Otso Cycles Delivers an Affordable, Fun, Steel Trail Bike, and it’s a Hoot! Otso’s Titanium hard tail was a Hoot, so now they’re adding a steel version at a lower price. Written by Ron Frazelle April 09, 2026
DUH. Surly Makes Sliding UDH Dropouts Look Good on the New Sorceress Trail Bike Surly’s new DUH sliding UDH-compatible dropouts are the cleanest we’ve seen… Written by Ron Frazelle April 07, 2026
Sklar Bike’s Tall Tale Hardtail is back in Stock w/ Geo Updates & Two Fresh Colors The popular Sklar Tall Tale hardtail is back, with a few welcome updates to help you write your own riding adventure story Written by Ron Frazelle March 23, 2026
Size Does Matter? Bike Ahead Certainly Thinks So With This 32” Gravel Bike Bike Ahead is known for its unique offerings. Lately, that has been in the 32” world, with their six-spoked BiTurbo 32” wheels. Now, they are… Written by Travis Reill March 20, 2026
BTCHN Bikes Introduces the Alpina, a 32” Hardtail Mountain Bike This isn’t the first 32” we’ve seen from Btchn. The brand wowed us at last year’s MADE with a 32” drop bar bike that was,… Written by Travis Reill March 19, 2026
Pinion or Effigear, Choose the Gearbox You Want on Terra’s New DH rig The new Terra Nera is a gearbox-equipped DH bike (choose between 2 gearboxes) with essentially fully customizable geometry Written by Travis Reill March 12, 2026
A 32″ MTB Frameset You Can Buy Right Now: The Neuhaus NOVA32 is a Production Rigid Hardtail The Neuhaus NOVA32 MTB is ready to ship… today! Written by Ron Frazelle March 11, 2026
Quirk Founder’s Batch Ushers in £5k UK-Made Production Steel Road, Gravel Bikes & More! Quirk goes boutique production with stock geometry on premium steel road & gravel bikes, plus some sweet limited editions… Written by Cory Benson March 05, 2026
The Kona LBF is Their Rowdiest Drop Bar Bike Yet & Definitely Not a Gravel Bike w/ Big Tires Meet the LBF. A heavy, aggressively spec’d drop bar hardtail that will leave you questioning what is possible on drop bars. Kona is so back. Written by Zach Overholt March 03, 2026
Kona Makes Your Commute Easier With the New 2026 Dew Lineup Kona has made some changes to its Dew lineup for 2026 including some geometry tweaks and some more modern components Written by Travis Reill February 19, 2026
Wove Saddles Get Metal Rail Option for Lower Price & Increased Durability Wove announces new solid steel railed saddles and lower price point. Written by Jordan Villella February 19, 2026
State Bikes’ New 4130 Trail Hardtail Upgrades to Shimano & Keeps Old Price Upgrades while keeping the same price? That almost never happens anymore… Written by Ron Frazelle February 17, 2026
REEB Celebrates 15 years with Limited American-Made Re:Dikyelous Hardtail REEB Cycles has a hardtail back in the lineup, but for a limited time! Written by Ron Frazelle February 05, 2026
Hell Freezes Over as Surly Midnight Special Gets Carbon Fork and Rims For the first time ever, Surly is spec’ing a bike with a carbon fork… Written by Ron Frazelle February 03, 2026
Sklar Bike’s New Standalone Steel Forks are Perfect for Gravel Bikes & ATB You no longer have to buy a frameset to get your hands on a fork from Sklar Bikes! Written by Ron Frazelle January 28, 2026
Patrol Mountain Releases Dirt Jump Bikes for Big and Little Rippers Alike Patrol Mountain releases 3 dirt jumpers for young to full-grown rippers – a 20″, 24″, and 26″ – to remind us that dirt jumping isn’t… Written by Travis Reill December 29, 2025
Sour Purple Pie isn’t a Thanksgiving Dessert, Rather a Pinion-Equipped Steel Gravel Bike This colorful Sour Purple Pie is not a sweet dessert, but rather a sweet steel Pinion gearbox gravel bike for adventures! Written by Cory Benson December 02, 2025
Mason x Barco Exposure Prototype Teases Steel Integration & New DT Suspension Fork Classic British bikemaker Mason fully integrates a prototype Exposure steel gravel bike and give it suspension! Written by Cory Benson November 21, 2025
Closure: The Final Days of Waterford Bicycle Factory Captured in Beautiful Photo Essay Tucker Schwinn tells the story of the Waterford Bicycle Factory closure. Written by Ron Frazelle November 03, 2025
50% Tariffs Will Cause Bike Prices to Soar, and One Bike Company is Actually Supportive The public comment period on the potential new tariffs that would drastically impact the bike industry ends tomorrow. Written by Travis Reill October 20, 2025
Scarab Cycles Now Offers Production Sizes and a Ready To Paint Program Scarab Cycles continues to expand with new stock frame sizes and ready-to-paint frames. Written by Ron Frazelle October 13, 2025
Surly Launches a New Straggler, and It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Gravel Bike A performance-oriented Surly? The new Straggler is quite different Written by Ron Frazelle September 26, 2025
Tout Terrain Adds Carbon Components for the Sportier Ceres GT Select 6.4 Tout Terrain adds another gravel model to its lineup – the Tout Terrain Ceres GT Select 6.4 has better components and more carbon Written by Travis Reill September 11, 2025
Tumbleweed Cycles Upgrades Stargazer for the Better, Adds UDH, Geo Tweak & More Tumbleweed Bicycles upgrades the Gen 2 Stargazer: everything you need, nothin’ you don’t! Written by Ron Frazelle September 08, 2025
Nomad Cycles Launch Kickstarter to Hand-Build eBikes in Portland Nomad Cycles is making hand-built eBikes right there in Portland, Oregon. Written by Ron Frazelle August 27, 2025
Wilde Bicycles Announces Production Fillet-brazed Spelljammer Randonneuring Bike, Preorders Start Now The new Wilde Bicycles Spelljammer is a gorgeous retro/modern Randonneuring bike. Written by Ron Frazelle August 14, 2025
Stinner Frameworks Adds New Gibraltar Podium and Select Stock Steel & Ti Road Bikes Stinner Frameworks now offers their popular Gibraltar road bike with stock steel & ti frame options at the most attainable price yet. Written by Ron Frazelle July 22, 2025
The Wilde Rambler SL Gravel Bike Defines Why I Prefer to Ride Metal Ron reviews his Wilde Rambler SL… spoiler alert: he loves it! Written by Ron Frazelle May 28, 2025
Panorama Cycles Anticosti CrMo Gravel Bike Update Includes UDH, Dropper Routing, More! Thanks to the latest updates, the Panorama Anticosti is better equipped for all your adventures! Written by Steve Fisher March 21, 2025
The Wilde Rambler SL Is an Affordable New ‘All-Arounder’ Steel Gravel Bike It’s Spring in Minnesota (I think) and Wilde Bicycle Co. is celebrating by announcing the new Wilde Rambler SL (Super Light), a drop bar “all-arounder”… Written by Ron Frazelle April 19, 2023
