December 14, 2020
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds - Day 2: A Color Striped Titanium Prova Speciale
On day number two, the eleventh build on our list, we see a shift from Italian carbon to Australian titanium. An absolutely gorgeous Prova Speciale, made extra special thanks to the custom paint job by Vélocolour. As if the paint wasn't enough, the build kit really sings on its own....
Derek Yarra
December 14, 2020
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds - Day One: a Blue and Red Sarto Lampo Plus
For the first time ever, we've turned our annual 12 Days round up over to the people to select our most stunning bikes of the year. The people have spoken and the time has come to reveal the top rated AC builds of 2020. Kicking off the countdown, is a prime...
Derek Yarra
December 07, 2020
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds: Cast Your Vote
In a year full of surprises and struggles, we were still able to put forth some of our greatest builds to date. Road bikes, gravel bikes, full suspension mountain bikes. Ti bikes, carbon bikes, and even 3D printed lugged steel bikes. Some stripped bare, exposing their raw materials, others with elaborate color explosion...
Derek Yarra
December 03, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Knockout Red Mosaic GT-1 All Road
There are somethings that draw your attention with exotic styling and flare. Others draw you in with pure simplistic beauty. Perfectly balanced with style and performance, and free of excess—just a clear focus on the essentials that make a bike truly great. We feel that our latest titanium all road build...
Derek Yarra
November 26, 2020
Products We Love: The Cyclist’s Holiday Gift Guide
It goes without saying that 2020 has been one hell of a strange year for everyone, and if you're anything like us, you've found yourself scratching your head wondering how we've already arrived here at the holiday season. We know many of you have succumbed to retail therapy as a...
Derek Yarra
November 19, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Viking Blue Pinarello F11
Hitting top gear, diving into corners, and hammering over rollers. There's nothing like being out on the open and giving it full gas. The exhilaration of the speed and the determination of giving it all you've got is what draws many of us to throw a leg over the bike. What...
Derek Yarra
November 12, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Blue and Red Sarto Lampo Plus
This week we share our latest Sarto build, a fast and flashy Lampo Plus. Handbuilt custom carbon done the Italian way, in the form of a high speed aero road bike. Let's dive into the details and see what makes this bold build tick. The Lampo Plus Full aero, full...
Derek Yarra
November 06, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Color Striped Titanium Prova Speciale
An Australian frame, Canadian paint job, Italian drivetrain, German wheels, an American cockpit, Danish bearings... We covered the globe sourcing all the perfect pieces to bring this build to life and we're excited to share it in all of its collective beauty. Read on as we dive into the details...
Derek Yarra
October 29, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Two-Tone Raw Ti No22 Aurora
Following up on last weeks announcement of our partnership with No22 Bicycles, we're excited to showcase our first Aurora build, the titanium builder's flagship disc brake road bike. With custom geometry, a dreamy build kit, and a stunning two-tone raw finish, this bike certainly demands a deeper look. The...
Derek Yarra
October 28, 2020
First Lap Around The Sun on a Sunrise Open UP
While new build photos are often the most lustful, we find the dust-clad, just skidded-to-a-stop photos and “whoa!, you should have been on that ride” stories to be the most satisfying reflection of what we strive to deliver for our clients. A year ago, we profiled this fresh OPEN...
October 19, 2020
Welcoming No. 22 Bikes to AC
Moots, Baum, Mosaic, Prova… since our humble beginning of AC, handbuilt titanium bicycles have always been at the core of what we offer. We’re certainly not exclusive to it, we truly are open to all materials a skilled and proven builder chooses as their medium. There’s just something about titanium—be...
Derek Yarra
