle flap top bag. This bag design was popularized by Carradice in the 1950s, but over the years, they’ve seen a modern resurgence. Farewell’s take keeps it true to the original silhouette while offering a cavernous interior, side pockets, and an array of playful colors. The pre-order is open now, with these 16-liter bags retailing for $240.
Check out more at Farewell.
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Our Boy Teddy Stars in the New Transition Sentinel Video!
Transition took its all-new Sentinel to New Mexico for GiddyUp ambassador Teddy Jaramillo to rip around his local trails. This might be the most New Mexico shit we’ve ever seen from the bike industry. Hell yeah, Ted!
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The 2024 Radavist Calendar: October
“Southern Rockies” is the tenth layout of the Radavist 2024 Calendar. It was shot with a Canon R5 and a f2.8 70-200 mm lens in North New Mexico. Photographed by John Watson.
“Some say things move a bit differently, even slower, in the Southwest and that includes Autumn’s golden veil…”
For a high-res JPG, suitable for print and desktop wallpaper*, right-click and save link as – The Radavist 2024 – October. Please, this photo is for personal use only!
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Gravel Adventure Field Guide Santa Fe Launch Party Tonight
Tonight at Santa Fe Brewing, the Gravel Adventure Field Guide Santa Fe is having a launch party from 5 – 8 PM. Roll through if you’re in town tonight and pick up a free guide!
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Ride Metal: John Takes Miguel on the Town to Towers Santa Fe Gravel Ride
In our latest Race Metal video series, Miguel asked John what his favorite gravel route is in Santa Fe, prompting John to take Miguel along for an all-day epic. The ride starts in the Railyard District in Santa Fe and tops out at the radio towers on Tesuque Peak. Check out the video above and a short gallery below from the full Town to Towers Gravel Ride!
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Weedsac 2024: Homegrown New Mexico Fun
Veteran Radavist contributor and professional kickstand enthusiast Cjell Monē is back with reportage on a homegrown event in beautiful New Mexico. Buy the ticket, take the ride, and enjoy the heady aroma of the WeedSac.
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An Evening with Rocket Ramps’ New Flow Trail in the La Tierra Trails – Red Dog
May is Bike Month in the United States, and locales celebrate the beauty of the bicycle in various ways, from group rides, workshops, and advocacy meetings. In the Southwestern state of New Mexico, John contributed to the local scene in Santa Fe by shooting promotional photos of a new Rocket Ramps-built flow trail, called Red Dog, in the La Tierra trail network with a crew of ladies.
The trail officially opens tomorrow, so if you’re in Santa Fe, be sure to check it out. If you can’t make it, no worries—we’ve got a great gallery showcasing this short but sweet flow and skill-building trail.
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Take My Mone: The Monē Step Through Cycle Truck
Cjell Mone from Mone Bikes is having fun. Case in point: he just posted up this prototype Step Through Cycle Truck and is curious if he should offer these to the public. Check out the full 411 below from Cjell himself.
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Pedalhomie Cowboy Calavera Shirt
Our friend Eric Arce, aka Pedalhomie, has a new t-shirt pre-order ($30) that’s live from now until Sunday, March 17th. This new design is on a dark green shirt with a front chest screen print and a back design with a skeleton manualing through cacti. Check out the design at Pedalhomie.com.
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Trail Eaffect Podcast: Rocket Ramps with Henry and Janker Ted
Trail Eaffect Podcast recently sat down with Santa Fe local trail builders Henry and Janker Ted from Rocket Ramps. If you’re interested in building ramps, what it takes to build trails, and working with land managers and community in New Mexico, then check it out at Trail Eaffect.
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In the Dirt: A Documentary About Diné Mountain Bikers and Their Community
“In The Dirt” is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, via the Silver Stallion mobile bike shop, where no bike shops exist.
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(Not) Another CDT Report: Bailey Newbrey Reflects on the Northern New Mexico CDT
After a serious hand injury forces him off the bike, Bailey Newbrey is forced to confront his reliance on movement for his wellbeing. In this reflective essay on finding running that culminates in a 100-mile fastpack on the Continental Divide Trail in northern New Mexico, Bailey also examines why physical movement feels so vital as a means to combat the plagues of modernity…
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BIPOC MTB Mechanic Series with Pedalhomie at High Desert Cycles
Our friend Eric Arce is excited to announce a BIPOC mechanic workshop series with @highdesertbicycles in Albuquerque. Come learn with Erik and the mechanic and shop manager, Davi on Wednesday, January 17th. Together, they will lead a FREE multi-workshop series to teach MTB mechanic skills to BIPOC folks. Erik and Davi wanted to create a space for people to ask questions and learn about how to fix their mountain bikes.
The first workshop will focus on the drivetrain. Email Eric to RSVP.
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Gotta F’ It Up… Just a Tiny Bit: Monumental Loop Matt’s Monē Bikes Rigid Singlespeed 29er
Wabi-sabi is an ancient and deeply-held Japanese philosophy that sees the beauty in imperfection, appreciates simplicity, and accepts that change is inevitable. This concept, if applicable to any bicycle, feels most appropriate for a custom, handmade, rigid singlespeed 29er mountain bike. Especially a Monē Bikes. That’s not a dig at all on Cjell’s abilities as a framebuilder but as he spelled it out in a text to Matt Mason, this bike’s owner and the co-founder of the Monumental Loop, “Gotta fuck it up… just a tiny bit.”
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Updated 2023 Conditions: Four Rolls of Film Over Four Days – Bike Touring the CDT in Northern New Mexico
The Northern New Mexico Continental Divide Trail, or CDT for short, is a popular route for bicycle touring. Singletrack and overgrown double-track compose most of this true-to-form high-country route, where beautiful campsites and natural water sources abound. Yet, it can be a challenge to pick up the route’s thread season after season, as deadfall and weather-related changes obstruct wayfinding. John and a group of six friends recently rode the 93-mile section, and he documented the scenery with his 35mm rangefinder camera and a 35mm focal length lens.
Find the most current, mostly singletrack route of the Northern NM CDT below, along with route notes and a wonderful gallery that captures the vibe of this stunning section of bike-legal trail below.
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Readers’ Rides: RM’s Moné El Continente
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Las Cruces, NM and features a bike from Silver City, NM’s own Moné Bikes. Let’s check out RM’s Moné El Continente below!
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An Early Look at the Monē Bikes Hachita Prototype All-Rounder: A Sincere Cycles Build
Cjell here with a quick report from the field on my latest prototype bike model, the Monē Hachita. I’m still dialing in the details but have released a few protos into the wild. The new/forthcoming frame featured here was just built up by my friend Bailey Newbrey. For those unfamiliar, Bailey is the owner/operator/janitor/DJ of Sincere Cycles in Santa Fe.
The new bike is one we’re working on over here at Monē. The current Monē line-up has a slack/playful hardtail with very big tire clearance, a drop bar with very big tire clearance, and a gravel bike with just big tire clearance. In many ways, these thru-axle, disc-braked bikes are superior to this new bike. In all ways, really, save one: ultimate retro compatibility.
