Culture & Opinion
Goro Obata and the Architecture of a Good Life
Goro Obata runs a café in Hokkaido that closes when the weather is good. A short look at "Higashikawa style" and the intentional building of a fun life.
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
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.
Components
The Super-Cockpit Goes (Slightly) Mainstream
A quick take on the new ENVE SES AR One-Piece handlebar. At $750, it moves the "super-cockpit" from a pure halo product to a mainstream premium upgrade.
Culture & Opinion
Keeping the Forged Canti Alive, 75 Pre-Orders at a Time
A quick look at the Rene Herse canti brakes, a 75g forged wonder, and why the company is turning to pre-orders to fund the next expensive batch.
Culture & Opinion
Recommended Read: How to Photograph an Active Volcano (Without Getting Vaporized)
A personal recommendation for a fascinating interview with photographer Peter Fisher on the physical and mental process of shooting Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego.
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.
Culture & Opinion
Vittoria's Big Bet: "Naturally Fast" and Only Brown
Vittoria's new Terreno PRO gravel tires claim huge performance gains, but the real story is their radical bet on sustainability—and a "natural brown" only colorway.
Culture & Opinion
The New AeroPress Grinder Has One Surprising Spec: The Price
AeroPress just launched its long-awaited manual grinder. It’s portable and premium, but at $200, it feels at odds with the brand's value-first ethos.
Culture & Opinion
A First Look at Train Dreams
My first impression of the Train Dreams movie trailer. It looks like a rare, powerful adaptation that captures the "unexpected depth and beauty" of a single, quiet life.
Culture & Opinion
The 3,541-Mile Prescription
A personal reflection on a Guardian article about Jessica Guo, who hiked 3,541 miles not just for endurance, but to recover from depression and find herself.
Culture & Opinion
Rivendell's 8-Year Quest to Fix a "Failed" Idea
Rivendell's new Silver OM-1 derailleur took 8 years to make and brings back Shimano's "failed" RapidRise concept. A quick take on why it's brilliant.