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
May 07, 2022
May Shop Ride - 5/29
As May rolls around, we're changing things up and taking our monthly ride to the pavement. In preparation for our upcoming OSTT race, we'll take to the slopes of Mt. Tam with a figure-eight loop that includes the Bo-Fax climb. To evade peak traffic, we'll meet at AC at 7:00...
Derek Yarra
April 29, 2022
Ride Like the Wind: Introducing the Campagnolo Levante Wheels
The Campagnolo Levante wheel is the Italian brand’s debut gravel wheelset, which given the company’s long and rather lovely association with road cycling, is pretty big news. However, this isn't Campagnolo's first time on the dirt. The Italian brand has been making some well-received trips off the tarmac in recent years,...
April 21, 2022
Behind the Build: A Climber’s Sarto Asola
Our client Josh tasked us with creating an exceptionally light road bike that would fly up the hills, a fun and carefree machine for rides in the Bay Area and Marin. Naturally, new builds often require a little back and forth between frame options, but not this time. With one...
Derek Yarra
March 20, 2022
Review: The Hammerhead Karoo 2
Above Category was founded with the idea of finding cutting-edge products that elevate our experience on the bike. From frames crafted with new technologies to wheels with unorthodox construction methods or timeless tig-welded machines, we're always on the hunt for genuinely beyond category products and partners. But that fascination, of...
Derek Yarra
March 19, 2022
April AC Dirt Ride - 4/24
Mark your calendars for Sunday, 4/24 - April's AC Dirt Ride will be one you won't want to miss. Start your Stravas for a 40-mile loop of prime, high-quality dirt that will see us climb some 5000ft. As usual, we'll assemble at 8 am at Equator Coffee in Sausalito for pre-ride libations before rolling wheels...
Derek Yarra
March 09, 2022
The Ascent to Dirt Elite: AC’s Brennan Wertz Hits the Trail in Search of Gravel Glory
After a breakthrough 2021 season riding as a working-man pro, our very own Brennan Wertz has leveled up for 2022 with a well-deserved place on the Scuderia Pinarello squad. With a packed schedule of gravel races ahead, AC will be by Brennan's side as co-sponsor, leaving no stone unturned as...
February 25, 2022
Behind the Build: Old Dogma, New Tricks - Ray’s Pinarello Dogma F
The brief: A bike to blaze. A silvery bullet built to grace the Golden Gate at warp speed. With an older Dogma at home and a gravel machine in the works here at the shop, AC client Ray had an opening in his stable for an up to date speed...
February 10, 2022
Behind the Build: An American Ti RT-1 Built With Euro Flair
The Above Category Behind the Build series dives into the details that brought the bike to life - the rider, inspiration and decisions that came together to create a dream machine. Join us this week as we speak to AC client Jonathan about his minimalistic and decidedly majestic Mosaic RT-1. Did you...
February 04, 2022
The Shoe Fits: DMT Knit Shoes Land at Above Category
Like many riders, I’ve always struggled with finding a comfortable pair of cycling shoes. Sure, my feet run a little wide, but not that wide, and probably not wide at all by most people's standards - they’re just not slim enough to squeeze into what some bike shoe brands think is a...
Chad Nordwall
February 02, 2022
Behind the Build: A Client's OG Green Sarto Seta Plus
If in doubt, go with what you know. Whether you’re purchasing a new bike for the first time in thirty years, as was the case for the owner of this effervescent Sarto, or choosing a pizza in an unfamiliar town (calzone, c’mon!), there’s something to be said for safe bets.Finding...
