An all-road bike built with Kaisei tubing, lugs and a Whisky No. 9 Carbon Disc flat mount fork that accepts fenders, a Shimano GRX mechanical groupset, handbuilt wheels with White…
Ritchey Feature: Outback Adventure Bike with Shimano GRX Mechanical and 650B wheels
We built up a Ritchey Outback for a BC based customer this week who is planning to ride the 800 km Dempster Highway this summer. It has a Shimano GRX…
Allied Feature: Rapha RCC x Allied Able
In 2020, Rapha began a partnership with Allied bicycles to make unique limited edition ABLE frames for Rapha Cycle Club (RCC) members. The unique paint scheme is identical to that…
Gravel Tips with Colin Strickland
My rides on gravel roads tend to be long. This is because the gravel roads near my home in Austin TX are not actually that “near” at all. If you…
Mariposa Feature: 650B All-Road Bicycle
A 650B All-Road bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, fillet brazed with a Whisky carbon disc fork, a combination of Shimano GRX and Dura-Ace components, and two sets of handbuilt wheels…
Tips For Winter Cycling
Winter riding can be an enjoyable adventure and a whole lot better than riding the trainer if you are well prepared for the conditions. Unprepared, it can be a miserable…
Ice-cycle: Schwalbe Winter Marathon Tires Review
Modifications to cycling equipment are interesting and exciting: we see frames, wheels, clothing, and components being updated and improved yearly. However, major changes to the riding experience because of these…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle with SRAM Force AXS
A new custom all-road bike built with Kaisei tubing, a Ritchey WCS carbon gravel fork, SRAM Force AXS 2 x 12 hydraulic disc groupset, ENVE 3.4 All-Road Disc wheelset and…
Canadian Cycling Magazine Review: The Allied Able’s unique design gives it a big advantage
The Kanza-winning bike is light, nimble and fast With its unique chainstay the Allied Able is highly recognizable, but it’s not a common bike to spot outside of the States.…
THE RISE OF GRAVEL AND ITS GEAR
With a lifetime of riding bikes, and a father who brought muddy riding to Canada, a bike maker looks at how equipment has changed where and how we ride. By…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road with Shimano GRX Di2
An all-road bicycle built with lightweight Kaisei tubing, a Ritchey WCS gravel carbon thru-axle fork, Shimano GRX Di2 2x groupset and ENVE G23 Gravel wheelset and cockpit components, Chris King…