June 06, 2018
In The Mind Of A Wheel Builder
The hand-built wheel. One of the most exciting upgrades to any bike and without a doubt a right of passage for any true bike geek. With the ubiquity of factory spec'd wheels, the skill of a wheelbuilder is seen as a dying craft, but it is still deemed a benchmark of what makes a...
May 26, 2018
Bike of the Week: The Silver Surfer
Flying through hyperspace at the speed of light, superhuman strength, and telepathic powers, who wouldn’t love a bike that enables a rider these strengths? Okay, maybe this bicycle doesn’t have the same cosmic capabilities as the board of the Silver Surfer, but it certainly comes close. Swap out time and...
May 04, 2018
Bike of the Week - Misfit Open
We are NOT 138 But this bike is pretty damned close. Let us present a unique monster bred from the iron lungs of the recent gravel boon meant for casual commuting and errand-running—a simple machine to take it’s rider from point A to B. However, it’ll take more than twenty...
February 02, 2018
The Definitive CHPT3 Sizing Guide
Would you buy a pair of designer jeans that only came in small, medium, and large sizes? Precisely. We wouldn’t either. Take a trip with us on demystifying CHPT3’s sartorial numerical suit jacket sizing, one step at a time.
October 30, 2017
Mosaic Cycles: American Framebuilding, Reinvented
"We don't make fucking show bikes," Aaron chided, taking another sip of bourbon. Aaron Barcheck is the founder and head welder at Mosaic Cycles, one of America's ever-burgeoning group of custom bicycle framebuilders. Since his start at Dean and UBI education in the early 2000s, Aaron has approached building bikes...
October 28, 2017
Tubulars vs. Clinchers
Since the dawn of the pneumatic bicycle tire, road cycling has run on tires that glue to the rim, at least until fairly recently. They're called tubulars, and most modern cyclists outside of racers haven't ever ridden a pair, instead betrothed by the industry's choice to the accessible clincher tire....
September 13, 2017
Tool of The Professional
Not the rider, the mechanic. Baltimore-born Mr. Michael Webber, Above Category's service manager. He's seen it - and touched it - all. In that sense, this bike is special. We'll let Michael take it from here to tell the readership why.
August 05, 2017
A Belated Introduction - The Women's Collection by Q36.5
As you may have noticed, we are unashamed to sing our praises for Italian apparel makers Q36.5. We've shared our appreciation repeatedly and highlighted a number of individual pieces, but somehow we've yet to mention how wonderful their entire range of women's apparel is.
August 05, 2017
BOTW - A Truly Custom Mosaic GT-1
Let's be honest here. As much as we all like to make fun of the buzz words and all the marketing hype that keeps the cycling industry turning, there are some things that we cannot deny. Among those things is the fact that a purpose built bike for mixed terrain...
August 04, 2017
BOTW - A Dura Ace clad Team Sky K8
There has always been a special place in our hearts for Pinarello Dogmas. From the latest flagship F8 all the way back to the historic FP Magnesium, they've forever been a stalwart on our list of favorite rides. This week we bring you one of our latest Dogma builds, this...
August 04, 2017
The Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds: Day Two - The Stealth Argonaut.
Continuing our Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds, we present our Day Two offering of our favorite builds from 2015, a blacked-out Argonaut laid-up by one of America's foremost carbon manufacturers. Built to conquer the high mountains of Colorado, this custom stealthy Argonaut has one purpose: Stealing KOMs. But uphills aren't...
