January 09, 2024
BOTW: An Electric Blue/Crushed Orchid No.22 Aurora
A freshly-built No.22 Aurora never fails to elicit a deep longing from all who gaze upon it; an exhalation of need such is the call to the road its unapologetically bold lines inspire. The Aurora is a metal Medusa, a diamond silhouette that dares to question classical assumptions of perspective...
Peter Harrington
July 17, 2023
Skinny Tires and Singletrack: Skyler Taylor on His New No. 22 Aurora
AC family member and sponsored rider Skyler Taylor has been wearing the orange and blue since he was a kid on the Above Category Junior Racing Team. Back then, his lycra was loose, and his style even looser, a pure talent who could keep a tight line on the singletrack...
May 16, 2023
BOTW: A New Wave No. 22 Drifter X
This week we have the pleasure of presenting a fully integrated Drifter X, the first of many new-wave No. 22 bikes featuring 3D-printed stems, headset top caps and spacers we've been building for clients across the US and beyond in the past few months. THE BUILD Frameset: No22 Drifter XGroup:...
Chad Nordwall
March 22, 2023
Takes on All Corners: A First Ride With the New No. 22 Aurora
It is a foggy, wet morning, and my legs are just waking up as I drop into Muir Woods road. Over the past three weeks, I have spent a few days on the new No.22 Aurora, trying to assess it more as a performance road bike than a showpiece. But...
Ben Jones
February 06, 2023
Decoding the No. 22 Bikes Range
Over the past decade, No. 22 out of upstate New York has been creating some of the most drool-worthy handmade titanium bikes in the United States. Given the "Best of Show" award the brand took home from the Philly Bike Expo back in October and a recent Road Bike Action...
Ben Jones
October 29, 2022
Understated Excellence: Behind the New No. 22 Aurora
"It's an iteration, an evolution. I think that's the way to think of it," explains No. 22’s co-founder Bryce Gracey during a video call to discuss the brand's all-new Aurora. And on the face of it, he's right. The release even looks like bike business as usual: new season, new things. But in...
July 08, 2022
Bike of the Week: A Color Pop No. 22 Reactor
Hot on the heels of our recent No. 22 Drifter X BOTW, we decided to double down with another project we worked on with the gang from upstate NY. But this time, the build started with No. 22's Reactor road frame before being shipped to our good friends at Velocolour...
Chad Nordwall
June 23, 2022
Bike of the Week: A Sea Green No.22 Drifter X
No. 22 don’t do fanfare. In fact, compared to most bike builders, they’re positively silent. But what they lack in chat, they more than make up for with the quality of their work, with frames like the Aurora, Reactor, Great Divide, and Drifter X. Recently, we got a chance to...
December 22, 2021
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds 2021: Day 11 - A Master Mechanic's No22 Reactor
On the penultimate day of our end of year countdown, we're unveiling a bike that's never before seen the light of day, or at least, a feature on our journal. For Day 11 of our Breathtaking Build series, we give you a No. 22 Reactor - but not just any...
Derek Yarra
December 19, 2021
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds 2021: Day 8 - A Purple and Bronze No22 Reactor
On day eight we're serving up something you might not have seen yet: a purple and bronze No22 Reactor that holds it down for the road bike purists. Voted in by Brennan, this titanium dream machine proves that rim brakes are here to stay. "This bike stood out to me...
Derek Yarra
August 10, 2021
Bikes of the Week: A Collection of Campagnolo Equipped No22s
We hope you love titanium because this week, we're back with another round-up of sensational steeds: a quattro formaggi of No22 builds that combine American ingenuity with Italian style. So sit back, order an espresso and enjoy this mouth-watering medley of trans-continental, Campagnolo-themed builds. A Clean Campagnolo Drifter X Kicking...
Derek Yarra
