February 01, 2023
BOTW: A British Racing Green Enve Custom Road
This beautiful Enve Custom Road is built with strength, stiffness and versatility in mind. This rider was looking for an aggressive, responsive/agile bike to achieve his goals on fast group rides. So the fit is dialed into all the specifics he needs to take advantage of the frame construction and...
Mike Wilson
January 24, 2023
The Mosaic MT-2 BOTW: A Big Bike Brawler’s Hardtail
Our customer wanted a more efficient trail bike to partner with his long-travel full suspension trail and enduro bikes. Fortunately, Mosaic just launched their new MT-2, and it was as simple as picking appropriate parts for this do-everything hardtail. We started the build with the faultless Fox 34 Step-Cast. This...
Ben Jones
January 17, 2023
BOTW: A SIlver-Pop Pegoretti Responsorium
Today’s Bike of the Week is a reminder that when it comes to custom bikes, the difference is in the details. And when that bike begins with a Pegoretti Responsorium frame painted in the Bottega’s ‘surprise me’ Ciavete signature style, the pressure is on to go beyond the norm. Take...
Chad Nordwall
January 10, 2023
BOTW: Brennan's Back-to-Business Mosaic GT-1 AR
This edition of Bike of the Week isn't just about a new set of wheels we're rolling out of the door to a happy client. It's also the day AC's gravel pro Brennan Wertz unveils his new rig for his hotly anticipated assault on the 2023 off-road race season. And...
Peter Harrington
June 23, 2022
Bike of the Week: A Sea Green No.22 Drifter X
No. 22 don’t do fanfare. In fact, compared to most bike builders, they’re positively silent. But what they lack in chat, they more than make up for with the quality of their work, with frames like the Aurora, Reactor, Great Divide, and Drifter X. Recently, we got a chance to...
Peter Harrington
May 17, 2022
Bike of the Week: A Sparkling Burgundy Bastion Superleggera
We have yet to properly introduce Bastion into our family of frame builders, which is somewhat of a miss because we've known Bastion since the beginning. In fact, I rode what I believe was chassis number 002, and Mike, our famed sales expert, purchased number 007 back in 2016 when...
Chad Nordwall
July 10, 2021
Bike of the Week: A White Saporito Pegoretti Love #3
Long live the aluminum rim brake road bike! This week we're thrilled to share one of our latest Pegoretti creation: A stunning white Love #3, hand crafted in typically Italian fashion, and completed here at AC with a tastefully detailed build. Follow along to see how we configured this beautiful machine. The Frame...
Derek Yarra
May 20, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Brawn, Bare, and Beautiful Prova Mostro
Titanium loving dirt riders rejoice. Today we've got one hell of a build in store for you. A remarkable Prova Mostro sporting a bare titanium finished and a killer build ready speed over the dirt no matter how rough it gets. Follow along to check out the details of this...
Derek Yarra
May 13, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Scintillating White Hot Baum Corretto
If there's one question we get often, it's, "Where are the Baums?" It's been a minute, but today we're excited to share our latest projects with the acclaimed custom bike builders from the land down under—a scintillating white Corretto. A purist's titanium road machine, with rim brakes and all the...
Derek Yarra
May 06, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Yellow Pegoretti Ciavete Dream
No matter how the industry changes, technology evolves, or trends shift; nothing, like actually nothing, will compromise our love for an Italian steel, rim brake road bike. That's especially true when it's a bike built around a frame that has emerged from the Pegoretti workshop. Today we offer for your appreciation,...
Derek Yarra
April 29, 2021
Bike of the Week: An Anodized Blue No22 Drifter X
Do you love titanium? Do you love gravel? Great, so do we! And if you're anything like us, you're sure to find this week's featured build an absolute gem. An anodized blue No22 Drifter X. Crafted in New York state and ready for the Coastal hills of California and beyond....
Derek Yarra
