December 10, 2025
The one and only FACTOR ONE
Today we get to announce a few things. First is the kinda-new (to us regular riders, anyway) FACTOR ONE. “Kinda new” because the pro team has been riding it for a bit when allowed, and if you’ve been paying attention you’ve probably already seen it. But today is the first...
December 02, 2025
The Do-Everything Mosaic GT-1 iAR
This week's BOTW is an especially fun one for me. I absolutely love my Mosaic GT-1 iAR fancy pants rain bike and a friend of ours was looking to do something similar with a bit more versatility in mind. Read on to learn about the inspiration and intention behind this...
Chris Goodhue
November 24, 2025
BOTW: Full Circle with LOOK
BOTW: Full Circle with LOOK LOOK 795 Blade RS - KG EDITION I rarely get that excited about stock or off-the-shelf bikes. Not that they are bad or perform poorly (actually, it’s quite the opposite), but it’s that these bikes tend to bore me a bit. It's a never-ending quest...
November 21, 2025
No. 22 Drifter X: Titanium in
Black Evening Wear
A big-wheel, fat tire No22 Drifter X dressed in polish and black evening wear. This is about as clean as this well-dressed beast will ever be, so take a long look at all that glistens while you can. This bike was made for the mountain — pavement need not apply....
October 30, 2025
BOTW: Prova Speciale Integrale in Rivian Blue
A rare sighting...the Prova Speciale Integrale. With Mark Hester building only about 50 frames per year, worldwide, we don’t get to dive into these as much as we’d like. This is an example of how we do it at Above Category. This is more than a titanium frame with a...
October 21, 2025
BOTW: Mosaic RT-1 — Green with Champagne
A custom Mosaic RT-1 with champagne accents. So good we had the owner bring it back for Bike of the Week.
October 14, 2025
ORBIS IS AT WAR
The Supermarine Spitfire was designed to outmaneuver everything else in the field. That same spirit guided Josh’s first AC build, an Baum OrbisX in matte olive with a spec that spares nothing. What began as a fit correction became a gravel weapon made to handle every front.
September 29, 2025
LOOK at ABOVE CATEGORY
2000 Miles on the 795 Blade RS
There’s a silver bullet in the front window at Above Category. It’s dusty, but not at all tired after 2000 hard miles in Marin. The new-to-ac model showed up with a reputation...and left few questions unanswered over 3 months of testing. What began as an impulse buy turned into a...
September 15, 2025
Mosaic’s RT-Zero Project: The Inside Story
The Mosaic RT-Zero feels like what happens when a titanium builder with nothing left to prove decides to reset the bar anyway. For more than a decade, Mosaic has refined its road machines into benchmarks of the category. But when a team like that decides to start fresh, the result...
August 06, 2025
Tadej’s Colnago Y1Rs LANDED at AC. Here’s the facts…
So there you have it. Our first Y1Rs has landed. One of just 13 currently in the USA. This is the frame Colnago developed in partnership with UAE Team Emirates. It’s the bike Tadej Pogačar rode through nearly every stage of the 2025 Tour de France, winning more than any...
Julius Berith
July 29, 2025
BOTW: Harrison's Scarab Santa Rosa
Some bikes start with a spreadsheet. Others with a sketch. This one started with a reputation and a really unique paint job. Harrison already knew he wanted a Scarab. He had seen the Colombian builder’s work online: bold paint, steel seams, and a personality baked into every frame. So he...
Julius Berith
