We’ve gotten a number of cruiser, BMX, and DJ bikes submitted to our Readers’ Rides email over the past few weeks and today, we’re pleased to share Matt’s Kona Shonky. Read on below for Matt’s words on this build.
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Readers’ Rides: Carl’s 1997 GT Avalanche
For this morning’s Readers’ Rides, we’ve got Carl’s ’97 GT Avalanche, with its signature triple triangle, amidst some glowing gold aspen leaves. Read on below for more!
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Readers’ Rides: Thomas’ Elephant Hardtail MTB
A lot of people have heard of Spokane’s Elephant Bikes thanks to their National Forest Explorer touring bikes and today we have Thomas from Spokane who has documented the process of getting a custom hardtail from Elephant. Read on below!
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Readers’ Rides: Marcel’s Singlespeed Kona Unit
People love their Kona Units and with good reason! Marcel breaks down his build for us in today’s Readers’ Rides…
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Toby’s 1993 Specialized Rockhopper Expert: Readers’ Rides
The early 90s offered a plethora of bikes that would last for ages and Toby’s 1993 Specialized Rockhopper Expert is just another example of a bike that will probably last another 30 years. Let’s take a look in today’s edition of Readers’ Rides!
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Readers’ Rides: Robert’s Restored 1986 Miyata Terra Runner MTB
For the past few weeks, we’ve received an influx of vintage MTBs submitted to our Readers’ Rides inbox and today we’ve selected Robert‘s restored 1986 Miyata Terra Runner. Check it out below with lots of photos and a full component breakdown!
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Readers’ Rides: A Build from The Bicycle Academy – Joseph’s Dim Sum Cycles S&S Road
For this week’s Readers’ Rides, the first of 2022, we’ve got Joseph SY Ng’s build from the Master Build Course at The Bicycle Academy. This one’s a beaut, so check it out in detail below!
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The Radavist’s Top 10 Readers’ Rides of 2021
2021 was an exceptional year for our Readers’ Rides series, which we first began posting back in 2011. Last year’s readership-submitted bikes ran the gamut, much like our Top 10 Beautiful Bicycles, but Readers’ Rides is 100% audience-submitted. We love receiving submissions each week so if you were on the fence about submitting your ride, perhaps this list will motivate you to break out the camera. This list was compiled by web traffic and comments. Let’s check out the Top Ten Readers’ Rides of 2021 below, in no particular order…
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Readers’ Rides: Matt’s All-City Nature Boy Fixed Gear
It’s hard to argue the versatility of the old All-City Nature Boy canti models. They were perfect commuters, ‘cross racers, and when set up fixed, perfect for commuting on snowy winter roads. Check out Matt‘s build and a full spec breakdown below!
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Readers’ Rides: Marco’s “Lockdown” Gorilla Monsoon
We’ve all been tinkering while staying at home during the pandemic. Marco chose the All-City Gorilla Monsoon as the chassis for his newest build project and over the past 18 months, he’s been perfecting the build. Let’s see it in detail below…
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Readers’ Rides: Chris’ Rodeo Labs Trail Donkey
It’s Friday and that means it’s another Readers’ Rides feature. This time, we look at Chris’ Rodeo Labs Trail Donkey, with a pretty wild parts spec. Chris supplied all the build details so let’s check it out below!
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Readers’ Rides: Benjamin from Bavaria’s SOMA
Today’s Readers’ Rides comes from Bavaria, Germany. Benjamin walks us through his lovely SOMA Rush in detail below, in all its fixed gear elegance…
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Readers’ Rides: Andrew’s Våt Fot Gravel Thrasher
Today’s Readers’ Rides is a hand-built frame from Virginia from Våt Fot. Andrew shares with us some beautiful photos and a complete build spec so read on below for more!
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Readers’ Rides: Simon’s Jones Diamond Frame
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Berlin, where Simon shares his Jones Diamond Frame with us. Read on below for Simon’s perspective of his all-terrain build…
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Readers’ Rides: Sam’s Late 1980s New Zealand-Built Pertini Ten Road
For something a little different this week, we’re bringing in Sam from Christchurch, New Zealand and his unique late 1980s New Zealand-built Pertini Ten Road. This one has some patina but a great story and as Sam puts it’s “all just old as hell.”
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Readers’ Rides: Sam’s Ritchey with a Crust Clydesdale Fork
This week’s Readers’ Rides is a good example of an older frame put to solid, modern use. Sam‘s Ritchey has a Crust Clydesdale Fork that has really transformed this MTB into a multi-purpose work horse. Let’s check it out below!
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Readers’ Rides: Acit’s Stooge Scrambler from Singapore
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes all the way from Singapore. Acit’s Stooge Scrambler is super dreamy and he’s done a great job documenting it, so let’s just right in!
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Readers’ Rides: Erik’s Stanton Switch9er 631 Hardtail
This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Erik‘s Stanton (Made in the UK) hardtail. We love a good rowdy hardtail so let’s check this one out in detail below!