The Radavist

Eurobike is the biggest event in the cycling industry, but year after year, it feels increasingly disconnected from the very thing it’s meant to celebrate. Join Petor Georgallou on a journey through exhaustion, alienation, rare moments of joy, and encounters both meaningful and absurd. Part show report, part existential diary, and part love letter to the weirdos who still make bikes worth caring about. If you’ve ever felt out of place in a space you were supposed to belong to, this one’s for you. Many thanks to Schwalbe for sponsoring our Eurobike coverage.

Petor Georgallou heads to 2025 Eurobike to report on the best, the worst, and the most off-piste of an industry in decline. There were friends and familiar faces, terrible inventions, strange interpretations, oddballs and maniacs orbiting a core of wholesome optimism and community. Reporting from between a rock and a hard place – security guards gone feral and the mythos of get-rich-quick innovation – Eurobike becomes increasingly impossible to take seriously as a bike show. Many thanks to Schwalbe for sponsoring our Eurobike coverage…

Brooks England opened the doors of their Birmingham workshop to host the first Open Factory in over a century. Our European correspondent, and gonzo journo, Petor Georgallou, seized the opportunity to explore their archive of historic designs dating back more than 150 years. Join us for a rare look behind the scenes at one of the longest-running brands in cycling. Enjoy the show…

As part of their Open Factory event, Brooks England invited a selection of builders and small British bike brands. Some of the longest-running brands in cycling had the opportunity to show alongside relative newcomers. Buckle up for another ride with our European correspondent, Petor Georgallou, and enjoy the show…

A few weeks ago, our European correspondent Petor headed into London to ride at the 8th edition of annual fundraiser North London Dirt. He ended up riding off-road with rad people in the rain, exploring London’s hidden dirt shortcuts and side quests.

With an already impossible itinerary to visit all four builders who received a scholarship for Bespoked last fall, Petor decided to tack on one last shop visit, Ground Up Speed Shop. Outside of Colorado Springs is home to Eric Barr and his infamous Dizzy Drome. Read on for Petor’s deep dive into this unique shop and its eccentric creator…

As a preface to John’s coverage of the Bespoked X Brother Apocalypse Build Off at Bespoked UK, we have Petor’s impetus for the event. With shop visits to Bikefix, Seabass Cycles, and Stayer Cycles, Petor sets the stage for the Apocalypse Build Off…

Petor Georgallou returns to The Radavist with a jazzy review of Fenwick‘s eco-friendly bike cleaning products. Do Fenwick’s Bike Cleaner and Foaming Chain Cleaner offer a squeaky clean and sparkling finish, or does this biodegradable product leave a residue? Find out more below…

London’s oldest bike shop, Condor Cycles, just announced an all-new, all-metal, all-rounder, normal bike called the Bivio + and our UK correspondent, Petor Georgallou, brings us a spirited and succinct review of the bike. But first, cheese…

Our European correspondent Petor Georgallou recently visited four North American framebuilders who have been awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, on October 18–20. In the first installment of this series, Petor joins Memento Cycles of Montreal, Québec. Take a look behind the collective at Memento Cycles…

What makes you smile while riding a bike? This question, and many more, brought our European correspondent – and big-time Star Wars aficionado – Petor Georgallou to purchase a Sturdy Cycles Cilla gravel bike (£8000) last year that he’s now dubbed an X-Wing. Did this futuristic titanium rebel alliance fighter-of-choice live up to his expectations? Read on to find out…

Our European correspondent Petor Georgallou is back for the second installment of covering Eurobike in his trademark gonzo style. Read on to follow Petor’s tracks into the wonder and weirdness of Europe’s largest cycling trade show. 

Our European correspondent, Petor Georgallou, approaches Eurobike 2024 with his trademark gonzo style. Read on to follow Petor’s tracks into the wonder and weirdness of Europe’s largest cycling trade show.