March 12, 2019
A Glimpse of Sun in the Dead of Bay Area Winter: Welcoming MAAP to AC
It's been a long and grueling winter but the seasons are finally starting to change. To welcome in the sun, we've brought in a range of new apparel from our friends in Australia. We're excited to welcome MAAP to Above Category.
February 28, 2019
THE DOGMA SHOOTOUT: Contender no. 2 - The F10 disk
Another couple weeks but pretty much the same—rain, wind and grey skies. This time though, I was looking forward to it a little more as I'd be riding the Pinarello F10 disc bike. This was going to be my first extended amount of saddle time on a road disc bike. ...
February 22, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Tall Titanium All-Roader
On tap this week is a no nonsense all-roader, built straight up to get the job done. Designed for a tall guy in need a bike that can do it all. From daily commuting, to big days on the road, to full on gravel abuse, this Mosaic GT-1 is ready...
February 15, 2019
THE DOGMA SHOOTOUT: CONTENDER No.1 - The F10
Following up in our series of testing three of the different Pinarello Dogma models, we check in on our first contender—the classic F10. Rim brakes, clearance for 25's; it's the same bike that's won the last couple TDF's. Take a look as we outline the build and spec of our...
February 08, 2019
Bike of the Week: An Orange Steel Sprinter
Traditional in sprit, but in every way new; this Baum Ristretto encapsulates everything we love about hand made steel. Built to handle hard days of hammering, from sun up to sun down; this bike is truly a sprinter's delight.
February 06, 2019
12 Speeds of Red: First Ride on SRAM's new RED AXS Group
You may have seen snippets and rumors of information or spy photos from the pits of pro tour races. You've probably heard your friends mention it on the group ride, or even asked your local mechanic about it. In the age of the internet, product leaks are pretty hard escape. But...
February 06, 2019
Full Send on a Road Bike: Testing Rockshox's Wireless Dropper
There's a certain lingo that runs through specific circles of cyclist that we may all be familiar with. "Send it!" "Get rad!" "Shredding!"—all are usual catch phrases we've heard from our squishy fork wielding mountain bike friends as a way to describe hitting big jumps, gnarly rock gardens, and technical, sketchy lines....
February 06, 2019
An Eagle That Can Fly Without Wings:
Sram's AXS Wireless MTB Group
With Ronny James Dio blaring in the background we prepared our palette for the swap. The mission ahead of us was one Open One+, currently built with SRAM’s highly capable and first to market ultra wide range (10-50t), and first to market 12-speed mountain group called Eagle. (Cue bird of...
February 01, 2019
Bike of the Week: An Elevated U.P.P.E.R.
Every now and again we get the chance to take on a project that really takes things to the next level. While we believe that every bike to leave this shop is something special, some are undeniably elevated. This week we feature one of those bikes. An Open U.P.P.E.R. unlike...
January 25, 2019
Bike of the Week: A Mosaic All-Weather Warrior
The past few weeks we've seen quite the the smattering of weather, at least here around our Bay Area HQ. Sudden downpours and bouts of 90mph winds overlapping with Sausalito's infamous King's Tide... While conditions have been demanding they've still been bearable to those wanting to get out on the road, especially when equipped...
January 18, 2019
The Dogma Shootout - F10, F10d, and K10 Head to Head
“What do you mean which Dogma do I want?" "They make more than one?" "I want the one that they use to win the Tour.” Those are the things we usually hear when we ask which model of Pinarello Dogma they are thinking about. Looking around the web there actually is not...
