July 21, 2018
Long Term Review: Derek's RT-1 Disc
This is my Mosaic RT-1. You might recognize it from my first post about it when it was new. That was over three years ago, and it’s since seen more than it’s fair share of miles. I’ll be straight up – I fucking love this bike. It’s fast, bombproof, and...
June 29, 2018
Bike of the Week: Tri-Color Mosaic
Breaking the streak of blue Baums, this week we're featuring something a little different. A titanium road bike, but this time from our friends in Colorado. An exceptional Mosaic RT1 disc with a unique paint job and tight build. Let's start with the frameset. The RT1 is the longstanding flagship...
June 21, 2018
Bike of the Week: Blue is the New Black
You might be noticing a theme here this month. Yes, we've unofficially made June the Blue Baum appreciation month. While this might be another blue Corretto, it's certainly one unlike any other you've seen before. A metallic deep navy paint and an unorthodox build make this bike something truly special....
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.
