November 30, 2023
Mr Biscuits
Sarto is located in a small town just a short train ride from Venice. It is here, in Pianiga, where the three brothers Sarto established their bicycle company in 1960. It is also here, in this same small town, that Enrico Sarto has not only continued Sarto Bikes but has...
November 29, 2023
BOTW: A Forest Green Tri-Composite Sarto Seta Plus
This week’s featured build comes via our good friends at Sarto in Italy. This model is the brand’s Seta Plus enhanced with Tri-Composite technology - more on that later. In layperson’s terms, the Seta Plus is your go-to for big road rides that demand maximum comfort and real-world performance. It’s...
Peter Harrington
November 17, 2023
Oh, Mario!
“Are you cooked yet?” asks Mario Kummer before the day’s gravel ride begins. “We were cooked yesterday!” someone yells from within the group. The exchange results in an eruption of laughter. Mario grins, acknowledging the challenge he’s been putting the riders through. His motto is: challenge, but don’t overwhelm. “If...
November 13, 2023
Skating on the Surface: Talking Art & Bikes With VéloColour
Some would say that bikes are art enough on their own. Others, that an ombre fade, a clean sweep single shade, rigid geometricity or playful abstraction only improve what is already an elegant form. We're in both camps. A raw steel or titanium frame is stunning in its simplicity. But...
Peter Harrington
November 09, 2023
BOTW: A Mint Green Prova Speciale
In this edition of BOTW, we have a Prova Speciale with what, on first pass, might seem like a simple mint green paint scheme. However, note the pinkish hues scattered around the reimagined Prova logo - according to our paint partners, Velocolour, who brought the client's color vision to life, these textural embellishments...
Peter Harrington
November 03, 2023
A Quick Step to Pro: A Few Questions With Local Legend Luke Lamperti
He’s the baby-faced charger of the brutally hard Baby Giro, a stage winner at the Tour de Tongue, the Tour d’Eure et Loir, three-time US Pro criterium champion, super Super Domestique at the UCI Gravel Worlds, and shoe-in for a Gilette deal. A man that can sell things for smooth skin. Hell,...
Peter Harrington
November 03, 2023
Brakes of Wrath: Brennan Wertz at the Gravel Worlds
Where’s Brennan? In answer, Nebraska. Or Kansas. Somewhere-states where rocks grow up to be bigger rocks, and flint eats rubber for breakfast. Also, on occasion, Italy, where little stones gently dust in the sun, and prosecco springs from every bidon. Recently, Treviso, where we sipped with AC’s gentleman racer and Team USA...
Peter Harrington
October 26, 2023
Viva Dario
The last time my path crossed with Dario Pegoretti was outside the Team Sky bus in Trento, Italy, before Stage 16 of the 2018 Giro d'Italia. Chris Froome, the winner of that year's Giro, was on the trainer warming up before the imminent ITT stage. Dario wandered up with Giorgio...
October 24, 2023
BOTW: A Rebuilt Pegoretti Marcelo
Unusually for AC, this bike started life as a frame sale, not a complete build. The client came from LA and had found us through a friend. He ordered a Marcelo with Pegoretti's 'surprise me' Ciavete artwork, and a few weeks later, we received the finished frame straight from the...
Peter Harrington
October 11, 2023
The Mosaic Batch Built Program
If you're motivated to move on a Mosaic but aren't so keen on the timeline for a custom frame, you need to know about the Colorado brand's Batch Built initiative. For riders who rock a stock frame size, Mosaic's 'no wait' program provides a substantial shortcut to getting the bike...
Peter Harrington
October 04, 2023
Sali Does the Everest
Salifu "Sali" Mohammed is pacing around the shop like an expectant father in the delivery room. There's no cigar, but there is a brand new Mosaic RT1 ITR, and what had been a smooth delivery has hit a slight snag. "Gumwalls?" exclaims Sali. "I can't ride it like that. I'm...
