July 14, 2016
The Doctor's Arrival: Q36.5 Dottore, Reviewed
Based on appearances alone, some kit just makes us feel fast, because presumably, we look like it. Q36.5's new Dottore bibshort? It doesn't. Instead, it makes up for it with insatiable comfort and function over the long haul.
July 14, 2016
Titivated Spartan: A Painted Mosaic RT-1
Mosaic's titanium frames are known to be spartan. Purely functional raw, etched metal, with one purpose: performance. They are the quintessential beauty of form following function. But with this crimson-hued RT-1, we'd like to change all that.
June 30, 2016
SRAM eTap: The Honeymoon is Over
We've spent seven months and thousands of miles on SRAM's new electronic shifting group, eTap. We can confidently say that our honeymoon with the first wireless road drivetrain is over. Is everything still roses?
June 24, 2016
A Bike Junkie's Revelation: Chasing the Dragon
A clinic in the conversion of one of the most ardent of novel bike junkies to cycling monogamist. Read the story behind the latest Baum Corretto to roll out of Above Category, and into the arms of someone who’s owned more road bikes than socks.
June 23, 2016
The Skinny on Power: Finding the Cone of Light
An update on Nate's progress in the Skinny on Power, and in his quest to return to Oregon's Cascade Classic in the pro field. Read on to find out what it takes to make your corneas burn out on the bike and how to embrace pain.
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...
