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....
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....
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...
February 22, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Tall Titanium All-Roader
On tap this week is a no nonsense all-roader, built straight up to get the job done. Designed for a tall guy in need a bike that can do it all. From daily commuting, to big days on the road, to full on gravel abuse, this Mosaic GT-1 is ready...
January 25, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Mosaic All-Weather Warrior
The past few weeks we've seen quite the the smattering of weather, at least here around our Bay Area HQ. Sudden downpours and bouts of 90mph winds overlapping with Sausalito's infamous King's Tide... While conditions have been demanding they've still been bearable to those wanting to get out on the road, especially when equipped...
December 20, 2018
Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds
Day 7 - The Founder's Daily Driver
First off, I want to give a heartfelt apology to everyone who got bumped off the list by me getting my bike on here. I love all the bikes that we’re fortunate enough to build on a yearly basis and wish we had enough days to get them all up....
December 13, 2018
Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds Day 1 - A Passionate Pink GT-1
Starting out this year's Twelve, we have a not-so-standard GT-1 from Mosaic. The raw titanium finish accented prominently with the black powder-coated logos and matching headbadge. Tying in an auxiliary color came quickly in the design phase of this build, nicely nudged by the new Matte Punch headset, hubs, and...
November 30, 2018
Bike of the Week: A Multi-Purpose Mosaic
One bike to rule them all. A quiver killer, as they say. The ever coveted dream bike that can do so many things you wonder why you needed the six different ones currently sitting in your garage. Does such a bike really exist? It's a balance that can be much...
July 21, 2018
Long Term Review: Derek's RT-1 Disc
This is my Mosaic RT-1. You might recognize it from my first post about it when it was new. That was over three years ago, and it’s since seen more than it’s fair share of miles. I’ll be straight up – I fucking love this bike. It’s fast, bombproof, and...
June 29, 2018
Bike of the Week: Tri-Color Mosaic
Breaking the streak of blue Baums, this week we're featuring something a little different. A titanium road bike, but this time from our friends in Colorado. An exceptional Mosaic RT1 disc with a unique paint job and tight build. Let's start with the frameset. The RT1 is the longstanding flagship...
October 30, 2017
Mosaic Cycles: American Framebuilding, Reinvented
"We don't make fucking show bikes," Aaron chided, taking another sip of bourbon. Aaron Barcheck is the founder and head welder at Mosaic Cycles, one of America's ever-burgeoning group of custom bicycle framebuilders. Since his start at Dean and UBI education in the early 2000s, Aaron has approached building bikes...
