July 16, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Blissfully Simple Mosaic RT-2
Electronic shifting, power meters, aero tubes, hydraulic brakes... bicycles have come a long way, and there's no shortage of incredible features and advancements in today's modern super-bikes. Without a doubt, all of that technology and engineering makes for a thrill of ride, but it's not without its drawbacks. Sometimes you just...
Derek Yarra
July 03, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Striped Ti Mosaic All-Road
The summer skies are shining, which means there's extra day light for exploring the edge of roads and venturing into the unknown. This week we share our latest Mosaic build. A bespoke titanium gravel bike, customized for a rider on the famed Silicon Valley peninsula—an area know for its vast...
April 30, 2020
The Evolution of a Rider's Stable - Part 2: A Mechanical Titanium Mosaic
N+1, the famed equation for the optimal number bikes in our collection. No matter how content we are with what we're riding, each bike is a learning experience, and as our tastes refine, there's always the fantasy of the next project build. Sometimes that equation needs to be altered to...
Derek Yarra
December 18, 2019
Twelve Days of Breathtaking Build—Day 5: A Faded Mosaic GT-1
Keeping the gravel stoke alive, on day 5 we're going titanium. This one was one of our own, Derek's personal Mosaic GT-1, built for a season of racing the West Coast's top dirt grinders. With ode to classic MTBs of the 90s, the zesty purple to teal fade has been...
December 05, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Prismatica Moisaic RT-1
We've had no shortage of Mosaic builds around here, but with the craze for gravel still going strong, it's been a minute since we've taken an order for a road bike. Finally, we've got a new RT-1 built up, and boy was it worth the wait. While any RT-1 is a work...
Derek Yarra
November 08, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Purple to Green Mosaic All-Roader
This week we share our latest creation in partnership with our Boulder-based frame builders, Mosaic - a fast, capable and custom-built GT titanium gravel bike, equally optimized time on the road and the dirt. The purple to green ombré finish is stunningly executed on this bike. But while the paint takes the spotlight, let's...
Derek Yarra
October 24, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Two-Piece Titanium Traveler
Quite often we build bikes for a specific destination. A light weight climbing bike for a trip to the Pyrenees, a long travel mountain bike for trips to the Whistler bike park... Sometimes, though, the need for a bike is less about the destination, and more about the journey. For this...
Derek Yarra
July 25, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Stripped Down Ti Graveler
This week, we share another beautiful sample of Mosaic's handiwork. A bike destined to be a multi-purposed vehicle with a clean, utilitarian approach. The goal of the project was a single bike that could serve as a daily commuter, a gravel adventure bike, and a rain ready winter bike. Mosaic's...
May 23, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Faded GT-1 Ready to Rally the Lost and Found
This week we unveil a bike that is particularly special to us at AC. Derek, our marketing manager and photographer, worked with Mosaic Cycles to create his dream gravel race bike with any eye focused on events like the Lost & Found, a 106 mile gravel grinder in the Sierra mountains....
Derek Yarra
May 16, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Titanium Down-Country MT-1 Trail Ripper
We love our gravel bikes and we're continuously amazed at how capable they've become. Light and nimble enough to guise as a road bike at the local road race yet burly enough to clean a range of single track trails. They're awesome, without a doubt, but they do have their limits....
Derek Yarra
April 25, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Raw Ti All-Roader
Taking a detour from our recent run of Pinarellos, this week's build goes down a different route. A hand made gravel bike, with all the modern appointments to rise above in this modern age of all-around adventure bikes. Made by hand in America, from titanium to last the test of time. Follow along...
Derek Yarra
