March 26, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Sparkling Adventure Machine
Dear World, Today we'd like to make an introduction. Meet Sparkles, a glittery, go-anywhere gravel bike, ready to romp its way through the wilderness, one trail at a time. Sparkles began life as a ready to paint Open UP, a venerable off road platform, and a blank canvas for our...
Derek Yarra
March 19, 2020
The Campagnolo Chronicles: Ten of Our Most Memorable Campagnolo Builds
We've been long time lovers of all things Campagnolo since the beginning. If the neon sight hanging in our studio doesn't to prove it, we don't know what else will. We've done a lot of Campy equipped bikes over the years and figured now is a perfect time to dig through...
Derek Yarra
March 05, 2020
Bike of the Week: A Full Tilt Pinarello Grevil +
Nothing gets us more excited than working with a client to design and build their ultimate dream bicycle. So when we get to build a new bike for the boss, you know it's going to be done right. Chad is a bit of an unlikely candidate for a brand new...
Derek Yarra
February 13, 2020
Bike of the Week: A MotoGP Inspired Sarto Seta
With the start of the MotoGP season kick off just weeks away, it's only fitting that we share a build inspired by the high horse powered super bikes. While it might lack an engine, and likely won't be ridden wearing full leathers, this Sarto Seta road bike is packing no shortage...
Derek Yarra
February 06, 2020
Experience Enve at Above Category
Wheels. Without them, a bicycle really can't be a bicycle. As essential as they are, not all wheels are created equal. Even when if is no object, finding the perfect wheel is a nuanced process. Reading a spec list and internet reviews can only get you so far. Wouldn't it be great...
February 03, 2020
Protecting The Extremities: Updates from Q36.5
For many of us, staying off the bike is simply not an option, regardless of the conditions mother nature throws our way. Weather be damned, we're getting our miles in. Luckily, we live in a time where there's no shortage of apparel and accessories to help keep us warm when...
Derek Yarra
January 24, 2020
BOTW: A Satin Sarto Seta Plus
It's a new year and the shop has already been bustling with some out of this world builds. Road, gravel, mountain—it's all been going down here in the AC headquarters, and we're excited to share our first featured build of 2020. Emerging from all that hustle is this satin Sarto Seta...
Derek Yarra
January 17, 2020
Gravel Two Ways: Two Different Bikes Built For OSBR
Most people like to get in a few shake down rides on their brand new bikes before diving into a big event ride. We'd never argue that conventional wisdom, but sometimes the timing just doesn't work out. Just ahead of our Officially Serious Bicycle Ride, we finished off two builds, both...
January 17, 2020
OSBR 2: The Aftermath
A burly 55 mile mixed terrain route, navigating rugged dirt roads covered in rocks and mud pits, scaling pitches nearing 20%, and averaging over 1k ft of climbing per 10 miles, all right in the middle of January with a very high chance of rain? It sounds like a pretty ridiculous thing...
Derek Yarra
December 24, 2019
Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds—Day 12: An Elevated U.P.P.E.R.
It's Christmas Day and we've at last made it to the end of our Twelve Days series. Here on our finale, we take a look at one of our first builds of 2019, a bike that truly set the bar for the rest of the year. A Swiss inspired gravel...
December 23, 2019
Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds—Day 11: A Dogma Like No Other
It's Christmas Eve and we've made it to day eleven. For our penultimate feature in our Twelve Days series, we share what was hands down the sweetest Dogma F10 we've ever build. Once again, this Dogma received magical paint treatment from our friends at Velocolur. An intriguing mix of geometric clocks...
