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Stu’s All City Nature Boy CX Frame

This singlespeed cyclocross frame is absolutely fantastic looking! Our friend Stu is the owner of this particular Nature Boy Frame, and he loves them! He use to ride the 2010 model of this exact bike, but with the new and easily more serviceable internal routing, Columbus Nivacrom Zona Alloy Tubing, and the new Black &...

Chris’ Cooper CX

Whether it be on the muddy tracks of Cyclocross, riding the pristine roads of the  Blue Ridge parkway, or just out on a camping trip; Chris wanted that great all around bike that could be ridden almost everywhere. The Cooper CX fit the definition superbly, so we got to work in building around the awesome light and durable titanium...

Kevin’s Surly Long Haul Trucker

This Surly Long Haul Trucker turned into one tough bike. Kevin, a local and friend, in the past had done Touring. Finding that it wasn’t for him, he wanted to turn his Long Haul Trucker into a “bombproof” city bike. We accepted the offer to turn his Surly into one mean machine meant to take...

JR’s Surly Crosscheck

A couple weeks ago, a good friend of Andy’s named JR came in looking for a reliable yet simple commuter bike. The main cause of his search was to use it to go to and from work. After some discussion and contemplation, he came to a decision; he chose the Surly Crosscheck. To keep JR’s...

Fi’zi:k Arione Wing Flex Saddle Review.

The Fi’zi:k Arione Saddle, with its many variants, has been seen as one of the best saddles on the market for years. Fi’zi:k has time and time again improved the great Arione design, distributing each year a template that has been one of the factors of their companies success. The model I had purchased was...

Jill’s new Cannondale Slice

The world of the Triathlon is a very challenging and difficult one. To swim, bike, then run is to many, simply unthinkable. Within Triathlons there are many factors that are indeed important to every athlete that participates; but perhaps one of the most important of those is the Tri-bike. Just recently, a local Triathlete named...