February 18, 2021
The Dirt East Peak TT: Preparing With Power
With our OSBR Dirt East Peak TT event rapidly approaching, the team at AC have been preparing for the daunting challenge. As the event nears, I wanted to share some insights into how I am utilizing my power meters as I train for the hill climb and how I will...
February 15, 2021
Keep Your Bases Covered: A Guide to Q36.5 Base Layers
Jerseys, bibs, socks...helmets and sunglasses too. Riders are notorious for putting extensive thought into assembling their kit for each ride. Surely for functional reasons, but undoubtably, style and expression play heavy roles too. What's often overlooked, however, is the lowly base layer. Tucked away below bright colors, graphics, and logos, base...
February 11, 2021
The Dirt East Peak TT: Details From the Course
If you're a local rider to Marin and spend any time riding dirt, chances are you're well acquainted with the course for our upcoming Dirt East Peak TT. But for those less familiar, we wanted to share some intel and insight on the tracks that lie ahead. Starting down in...
February 09, 2021
OSBR: Gravel Hill Climb Edition - The Dirt East Peak TT
It’s 2021 and as we all know, the shape of cycling events has changed. Believe us, we’re jonesing to get everyone back together, but until that’s safe again we’re changing the format from the famed big party ride to a virtual individual time trial. A virtual vertical challenge, scaling the...
February 04, 2021
Bike of the Week: An EPS Built Pinarello XLight
Fat tire disc brake gravel bikes get a lot of praise around here at AC, but don't think for one second that we've lost our love for the faithful rim brake road bike. This week we share a thoroughbred race machine in the shape of the Pinarello Dogma XLight, a...
January 28, 2021
Bike of the Week: An Oak Green Mosaic Graveler
Take out a blank piece of paper and get a pen at the ready. Close your eyes, and start imagining the perfect all-terrain rig. Now take that pen and start putting those ideas into a list. If your list includes things like hand built titanium, a wireless 1x drive train,...
January 22, 2021
Open X Enve: The Limited Edition WI.DE is Here
All to often "collabs" are nothing more than fluff, unmemorable fodder for the hype beasts and blogospheres. But when gravel titans Open and Enve came together for this limited edition WI.DE, it was a match up we could actually get behind. Introducing the Open X Enve limited edition WI.DE. Taking the renowned Open...
January 14, 2021
Bike of the Week: A Frosty Fresh Pinarello Dogma F12
While the winter months are cold and tough, we're here to stoke your motivation with this full gas road build. This week we're sharing our latest Pinarello build, a frosty fresh Pinarello Dogma that's ready to heat things up. Frame At this point, the F12 needs no introduction. However, this is...
January 07, 2021
Bike of the Week: An Anodized Ti No22 Great Divide
A new year, a fresh start. We're excited to kick 2021 off with a brand new build that's equally classic as it is contemporary. An anodized green No22 Great Divide. Yes, it's titanium, yes it's got rim brakes, but this sure as hell isn't your grandpa's Merlin. Follow along as we...
December 25, 2020
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds—Day 12: A Campagnolo Ekar Mosaic GT-1
It's all come down to this. Thirty-eight featured builds. With votes from the people, we narrowed it down and ranked to the top twelve AC builds of 2020. There were many of incredible contenders, but at the end of the day, this Campagnolo built Mosaic GT-1 won the votes to take the...
December 23, 2020
12 Days of Breathtaking Builds—Day 11: A Purple Fade Rim Brake Racer
Taking the second step on the podium lands this purple faded anodized Prova Speciale. It's like everything great about early 90s mountain bikes reimagined in a bespoke road racer. We love absolutely everything about this bike, and apparently so do you! Like its racing green brethren, this Prova is fully...
