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...
Derek Yarra
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...
Derek Yarra
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...
Derek Yarra
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...
Derek Yarra
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...
August 05, 2017
BOTW - A Truly Custom Mosaic GT-1
Let's be honest here. As much as we all like to make fun of the buzz words and all the marketing hype that keeps the cycling industry turning, there are some things that we cannot deny. Among those things is the fact that a purpose built bike for mixed terrain...
June 11, 2015
Bike of The Week: Derek's Mosaic RT-1 Disc
A few months back I wrote a report on my trip to Louisiana to race the grueling Rouge Roubaix with team Mosaic. Back then I spoke briefly about my bike for the race but now that I’ve put over a thousand miles on it and refined the details of the...
Derek Yarra
April 23, 2015
Meet Your Maker! Aaron Barcheck of Mosaic Cycles
If you know Above Category, in all likelihood you know about Mosaic’s incredible steel and titanium custom bikes that we’ve had on our walls and been riding since January of 2013. You’ve read about Derek’s Louisiana adventure on his new Mosaic RT-1, all our ride reviews and seen some incredible...
