Event Coverage

Spotted: Ekoi Developing All-New Road Pedal Design with Huge Platform!

The French accessory powerhouse Ekoi is developing a new aero-top-of-the-line road pedal which looks like it could require new shoes.

Written by Jordan Villella January 31, 2024

CX National Championship Winning Bike: Eric Brunner’s Pivot Vault

Who says you can’t race CX on a gravel bike?

Written by Jordan Villella December 13, 2023

3D Printed Ribble Titanium All-Road Prototype Leads Out 5 Bikes for Rouleur Live

The Ribble Edit: a 5 bike custom collection debuted at Rouleur Live this week, including a 3D-printed titanium Ribble Prototype all-road bike…

Written by Cory Benson November 03, 2023

Cyber Cranks Out Tubular Steel Cranksets in Germany, Retro MTB Gravel Forks & Stems

Cyber Cycles unveils 4 sets of tubular steel Cyber Cranks, a modular riding Cross Blade fork, and multiple steel stems at Bespoked…

Written by Cory Benson October 20, 2023

Repete’s New R3: Reason is the Cleanest Modern Steel Road Bike You’ve Ever Met

This all-new 3rd gen Repete Cycles R3: Reason steel road bike beautifully blends classic looks with sleek seamless modern integration…

Written by Cory Benson October 20, 2023

Updated Pro Bike Check: All-new Merida Silex of Gravel World Champ Matej Mohorič

Gravel Tease: Matej Mohorič won the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships on an unreleased, but not hidden Merida Silex gravel race bike…

Written by Cory Benson October 19, 2023

ZOceli Crafts New NaRum 135mm Short-Link Steel Full-Suspension Trail Bike for Bespoked

The Zoceli Narum is a new short-travel steel trail bike, handbuilt in the Czech Republic with progressive geometry to tackle any terrain…

Written by Cory Benson October 18, 2023

Ingrid Shifter Completes 1x 12-speed MTB Drivetrain, Made-in-Italy for Bespoked

Prototype Ingrid MTB Trigger Shifter means alternative made-in-Italy mountain bike drivetrain is complete, with gravel shifters right behind…

Written by Cory Benson October 17, 2023

Actofive Signature X Crankset CNC Cuts Price in Half, Tougher Than Ever at Bespoked!

Actofive slashes the cost of beautifully CNC-machined cranks in half with a new lightweight Signature X crankset that’s stronger than ever…

Written by Cory Benson October 16, 2023

Old Man Mountain’s Basket is Finally Here + Brilliant Axle Pack for Suspension Forks!

OMM has a few new options for carrying cargo on your bike, but their solution for adding cages to your suspension fork also caught our…

Written by Ron Frazelle September 21, 2023

A Folding Bikepacking Bike? The Bike Friday All-Packa is Capable & Compact

While at the Made Show, we stopped by the Bike Friday booth and checked out their All-Packa, a foldable bikepacking bike ready for adventure.

Written by Ron Frazelle September 15, 2023

MADE Roundup: All-Road & Gravel Bike Extravaganza + More Cool Bikes

My MADE Show coverage would not be complete, I’m told, without the obligatory “All-road/ Gravel Bike Roundup”. So, in my attempt to appease the editorial…

Written by Ron Frazelle September 11, 2023

Pretty Paint, Cool Stuff & an Homage to a Legend… a MADE Show Photo Dump

I’ve said it so many times in my recent posts, but there was so much to see at the MADE Show. I don’t want to,…

Written by Ron Frazelle September 08, 2023

Bender Bicycle’s Master of None Neo-Retro Wonder Steed

I approached the MADE Show like a consumer, like a kid in a candy store, looking at everything and wondering how I could fit it…

Written by Ron Frazelle September 08, 2023

The R&E Bicycles 6-Pack Micro Bike Fits into a 20″ x 20″ Suitcase

Being what some may call an “industry veteran” and being obsessed with bicycles since I was 5 years old, doesn’t mean that I don’t learn…

Written by Ron Frazelle September 08, 2023

The Art of the Ornate Head Badge, a MADE Show Round-Up

Bikerumor’s coverage of the Portland MADE Show continues with a celebration of the bicycle’s ornate head badge with a collection of photos.

Written by Ron Frazelle September 01, 2023

MADE Show: Wilde’s Lugged Gravel Bike with Modern Geometry

While walking around in the bike-nerdy paradise that is the MADE Show, I ran into Jeffery Frane of Wilde Bikes, and this lugged beauty. You…

Written by Ron Frazelle August 31, 2023

MADE Show: No Welds, No Worries, Heavy Bikes’ Cast Aluminum Gravel Bike

Coverage of the MADE Show continues with the Heavy Bikes’ Hypocrite Gravel Bike, a sand casted, no-weld, single piece, aluminum framed bike.

Written by Ron Frazelle August 30, 2023

Bridge Bike Works Offers All-Road Integrated Fork, Threads Carbon BB & Ships Now

Bridge Bike Works hits its production stride with made-in-Canada carbon Surveyor all-road bike & All-Road Integrated Fork now available…

Written by Cory Benson August 29, 2023

Mosaic MT-1 Updates Custom Ti XC Hardtail, UDH Gravel, Integrated Road & Artist Series

Mosaic at MADE showed off MT-1 custom titanium XC hardtail & GT-1 gravel updates, RT-1 ITR road bike, and lots of killer new paint jobs…

Written by Cory Benson August 28, 2023

Wolf Tooth Gives Olive Components a Permanent Place on the Menu

After introducing Olive here and there as limited-editions, the green color is here to stay!

Written by Zach Overholt August 28, 2023

BikeRumor Best Of Show Awards: Difficult Decisions at MADE Show

There were many beautiful bikes and accessories at the MADE Show. These were our favorites.

Written by Ron Frazelle August 27, 2023

Indy Frame Makers Galore, Bike Nerds Rejoice: MADE Show First Impressions

MADE Show’s goal was to shine the spotlight on the independent frame builders and the community and culture that encompasses them. For a few days,…

Written by Ron Frazelle August 26, 2023

Road to MADE Show: Yakima’s New Rib Cage Rack System for the Jeep JL + SkyRise HD Medium RTT

I’ll be in Portland this week to cover the “celebration of the frame builder” that is the MADE Show. To me, the indy frame builders…

Written by Ron Frazelle August 24, 2023

A New Wheel Size? Moots Prototype Debuts at MADE w/ 750d WTB Wheels & Tires

Something big is rolling into Portland this week. We’re potentially talking about a completely new tire size…

Written by Zach Overholt August 24, 2023

Chris King Components Makes a Limited Edition ‘Splash’ for Inaugural MADE Show

The MADE Bike Show, is being held in Portland Oregon. There, bike-bling-gurus Chris King Components are revealing its latest eye candy. The new Limited Edition…

Written by Ron Frazelle August 22, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Joshua Dubau’s 10.19 kg World Champs RockRider XC Bike

Rockrider Ford Racing Team member, Joshua Dubau, slotted into 25th at yesterday’s UCI XCC Short Track World Championships. Of course, we know the french rider…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 11, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello Dogma XC HT Short Track Bike

Yesterday’s 2023 UCI XCC Short Track World Championships proved to be as controversial as it was exciting. While French rider, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, stormed to victory…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 11, 2023