gravel bike
Introducing Tune's Yokto Road and Brand-New Nano Gravel Wheelsets
I’ve worked with Tune components since the early ’90s, mostly on mountain bike builds, and over the years I’ve always had an appreciation for what they were trying to do. The parts were light, a little different, and clearly coming from ...
March 12, 2026
Sarto Raso Gravel Update
This journal is about my Sarto Raso Gravel bike. I’ll keep it simple for those with short attention spans. I really love this f’ing bike. Read more to get an idea why. It’s been just over a year since we introduced our prototype Sarto Raso Gravel. While I don’t have a ton of miles on it, around 600, we’ve already seen a good number of successes and pr...
January 21, 2026
BOTW: Mosaic GT-1 iAR Double-take
This week’s BOTW may justify a double take. At first glance, this Mosaic GT-1 iAR dressed with ENVE SES 4.5 wheels reads as a pure road machine. A familiar silhouette, aero intent, restrained finish. Look closer, however, and the story begins to shift. This client wanted a bike that lives in the margins—between fast and functional, road and gravel, minima...
December 17, 2025
BOTW: PROVA MOSTRO - GRAVEL REFINED
This week we’re looking at another edition of the Prova Mostro Gravel bike. Titanium fork, big wheels, fast tires, and great lines. Intended for fast, efficient riding on smoother gravel roads, the Mostro backs up its striking aesthetics with a ride feel to match. For wheels and rubber we chose Duke’s Baccara WRX Aero 42 built around a set of Chris King ...
December 2, 2025
The Do-Everything Mosaic GT-1 iAR
This week's BOTW is an especially fun one for me. I absolutely love my Mosaic GT-1 iAR fancy pants rain bike and a friend of ours was looking to do something similar with a bit more versatility in mind. Read on to learn about the inspiration and intention behind this eye catching build. First, a little background on my bike and why we came up with thi...
November 21, 2025
No. 22 Drifter X: Titanium in
Black Evening Wear
A big-wheel, fat tire No22 Drifter X dressed in polish and black evening wear. This is about as clean as this well-dressed beast will ever be, so take a long look at all that glistens while you can. This bike was made for the mountain — pavement need not apply. Bad poetry aside, it’s built to stay on the rough stuff all day long: wide wheels, wider tir...
October 14, 2025
ORBIS IS AT WAR
The Supermarine Spitfire was designed to outmaneuver everything else in the field. That same spirit guided Josh’s first AC build, an Baum OrbisX in matte olive with a spec that spares nothing. What began as a fit correction became a gravel weapon made to handle every front.