July 21, 2023
Interview: Jon Partington on the R-Series MKII Wheels
The disruption of the past few years cut far and wide. But for Australian bike wheel manufacturers Partington, when the global shutdown put the brakes on momentum, they took the opportunity to reimagine their MK1 R-Series wheels with a more sustainable mindset, accelerating their roadmap to execute a new design...
May 04, 2023
Making MKII: How Partington Evolved the R-Series
In 2021, Above Category helped introduce our followers to the rarified world of Partington, a top-tier Australian bike wheel brand founded by English engineer Jon Partington. The brand's first model, an all-Aussie designed and built wheel called the Partington R-Series, rocked our bars in a big way. Jon's superlative rollers rivaled...
February 02, 2022
Behind the Build: A Client's OG Green Sarto Seta Plus
If in doubt, go with what you know. Whether you’re purchasing a new bike for the first time in thirty years, as was the case for the owner of this effervescent Sarto, or choosing a pizza in an unfamiliar town (calzone, c’mon!), there’s something to be said for safe bets.Finding...
August 31, 2021
Interview: Building Partington Wheels, with Jon Partington
With his thoughtful, measured delivery, Jon Partington is clearly very much the engineer. That he is no longer quite the Englishman he was, is no fault of his own. A few years of living in Australia will do that to anyone’s vowels. Jon and I had arranged to talk on...
June 23, 2021
Reinventing the Wheel: Welcoming Partington Wheels to Above Category
Is Australia the new Italy? With an eye for beautiful design, a knack for materials innovation and access to cutting edge, in-house manufacturing, brands such as Bastion, Prova, Baum - and now Partington Wheels - are setting a new standard for performance bikes and components that few can rival. When...
