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Ritte just announced its new Satyr gravel bike. Designed by master frame builder, Tom Kellogg, the Satyr is a modern steel bike, with full internal cable routing, a T47 threaded bottom bracket and Reynolds’ latest 725 chromoly tubeset. From Ritte: The Ritte Satyr Steel Gravel Bike Half Man, Half Goat, All Party The road hasn’t... Continue Reading →
Sage Bicycles is a semi-custom, titanium bike builder based in Beaverton, Oregon. The company just revealed a new made-in-the-USA gravel bike, the Storm King, and it's a stunner. The bike is named after a singletrack trail near Bend, Oregon. The Storm King features clearance for 700c x 50mm or 650 x 2.4" tires and had... Continue Reading →
Mike DeSalvo is celebrating 25 years of frame building with a beautiful special edition build. The all-road/gravel disc bike is modeled after his old 1968 VW Crew Cab truck, dubbed Curley. More details on the bike and build below. “At the age of 26, the only item of value that I owned was a 1968... Continue Reading →
To celebrate SSCXWC19UT, Salt Air, based out of Salt Lake, has released a beautiful cross frameset. Salt Air is also offering the frameset for $2,175 complete with painted-to-match ENVE fork and Thomson collar, pretty damn good price for brazed Columbus tubing, internal cabling and a posh fork. The Men’s and Women’s winners at SSCXWC19UT will... Continue Reading →
Alright, I need a gravel bike a plane ticket to Kona. Now. Once a year, the big island of Hawaii becomes the epicenter of the triathlon universe. The Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway consistently proves to be a challenging cycling course for Ironman athletes due to hot temperatures, strong trade winds, and red line competition come race... Continue Reading →
There are few upgrades you can make to a bike that will have the same impact as a great set of wheels. While there's no shortage of options out there, there's a surprising lack of wide, light, aero rims. Enve Composites SES 4.5 AR Disc wheelset has stood alone for nearly three years, but Roval,... Continue Reading →
With a limited run of just 60 bikes worldwide, OPEN Cycles & ENVE components have come together again with an ultimate carbon gravel bike build. The build starts with the Open U.P. and a low-key white paint job. The white look great against the raw UD carbon finish of the included Enve G Series carbon... Continue Reading →
The ENVE crew put together a great recap video for the 2019 edition of Dirty Kanza. Who's thinking about training up for next year? 200 miles of the toughest gravel on earth. The ENVE crew and athletes headed to Emporia, Kansas to conquer the Kanza. ENVE Athlete Colin Strickland of Meteor x Giordana Racing walked... Continue Reading →
Speedvagen’s stock, factory-build Ready Made series gets a new addition today with the announcement of the Disc OG. The all steel Original Gangster gets a little more modern thanks to flat mount disc brakes and thru-axles. The Disc OG, like their other Ready Made bikes, is available only as a single complete bike option. You... Continue Reading →
ENVE has announced an update to their popular compact carbon road handlebar. The updated bar is now ready for internal routing of electronic drivetrains and is compatible with Shimano’s bar-end junction boxes. Additionally, the handlebar will now be offered in 38 and 46mm widths. The ENVE Compact Road Handlebar features shaping that can be defined as functionally ergonomic;... Continue Reading →
Back when Alchemy was a new bike brand their Arion aero road bike sat at the top of my dream bike list. Unfortunately, they don't make that model anymore but the Helios frame that has taken over as their flagship model is no chump. As such, it’s that bike that will carry the honors of... Continue Reading →
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