This is why I love Chris Bishop’s work so much: he takes the time to machine and shape everything, down to the cable stops. See more of Andrew’s road at the Bishop Flickr!
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Team Argonaut + River City Bicycles + Rapha
The Rouge Roubaix exceeded mine and Ben from Argonaut‘s expectations. I don’t think anyone involved with that trip knew how that race would unfold. Backtrack to a few months prior, team Argonaut had the idea to pull Brian Vernor in to do a video and bring me down to shoot the race and document the new Disc Racers.
We spent the two days prior to the race testing out the bikes and looking for key vantage points to photograph the event. While Vernor got his video footage, I took some photos of the bikes and (part of the) team River City / Rapha. These photos are to be used on the Argonaut website…
Check them out in the Gallery and see the bike in person at the Aether NYC event this Friday!
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Trackosaurus Rex: Golden Hour Low
Photo by Kyle Kelley
This frame’s paint job alone beckons for it to be shot at sundown and Kyle did a great job doing so. See more of this LOW at Kyle’s Flickr!
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Argonaut Cycles at Aether NYC This Friday
This Friday, Argonaut Cycles would like to invite you to an evening of Space Bikes in NYC. Head over to the Aether Apparel NYC Store from 6-9 PM for free drinks, a presentation from frame builder Ben Farver and the video premier of Brian Vernor‘s Argonaut Deep South Odyssey.
Ben will also have his NAHBS Best in Show bike on display for you to squeeze the brakes and pinch the tires!
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Full Frame Collective: Falconer Cycles
The homies at Full Frame Collective visited SF’s Falconer Cycles, a ‘locals secret’… Check out more at FFC!
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44 Bikes: Victor’s 29+ Creamy Hotness
Kris at 44 Bikes has been making some killer 29+ platform MTBs, the most recent being Victor’s Rohloff-equipped ride. I loved the cream and black paint by Jay Nutini at Circle A Cycles. See more at the 44 Flickr.
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Firefly Bicycles: Geometric
Man. Some of the designs that Firefly is doing with anodizing their titanium frames are so wild! See more of this geometric seat tube at the Firefly Flickr.
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Golden Saddle Rides: 2003 Nagasawa Road with Campagnolo
When I launched the Radavist, one intention was to give some of my best friends a platform to share their photography. Kyle Kelley is an exceptional photographer and his bike shop, Golden Saddle Cyclery, needs no introduction here. A lot of insane rides come through the shop and I miss out on photographing them. I had an idea… and passed it off to Kyle.
Golden Saddle Rides is a series, showcasing the many bikes that roll through the doors of the shop, beginning with this early 2000’s Nagasawa road. Coincidentally, this bike is FOR SALE and will be at the Super Swap Portland at the GSC booth…
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Winter Bicycles: Sean-nós Frameset
Photo by Anthony Bareno
Eric from Winter is slayyyyyyying it this year! Here’s the latest, the Sean-nós frameset, a sportif road:
“The Sean-nós is designed to run modest width tyres and mudguards under a mid reach brake. The heat treated, thin wall steel tubing is joined with clean, crisply carved continental style lugs. The quickly raked fork and open scalloped drop out treatment are reminiscent of an older style. The Sean-nos is equally at home in the mountains, rain and rougher roads The racing green metallic paint and gold box lining are provided by Keith Anderson.
54 seat tube and 55 top tube with an optional 120mm Winter French point stem.
This frame is currently available – holler at Winter and see more photos at the Winter Flickr.
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eBay Gem: Mosaic Single Speed Cross
This one’s for all you big guys… 60cm of Mosaic SSCX fun.
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Ben’s Moots Psychlo X RSL Cross
There are bikes that epitomize performance and style, but few carry the brand clout of Moots. Sure, your dentist, or doctor might have one, but chances are, they didn’t spring for the Psychlo X RSL. This frame is arguably the best cross offering to come from the brand, with its 44mm head tube, PF30 BB, oversized tubing, shouldering-friendly – formed top tube and more than enough mud clearance at the stays. This ain’t your everyday Moots!
Ben’s a mechanic at Mellow Johnny’s, the local Moots dealer here in Austin. He picked up this frame for a song and built it up over a six month period of time, from used parts and new, with no immediate deadline in mind. A few weeks ago, it was ready to roll with a mix of Force / Red 22, ENVE and TRP Spyre mechanical disc brakes.
We rode out to one of our favorite “hot laps” singletrack spots in south Austin and shot photos of the bike sitting in a field of Blue Bonnets, the Texas state flower. With Nationals in Austin this year, Ben’s starting to train for cross the best way possible: shredding trails!
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2014 Speedvagen Overt Road Machine
Yikes! The crew at Speedvagen have been working on something extra special with their new 2014 Overt Road Machine. Head over to the Vanilla Flickr for more incredible details like that seat mast medallion!
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Firefly: Lug Sample
The crew at Firefly have been experimenting with anodizing patterns on lugs for future projects and this test sample came out so sick. Head over to the Firefly Flickr for more.
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Tomii Cycles: Matt’s Fillet Road Build
This came out so good! Check out more photos of Matt’s fillet brazed road at the Tomii Cycles Flickr!
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Death Spray Custom x Saffron Frameworks Video
This was too good to just tack onto the previous entry!
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Kinoko Cycles: Death Spray Custom Saffron Road
London-based frame builder Saffron Frameworks recently had this bike painted by none other than Death Spray Custom. Coincidentally, this stainless steel road bike won Best in Show at Bespoked last weekend.
Head over to Kinoko Cycle’s Blog for more!
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Chris Pino’s Prototype Stoemper Track
Oh my… Stoemper strikes again! This time, NYC photographer and track crit racer Chris Pino did a stellar job at documenting this rare bird. Seriously, Godzilla SMASH! See more at Pedal Room.
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ESPN Profiles American Made BMX Frames at FBM
People ask why I give FBM so much love here on the site. My answer is simple: they continue to push American production. This video from ESPN shows how Crandall and the boys keep this steel ship afloat. Head over to ESPN to check it out.
Best quote: “FBM started out as a bunch of friends hanging out… traveling and trying to do cool shit”