October 13, 2015
Visiting a Master: Dario Pegoretti
The market of custom frame builders is incredible. There are so many builders out there, all doing their thing to express their vision of how two wheels should carry a rider across the road. Some are built as pure art, some are built for pure performance, some are built with...
October 08, 2015
Pinarello’s Privateer: Introducing the GAN RS
The Other Baldwin GAN. GAAAN. GAAHHHHHN. GANE? We’re not sure. It’s Hebrew, and translates something akin to “Garden of Eden”, “Utopia”, or the like. But, would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? In Pinarello’s case...close. Meet the Pinarello GAN RS. This is the Dogma F8’s value-oriented...
October 01, 2015
The Backroads of Italy
It’s hard to think of a place more storied and revered by cyclists across the globe than Italy. From the iconic framebuilders and legendary racers, to the breathtaking Dolomites and historic old cities, it’s easy to see why it’s considered to be a mecca by so many. Since the early...
July 21, 2015
The Q36.5 Salopette Miles Bib
Not much longer than a year ago we came across a new and aspiring cycling apparel brand coming from the city of Bolzano, Italy - Q36.5. A little bit of research revealed it was clear they were taking the performance of cycling kit to new and higher levels. After getting...
June 23, 2015
Pegoretti's Limited Edition AC Paint
If you’ve followed cycling for any reasonable length of time, there’s no question that Dario Pegoretti’s name rings familiar as one of the most storied frame builders in the business. From the numerous grand tour stages wins taken aboard his machines to the magically unique paint jobs that grace his...
June 11, 2015
Bike of The Week: Derek's Mosaic RT-1 Disc
A few months back I wrote a report on my trip to Louisiana to race the grueling Rouge Roubaix with team Mosaic. Back then I spoke briefly about my bike for the race but now that I’ve put over a thousand miles on it and refined the details of the...
Derek Yarra
June 02, 2015
No Gifts: Justifying the SRM PC8
As the saying goes, there are no gifts in cycling. It’s a sport that demands your full attention and commitment to be even marginally good at. Aside from the heavy workload on the bike itself, every other aspect of your life will start to be affected when you’re training, including...
May 19, 2015
BOTW: From The Ground Up
One of the most enjoyable things we get to do here is designing a bike from the ground up. Taking the critical information from the customer like height, weight, fit, riding style, aesthetic leanings, etc. and turning that into a complete package. For sure you have to trust the fact...
May 04, 2015
The Belgian Waffle Ride
Masochist (n) [mas-uh-kist]: a person who is gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others. I feel like that word gets thrown around quite a bit in cycling. If you think about it, it works; we’ve all at one point been riding to the point of...
April 23, 2015
Meet Your Maker! Aaron Barcheck of Mosaic Cycles
If you know Above Category, in all likelihood you know about Mosaic’s incredible steel and titanium custom bikes that we’ve had on our walls and been riding since January of 2013. You’ve read about Derek’s Louisiana adventure on his new Mosaic RT-1, all our ride reviews and seen some incredible...
April 10, 2015
Review: Q36.5 Cycling Socks
Socks are one of those pieces of cycling kit that normally don’t warrant a lot of thought for most of us, especially when compared to their flashier cousins of shorts, jersey, vest and even the helmet and sunglasses combo. That is until you’ve had a truly great pair of socks...
