November 08, 2024
The Unlikely Friendship: A Year of Adventures with Jim
I've been at this whole 'Pro Gravel Racing' thing for a while now. I've been to the biggest races, ridden in many of the top gravel riding destinations around the world, and met some fascinating characters along the way. The trips always provide a new experience, friendship, memory, or takeaway....
October 31, 2024
BOTW: A Magic Number 3 Pegoretti Responsorium, Disc
This week's featured build is a cool bike for a great client and his third Pegoretti in nearly sixteen years. His first was a Love #3, his second, a Responsorium with rim brakes, and the latest and the subject of this featured build, a 62cm disc-equipped Responsorium with full Ciavete...
October 31, 2024
10,000 Miles
10,000 miles. This is what has finally pushed the needle to get me to write about my personal experiences with cycling. It's a big number, but not an entirely special number. Plenty of folks hit this milestone, year after year after year. I hemmed and hawed mainly due to insecurity. Why write about something...
October 24, 2024
BOTW: A Perfectly Purple Scarab Apuna
This client first came to us in 2012 when AC launched its first computer front mount that took the Garmin head unit off the stem. It was $35, and he's been a part of our community ever since. He'd always dreamed of doing a custom build with us and initially...
Julius Berith
October 24, 2024
Escarabajos Tour with Scarab Cycles
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit our partners Scarab Cycles in Colombia to celebrate their 6th anniversary and take part in the Escarabajos Tour, a 4-day bike ride filled with amazing experiences. I’ve had my Scarab Apuna, the brand’s all-road model for a few months now and...
Julius Berith
October 18, 2024
One to Watch: Checking in With Gravel Racer Skyler Taylor
How do you get to the top of your sport when you’ve got a full-time job? If anyone would know, it would be Skyler Taylor, an elite bike racer and AC-supported rider never far from the podium, despite the demands of a busy working life and, this year, a mid-season...
October 18, 2024
BOTW: Skyler's Mosaic GT-1 i45 Gravel Bike
We'll keep this BOTW clean, crisp and quick, like Mosaic's flagship gravel model, the GT-1 i45. As the name suggests, it's integrated with space for up to 45mm tires. Control comes via an Enve 2-piece bar/stem featuring the Utah brand's phenomenal Aero bar, supported under a fine Cadex saddle by...
October 10, 2024
Watts Happening: Meet the Pegoretti Marcelo, Now in Disc
News via Verona: Pegoretti just released a disc version of its Marcelo Columbus steel frameset. If the name is new to you, know that the Marcelo (or MXXXXXO when written on the frame as a graphic) is a hyper-quick climber’s delight that does double duty as a sprint king for that...
October 10, 2024
Two Baums are Better Than One
Life is short. We all say the phrase, but going on a bike ride with a loved one is a fast way to feel it. So when a couple came to us looking to enjoy the miles side by side, we relished the opportunity to build them a pair of Baum Orbis...
September 30, 2024
BOTW(s): A Slew of Sarto Bikes
As The Dude might say, "Is this a weekday?" The studio has been so busy lately that we've slipped a little on our regular BOTW features. Granted, we're still keeping track of the days, but what with the AC Invitational and such, it's been a close-run thing. So, in an...
September 30, 2024
Sarto Unveils 'Black Marble' as a Finish Option for the Raso
Never let it be said that the good people at Sarto Bikes rest on their laurels. If you came to the AC Invitational at the studio in August, you might have seen a new paint scheme from the Venetian custom carbon fiber specialists, a swirling, misty mountain, marble-like effect in gloss...
