August 24, 2022
Out of the Saddle With Xande Macedo
Out of the Saddle is a video series spotlighting riders in the Above Category community and the dream bikes we build for them. In our second episode in the series, we feature Brazilian designer Xande Macedo, whose Above Category custom Prova Ripido connects the dots between his first mountain bike experiences...
Peter Harrington
August 12, 2022
Build Watching: A Baum Reborn
I love metal bikes for the simple reason that I get a lot of satisfaction out of staying with the same product for several years - if not a lifetime. As the seasons tick by and the miles become monuments to a life spent doing what you love, a steel or...
Chad Nordwall
June 01, 2022
Build Watching: A Prova Mostro City Ripper
City bikes tend to suck. They're often heavy, with cheap components and low-grade materials. Sometimes there's a cool graphic, but it's all lipstick on a pig. And because they're uninspiring, they don't get ridden and end up collecting dust. So when a client asked us to build him a no-holds-barred commuter,...
Peter Harrington
May 24, 2022
Demystifying The Lightweight Wheels Range
Lightweight wheels are excellent - if a touch mysterious. So if you're trying to figure out which wheel to purchase from this German boutique brand but can't get past the names, our latest video will help. So put those tricky wheel names to one side, and let Above Category's professional...
Peter Harrington
May 04, 2022
Build Watching: A Black and Pink Prova Speciale
A custom bike made to go to metaphorical Mars. A matt black and pink Prova Speciale Ti built with Campagnolo Super Record EPS and Ceramicspeed everything. An absolute beast with an Absolute Black ENVE-wrapped one-piece cockpit, slung with ENVE SES 3.4 wheels and Vittoria Corsa Control rubber. THE BUILD FRAME: Prova Speciale...
Peter Harrington
March 28, 2022
Out of the Saddle with Salifu Mohammed
Out of the Saddle is a video series spotlighting riders in the Above Category community and the dream bikes we build for them. In our first episode, we feature an icon of Marin cycling, Salifu Mohammed, a masterful painter from Ghana who reflects on how riding bikes became a way of life,...
Peter Harrington
October 14, 2021
A Pro's Personal Pegoretti
This week on the journal we have another build dear to our hearts. This beautiful Pegoretti Marcelo is a particularly special one since it is my own personal bike and one I have had the great fortune of already riding well over a thousand miles on. I have owned, ridden,...
Brennan Wertz
September 16, 2021
Picking the Perfect Gravel Wheels: The Enve AR vs G Series
Spend anytime looking at our personal bikes or our client gravel builds and it's instantly clear that we're big fans of Enve wheels. But with two different line ups, the AR and G series, it's not always easy deciding which direction to go. Make no mistake, they're both incredible options,...
Derek Yarra
February 02, 2017
The Escape From LA: Stage 1
Say the name “California” to an outsider, and the conjured mental images are almost universal. Movie stars, beaches, the Golden Gate Bridge, progressive politics, perpetual sun, and the unending freeway-driven sprawl of Southern California percolate. But, for those of us who live here, there is a vast, unexplored middle between...
