All-New Chapter 2 Rira All-Road Bike & Revamped Super-Narrow Mana5 Cockpits
New Zealand’s Chapter 2 debuts an all-new Rira all-road race bike designed to open up not just more roads to ride, but perhaps also to open your mind. This isn’t an aero road bike, and it certainly isn’t a light-gravel race bike. Instead, the new Chapter 2 Rira is a modern, fast & light all-rounder […]
Let’s Meet the Old Man Mountain Experimental Bikepacking Team!
After a monumental response, Old Man Mountain (OMM) has picked the final members of its inaugural Experimental Bikepacking Team. OMM says it was an extremely tough choice, but they want to reach out and thank everyone who applied. The team is sponsored by Silca and the Robert Axle Project. Although OMM says that the goal […]
Cannondale Adds Jolanda Neff & Luca Martin to 2025 Factory Team
The big-name transfers keep coming as the pointy end of the mountain bike world preps for next season. After leaving Trek Factory Racing late last year, Jolanda Neff unveiled that she will be rolling the Lefty this season with Cannondale Factory Racing (CFR). It’s a welcomed addition of star power to the growing squad, with […]
Sour Steel Bikes Shifted to Almost-UDH Dropouts Saving Weight & Headaches
UDH is the big bike buzzword these days – with SRAM’s latest direct-mount Transmission derailleurs requiring it – but Sour thinks they’ve found a better way to future-proof their steel bikes. Instead of fully adopting the universal hanger standard, Sour tweaked it a bit so they could still make a lightweight dropout well-suited for small-diameter […]
Turn Any Bike into a Cargo Bike with the Updated Argo Cargo Kit 2.0
Argo Bikes released an updated kit that can transform any bike into a capable, front-load, cargo bike. With the new Argo Cargo Kit 2.0, just install Argo’s patented BBLink under your bike’s frame and it will turn any bike into a grocery-getting, kid-hauling, furry friend bringer. Photos / Argo Bikes) Following the success of the […]
Low-Impact Aluminum? Trek Bicycles Introduces Innovative Approach w/ 2024 Sustainability Report
Waterloo, Wisconsin’s Trek Bicycles says that besides making bikes, they want to make a difference. On January 6th Trek released its 2024 Sustainability Report. It’s said to showcase the company’s ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon emissions. Along with the company’s other initiatives, the report introduces Trek’s low-impact aluminum program along with a “groundbreaking” supplier […]
They’re Back! The Pro’s Closet 2.0 is Live and Just Sold Their First Bike
After the hoopla of closing its doors, and selling off everything in the building, The Pro’s Closet (TPC) is back and ready to roll. Under new ownership, they’ve rebuilt their inventory and hired back many former employees for the re-launch. (Photos / TPC) On their LinkedIn page, TPC 2.0 is celebrating their first bike sale […]
5 Most Popular Custom Festka Bikes of 2024
At the start of every year, custom Czech carbon bike builder Festka digs back through their social media feeds to crown their most popular bikes. And for 2024’s top 5, it’s a mix of subdued classic and modern road bikes, plus a new race-focused gravel bike that we covered at Bespoked. Although beautiful in the […]
Öhlins RXF36 M.3 Optimizes All-Mountain Fork For Even Better Trail Bike Performance
A new Öhlins RXF36 M.3 mountain bike fork doubles down on Trail, pairing optimized architecture and much fewer options to focus on what did best – soak up hits big and small to take your all-mountain rides further. Dialing back travel to a narrower window to suit most modern trail bikes, the newly refined fork […]
2025 YT Izzo Core Isn’t New, But Gets Longer-Travel Upgrade & Lower Prices From $2500!
Look, the 130mm carbon YT Izzo Core trail bike has been around virtually unchanged since 2020. But we loved it then. And maybe we’ll love it even more, now that it gets more burly builds with more fork travel & slacker geo, inspired by the latest Uncaged version. Oh, and did I mention that it’s […]
