June 03, 2016
The Skinny on Power: Resuscitation
Nate returns to the Skinny on Power...and Chad does not. Read on.
June 02, 2016
Bike of the Week: The Green Monster
There's something special about getting the opportunity to work with an existing client on a new build. We've been through the process with them before. We know the kind of rides they've been doing. We've seen what kind of care (or abuse) they've regularly put their bike through. We've been...
May 26, 2016
Bike of the Week: British Racing Green Extensa
Riding a Baum comes with a curse. The taste of the Baum's incredible mannerisms takes over your mind. You need it, you can't stop thinking about it, and you start to strategize how to own one yourself. But, what happens when you've already got one? You'd think your problems would...
May 19, 2016
2016 Belgian Waffle Ride: Redemption, or something like that
Redemption: the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. Last year, I wrote a Journal for Above Category on the Belgian Waffle Ride, where the overall theme was resurrection with a side of personal failure, which is where the redemption part comes in this year. Although...
May 18, 2016
The Mosaic GT-1: Reviewed
We put Mosaic's new gravel racer, the GT-1, through a torturous test of will - mostly on our part. Racing meets the gravel bike, and it's a beautiful thing.
May 12, 2016
A Matter of Style: Looking Good on the Bike
Cyclists are an odd bunch. From an outside, lucid perspective, one would assume we're all completely mad, dressed in styrofoam hats, stretchy pants, and clicky shoes. Compounding the issue? Our, shall we call it, "interesting" sense of fashion. But, together with Italian cycling clothier Q36.5, Above Category is here to...
May 06, 2016
BOTW: Palicci's Mosaic RT-1 Disc
This bike of the week is another handmade beauty from our friends in Boulder, Colorado, a Mosaic RT-1 Disc. This bike was conceived after a long year of heavy rain and stacked training schedules in the Bay Area. The idea was to create a bike that that would offer a...
April 29, 2016
Bike of the Week: Budnitz No. 1
Paul Budnitz, like us, is an obsessive. He created the art toy juggernaut KidRobot in 2002, bringing chic creativity to the world of playthings in a big way, detail-laden toys that more often than not become collector’s items. And, in 2014, he co-founded Ello, a new take on social networking,...
April 28, 2016
The Effortless Zenith of Custom Bicycles: The Above Category x Baum Cycles Process
The second in a two-part series on Above Category's and Baum Cycles' partnership. We illustrate the ease and attainability of a custom bike with Above Category, especially a Baum, the pinnacle of performance road bikes.
April 22, 2016
Bike of the Week: Andre's Baum Corretto
This week we bring you our latest Baum Corretto build, perfectly blending a stealthy look with a dab of subtle colors to bring a perfect touch of class. We built this for a client in Brazil who likes fast bikes, fast cars, and knows exactly what he wants. Let's dive...
April 13, 2016
The Baum Supremacy
We believe that Baum Cycles builds the finest road racing bicycles in the world, from a performance, fit, and finish perspective. In a phrase, Baum produces the epitome of performance personalization in a mass-produced world. We went on a journey to Geelong, Australia to find out why and how. Read...
