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...
October 30, 2025
BOTW: Prova Speciale Integrale in Rivian Blue
A rare sighting...the Prova Speciale Integrale. With Mark Hester building only about 50 frames per year, worldwide, we don’t get to dive into these as much as we’d like. This is an example of how we do it at Above Category. This is more than a titanium frame with a...
February 06, 2025
BOTW: Julius' Pristine Prova Speciale
A Prova is always going to be something special The ultra-talented two-person Australian team produces a very limited, very coveted, amount of frames a year. A scant 35 minute drive from Melbourne, you'll find Mark and Kelly Hester (yes, same last name, brother and sister that get along well enough...
Kalara Schuster
August 01, 2024
Mick, Trick parts and a Toronto Special - This Prova Mostro Is a Masterpiece
This week's featured build is a feast for the senses. But cast your eyes over the Form Throne saddle on this stunning Prova Mostro for one moment—a camouflaged Form saddle courtesy of bespoke leatherworker Mick at Busyman Cycles in Australia, all perforations of color like pulsing waves of sonic bliss....
November 09, 2023
BOTW: A Mint Green Prova Speciale
In this edition of BOTW, we have a Prova Speciale with what, on first pass, might seem like a simple mint green paint scheme. However, note the pinkish hues scattered around the reimagined Prova logo - according to our paint partners, Velocolour, who brought the client's color vision to life, these textural embellishments...
August 23, 2023
BOTW: Jose's Prova Mostro-Monza
You'd think that after building so many custom bikes, the process might become a blur. I guess for some people, it could go that way. But we've found that when we commit to bringing someone's dream bike to life, there's a process of continual learning and a curiosity that compels us to...
April 21, 2023
BOTW: A Hockenheim Silver Prova Speciale
This week we have the pleasure of presenting this stunning Prova Speciale finished in one of our favorite colors, Hockenheim Silver. Frameset: Prova Speciale Group: Campagnolo Super Record EPS Power Meter: Garmin Rally RS200 Wheels: Lightweight Obermayer Tires: Continental GP5000 Saddle: Fizik Antares 00 finished by Busyman Ceramic: Ceramicspeed coated...
October 17, 2022
Across the Pond: A Visit to Bespoked
Bespoked, a celebration of handmade bicycles and the people that make them popped up in London this past weekend, and AC's Pete was on the ground to visit on our behalf. Naturally, our interest took a sharp turn towards Prova and Mosaic, who were displaying at the show, but there was lots...
December 21, 2021
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds 2021: Day 10 - A Root Beer Teal Prova
On day ten we see yet another Prova masterpiece: a titanium Speciale sporting rim brakes and mechanical shifting, topped off with a unique two-tone anodized finish. "When building this bike for the shop, I took it as an opportunity to build my dream rim-brake road bike. I've absolutely loved Mark...
December 15, 2021
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds 2021: Day 3 - A Deep Blue Prova Speciale
On the third day of our round up, our founder, Chad, has voted in the first Prova on the list. This titanium road bike is an absolute stunner, featuring a deep metallic blue paint on top of high polished titanium. "It's so hard to pick just two of my favorite...
August 26, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Root Beer-Teal Ti Prova Speciale
Titanium, rim brakes and mechanical shifting often conjure up the idea of a "grandpa" bike, but that couldn't be further from the case with today's featured build. Not when that titanium is mated with custom 3D printed junctions and dropouts, the carbon seat mast is hand-wrapped, and the whole enchilada...
