Bike designer, Tom Ritchey loves experiencing all sorts of bicycle adventures – especially dirt – seeking out winding dirt roads, cruising along gravel lanes, and ripping flowy singletrack. He designed…
Mariposa Feature: A Classic Road Bike
This classic rim brake road bike was built with lightweight Kaisei tubing, lugged and a Carbon Ritchey road fork that accepts 700C x 30mm tires. With a Dura-Ace mechanical, rim…
Tuning Up For A New Season
As the winter lifts over Europe and the professional peloton begin their racing season, they will be testing equipment and feeling faster as they transition from their training bikes to…
Mariposa Feature: Road Disc Bicycle with Shimano Di2
A new road disc bike ready to roll with a Shimano Di2. The frame was built with Kaisei tubing, lugged and a Ritchey WCS Road Disc fork. The wheels were handbuilt DT Swiss 240 hubs…
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. There is a hot new fitness trend among Olympians in Tokyo: Blood flow restriction…
Bikepacking Feature: Dreams of Living on the Bike
It was 1988: Wayne Gretzky had been traded to the LA Kings. We had travelled to Edmonton, the home of the Stanley Cup winning Oilers. The city was wet with…
Mariposa Feature: 29er Mountain Bike
A custom fillet brazed steel 29er mountain bike with a Shimano XT mechanical 1x groupset and handbuilt wheels with DT Swiss hubs and rims. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing, fillet brazed…
Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios
In April the thoughts of the tifosi turn to the spring classics. The cobbled classic, Paris Roubaix would have been run last weekend if it hadn’t been cancelled due…
Prepping for the Tokyo Olympics and Beyond
A conversation with Ken Whelpdale, Sr. Director of Operations for USA Cycling. Ken Whelpdale has worked in cycling for 24 years. A native of Toronto, Ken worked as a mechanic…
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Although we all know that it’s easier to climb on a bike that’s lighter…
Mariposa Feature: City Bike designed and built for the Vancouver Mountains
A new city bike off to Vancouver. Built with Kaisei tubing, a Genesis carbon fork (with carrier mounts, internal hydraulic disc brake routing and dynamo light routing), a 1x White…
The Quest To Build A Better Wheel
A Conversation With Marty Crotty, Founder Of Princeton Carbonworks We visit with Marty Crotty, Founder of Princeton Carbonworks and learn about PCW’s quest to build a better wheel, their background,and…