Our favorite posts each week come from you, the readers of this website! Back in 2011 we launched our Readers’ Rides feature and every year, we like to look back at twelve months of submissions and see what resonated with people the most. Well, this year we saw a huge uptick in vintage restomods being submitted and it says something that the number one entry on this list was just posted a few weeks ago! Let’s get to it…
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The Radavist’s Top Ten Review Bikes of 2023
If our Top Ten Beautiful Bicycles list serves as an indicator of your interests, our Top Ten Review Bikes speak to the readership’s curiosities and potential next bike buys. This year’s Top Ten Review Bikes ran the gamut from carbon gravel bikes with proprietary passive suspension to actual full suspension bikes and everything in between.
Let’s check out what review bikes pushed the needle for you this year!
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Titanium Touring Perfection: Singular Gryphon Drop Bar 29er MTB Review
Over the years, I’ve had the ability and privilege of throwing my leg over a number of fat tire, drop bar touring bikes. From the almighty Tumbleweed Stargazer to the readily available Kona Sutra ULTD, these robust bikes with an off-road and load-bearing geometry make for great interstitial, genre-bending machines for all sorts of riding.
Yet before brands like Salsa were even making high clearance, drop bar, 29er, disc brake, production touring bikes, a brand called Singular Cycles in the UK shifted the paradigm with its Swift in 2007 and, later in 2008, Gryphon models. These frames featured high stack numbers, fit big tires, and most importantly, had rack/fender/cargo bosses aplenty.
This year, Singular debuted its custom Gryphon Titanium, and once again, I’m questioning which bike to crown “best in class.” Check out my full-length review below…
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2023 MADE Bike Show Coverage: Part 7 – Ahearne, Blaze, Jeffrey Bock, MADE Moots, Montenegro Manufacturing, Pine, Simple, and Singular
Well, the time has come. This is our seventh and final 2023 MADE Bike Show gallery. We busted our tails to bring you the best coverage from the show. Josh and John scoured the halls of the show for bikes to document, and this last gallery is full of stunning bikes. Check out our selects below!
Thanks to 1-Up USA for sponsoring our continued 2023 MADE Bike Show coverage!
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Ride. Reuse. Recycle: GREPP Gripper Bar Tape Review
Gripper Bar Tape, produced by the good folks at GREPP, is an adhesive-free, durable, and washable handlebar tape. Based in Sweden, GREPP founders Jan and Thomas initially set out to produce a milled cotton cloth tape (like many other classics in the market) but very quickly found that with the use of innovative new materials, they had an opportunity to produce a much more sustainable, long-lasting, and environmentally friendly product for the market.
Continue reading Sam and Bec‘s thorough long-term review of this innovative bar tape…
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Radar Roundup: Revelate Rifter Framebag, Singular Swift Mk5 Pre-Order, Starling Cycles Limited Hope Tech Builds, Wheels Manufacturing for Crust Bikes, Cascada Long Sleeve, Pirelli Cinturato Gravel Tires, Time to Climb, and Ronnie Talks Shimagnolo
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Radar Roundup: Chromag Lowdown 170/158mm, Universal Colours, Singular Laing Ti Stem, Tumbleweed Rack Adaptor, Wheels MFG Colored BB, Restrap Custom Framebags, and Chumba USA Bikes: Handmade Bikes for All Riders
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Readers’ Rides: Robbyansyah’s Singular Peregrine Mk III Gravel Bike
The Singular Cycles lineup was way ahead of the bike industry’s gravel craze. The UK-based company started making bikes with clearances for big tires, disc brakes, and off-road geometry before many brands, and the best part is it continues to push the envelope today. Singular’s forward thinking practices has brought it recognition world wide, which is how Robbyansyah found out about them in Indonesia, where he built up this Peregrine Mk III and has shared it with us today!
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Radar Roundup: Dyed in the Wool Camera Bag, Singular Gryphon Mk 3, ORNOT Decadent Merino, MAAP x 100%, Meet Mr. Wizard, and See Us Heal
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Radar Roundup: Monumental Loop x Rogue Panda, Singular Gryphon Titanium, Curve Rocket Pooch, Gravel Ride des 13 Forges Teaser, and Joonas Vinnari
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Now’s Your Chance to Enter to Win this Complete Singular Cycles Peregrine!
Well, we’ve finally got our ducks in a row here and are ready to launch the giveaway for the Singular Cycles Peregrine all-rounder bike John reviewed earlier this month. Read on below for your chance to win!
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An Iconic All-Rounder: Stooping with the Singular Cycles Peregrine 650b Gravel Bike
One of the original “all-rounders”, the Singular Cycles Peregrine first took flight over a decade ago, in May 2007, as an homage to post-war French constructeurs with modern updates like bigger tire clearances, more robust steel tubing, and disc brakes. I’ve had this bike for longer than I’d like to admit but with supply chain issues, parts shortages, and trying to align a review with more stock incoming from Singular, I’m finally ready to share my thoughts on this versatile bike. And we’re giving this exact build away in the coming weeks, so read on below
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Radar Roundup: Oh, Brother, Seeing Sound, Escapism, Gryphon, and Fat Biking 101
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…