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...
August 26, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Root Beer-Teal Ti Prova Speciale
Titanium, rim brakes and mechanical shifting often conjure up the idea of a "grandpa" bike, but that couldn't be further from the case with today's featured build. Not when that titanium is mated with custom 3D printed junctions and dropouts, the carbon seat mast is hand-wrapped, and the whole enchilada...
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...
July 22, 2021
Bike(s) of the Week: A Series of Stunning Sartos
The AC workshop has been churning out builds left and right, and we're getting to a point of having more stellar builds to share than there are weeks in the year. So for this week's feature, we've rounded up a few of our recent Sarto builds for a triple feature....
July 22, 2021
The August AC Shop Ride 8/8
At long last, we're back with our monthly AC Shop Rides! On Sunday, August 8th, we're getting back at it with a stellar 35-mile mixed terrain Marin lap. Meet up at the shop at 8:00 AM for coffee and light snacks, and we'll roll out at 8:30 sharp. With a...
July 16, 2021
Bike of the Week: An Orange and White Striped Pinarello Dogma K10
While the tour is rounding out its final week and eyes are the new Dogma F, we're mixing things up and with an equally hot Pinarello platform with a bit more of classics flavor—check out our latest Pinarello K10s. With sporty orange and white striped paint and a fully dialed build, this...
July 10, 2021
Bike of the Week: A White Saporito Pegoretti Love #3
Long live the aluminum rim brake road bike! This week we're thrilled to share one of our latest Pegoretti creation: A stunning white Love #3, hand crafted in typically Italian fashion, and completed here at AC with a tastefully detailed build. Follow along to see how we configured this beautiful machine. The Frame...
June 30, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Raw Black Open Mind Road Racer
Remember that guy in high school who drove a '65 Pontiac GTO? You know, the one that that was basically salvaged, but he spent three summers working on before he got his drivers license bringing back to life? It looked a little rugged on the edges, a few of the...
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...
June 21, 2021
Unbound Relived: 206 Miles of Grueling Flint Hills Gravel
If you’ve been following our journal or Instagram recently, then you might be aware of the trip I made to Kansas at the beginning of June to race the Unbound Gravel 200. For those who haven’t, the Unbound Gravel 200 is a 206 mile gravel race through the rolling Flint...
June 02, 2021
A Mosaic Fit for the Flint Hills: Brennan's Unbound GT-1
For a race as grueling as Unbound, the choice of equipment is arguably just as important as the training for the race itself. When building up the ultimate gravel race bike to handle the rigors of 200+ miles of Flint Hills gravel, there are countless important decisions that need to...
