Cycling
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.
Cycling
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.
Cycling
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.
Cycling
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.
Cycling
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.
Cycling
A $50 Ti Cage and a Stick for "That" Perfect Bike Photo
A quick look at two new titanium products from Stinner Frameworks: a $50 bottle cage with vertical adjustment and a clever, packable "Photostique."
Cycling
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.
Cycling
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.
Cycling
The End of the E-Bike Gold Rush?
Rad Power Bikes, the $1.6B e-bike unicorn, is on the verge of collapse. A personal take on what this means for the cycling industry and the end of the pandemic boom.
Cycling
A Sign of the Times: Gore Exits the Apparel Game
A personal take on the news that Gore is discontinuing its Gorewear apparel brand. A look at why an industry giant couldn't compete in a saturated market.
Book
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.
Cycling
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?