August 29, 2019
All of the Builders, All of the Bikes, All Under One Roof: The Enve Builders Summit
This is the third and final installment from our visit to Enve earlier this month. ICYM check the previous entries here: Premium Performance Built in the USA and here: Diving Blind into Utah's Prime Gravel. You might be wondering what exactly we were doing out in Utah in the first...
August 27, 2019
Diving Blind into Utah's Prime Gravel: The Enve Grodeo
This post is a follow up to our visit to the Enve Composites headquarters which you can check out here: Premium Performance Built in the USA. Photos Courtesy Ian Matteson/Enve. It was clear how much pride the team at Enve takes in their engineering and manufacturing prowess, but it's important...
August 22, 2019
Bike of the Week: A California Sunset Open U.P.
Few things fill our stoke as much as building lasting relationships with the riders we build bikes for. This week, we got to build a new dream machine for one of our earliest riders who's become a close AC friend. His last off-road bike was one of the hottest bikes in our...
August 22, 2019
Premium Performance Built in the USA: A Look Inside Enve's HQ
Since the inception of Above Category, we've always stuck to a razor sharp focus on finding the best performing products that rise above marketing hype and truly deliver on giving the best possible experience on the bike. Alongside that focus, we've had an undying fascination with bespoke, handcrafted machines. Throughout our...
August 08, 2019
Meeting a Master: The Man Behind Prova Cycles
3D printed junctures, hand-wrapped carbon tubes, immaculately welded steel... Prova Cycles truly represents the modern era of bicycle frame building. Next Wednesday (8/14), we’ll be hosting Mark Hester, the man behind Prova, for an afternoon of talking shop, right here at Above Category. From 4-7, drop on by for a chance to...
August 01, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Blacked Out Pinarello Bolide
We build a lot of road bikes. We build nearly just as many gravel bikes too. We're no strangers to turning dialed mountain bikes either. What we don't do all that often though, are full tilt triathlon builds. Rest assured though, when we do get to build a tri bike,...
July 25, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Stripped Down Ti Graveler
This week, we share another beautiful sample of Mosaic's handiwork. A bike destined to be a multi-purposed vehicle with a clean, utilitarian approach. The goal of the project was a single bike that could serve as a daily commuter, a gravel adventure bike, and a rain ready winter bike. Mosaic's...
July 18, 2019
Above Category X Pinarello Demo Day
Have you every wondered what makes a Pinarello special? Been a long time rider but curious what the the latest offerings bring to the table? Next week, we're partnering with our friends at Pinarello, pulling together a selection of our favorite models for you to come out and try. Join...
July 11, 2019
Bike of the Week: An Extra Thick Open One Plus
Summer time is here and mountain bike season is in full swing. The snow is melting and the trails are open, so with that we're excited to share our latest mountain build. For this project, we were tasked with creating a highly capable hardtail—purposely spec'd for the epic alpine terrain around the Lake...
July 04, 2019
Wider is Better: Introducing the OPEN WI.DE.
Since its inception, the Open U.P. has reigned as the pinnacle of do-all gravel bikes. With its clean, minimalist lines, substantial tire clearance, and perfectly balanced geometry, the U.P. (and its even lighter sibling, the U.P.P.E.R.) quickly prevailed as one of our favorite bikes to ride. Naturally, it proved to be one of...
June 26, 2019
Demo a Pinarello Grevil
There's a freeing sensation when you detour from the pavement and point your tires towards the wilderness and down a ribbon of single track. Just as we're proud to call our back yard roads some of the best in the world, we tend to believe that our Bay Area dirt and gravel riding is...
