Bikes & Frames

Bikes & Frames

State Carbon All-Road V2: The Democratization of Downtube Storage

State Bicycle Co. launches the Carbon All-Road V2. With downtube storage, UDH compatibility, and massive tire clearance, it brings high-end features to a $2,400 price point.

Bikes & Frames

Titanium Lugs, Braided Carbon, and the New Boutique Standard

Baumier’s B01 combines 3D-printed titanium lugs with braided carbon tubes in a stunning, albeit expensive, display of North American manufacturing.

Bikes & Frames

Steel, Dynamos, and the Long Wait for the Vasco GT

The Tout Terrain Vasco GT 28 Select 6.3 is a steel gravel bike that solves the power problem with a stock dynamo and USB-C charging cap. Here is why it caught my eye.

Bikes & Frames

A Steel Bike That Thinks It's a Carbon Superbike

A quick look at the Colnago Steelnovo, a modern superbike that uses 3D-printed lugs to create a seamless steel frame with 35mm tire clearance and a UDH.

Bikes & Frames

Moots Built a Drop-Bar Mountain Bike, and You Have 3 Months to Buy It

Moots unveils the Scramble, a limited-run titanium "adventure bike" that blends gravel and MTB with a 100mm fork, 2.4" tires, and drop bars.

Bikes & Frames

Cinelli's Two Souls: The Future-Fast vs. The Forever-Steel

Cinelli launches two flagship bikes: the Aeroscoop, a sub-7kg carbon bike claimed to be faster than a Tarmac SL8, and the Speciale Corsa XCR, a more expensive handmade steel bike.

Bikes & Frames

The Heighliner: Big Tires, Ti Feel, and a Dune Reference

A look at the new Wilde Heighliner, a $3,300 titanium gravel bike that blends massive 29x2.25" tire clearance with modern standards like T47 and UDH.

Bikes & Frames

Engineering the Perfect Ride: Part Carbon, Part Titanium

A look at the new Curve CarboKev, a gravel race bike that fascinatingly blends 3D-printed titanium and carbon fiber into "stiffness" and "comfort" zones.

Bikes & Frames

This Is What a "Curated" Complete Bike Looks Like

A quick look at the Wilde Blaise build. It’s a rare $3,500 complete bike that feels personally curated, with parts from GRX, Nitto, and Brooks.

Culture & Opinion

A Visual Eulogy for the Waterford Factory

A quick look at "Closure," a new photo book by Tucker Schwinn documenting the intimate final days and dismantling of the iconic Waterford bicycle factory.

Bikes & Frames

The Bike That Wants to Replace Your Car... and Your Hardtail

A deep dive on the Bombtrack Beyond+ Midtail, a bike blending cargo-hauling utility with modern, off-road bikepacking capability. Is this the ultimate "do-it-all" rig?

Bikes & Frames

Is Gravel Getting Too Complicated? Neuhaus Thinks So.

A first impression of the Neuhaus BigLeaf, a steel gravel bike that pushes back against modern complexity with a simple, reliable, and capable design.