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When it comes to converting vintage mountain bikes to commuters and cargo bikes, there are a few cargo fork options out there, but for Stolen Garage, they wanted to make something unique using Anne’s RockRider as the prototype. Let’s check it out with wonderful photos by Romain, below!
If you have a vintage MTB or basket bike and are looking for a light ‘n’ supple, file tread center tire that excels for mixed terrain biking, and want a pop of color, then check out the SimWorks Homage tires in 26″. These Panaracer-made tires are back in stock in the classic bright green tread, or black tread gumwall if you’re seeking a sleeker look. Both colors are back in stock at SimWorks for $68.
Building a bike for your kid is a fulfilling experience for a parent and child. Krishna Muirhead just completed a 1995 Barracuda A2E for his son, Nico, and sent it along for a very rad Readers’ Rides!
It’s not really up for debate: The Suntour™ XC-I and XC-II pedals are the BEST CAGED pedals ever made. Often copied but never duplicated, you can certainly spend more on a set of cool old-school caged pedals, but you won’t get more. The only gripe with these awesome pedals has been the dustcaps. Dustcaps falling off and disappearing have always been an issue with the XC-I and XC-II, and the problem is worse than ever now that the plastic has shrunken and hardened a bit over the decades.
House of Looptail is once again happy to save the day with its new Egssy! pedal dustcaps. CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminum, they fit tight, look right, and will not shrink. They fit both the Suntour Eggsy-I and Eggsy-II pedals, and should be the last set of pedals dustcaps you’ll ever need to buy for $25 a set.
In stock now at House of Looptail.
For this week’s Readers’ Rides, Teddy shares with us his shreddy basket bike built upon a 1992 Litespeed “Mountain” chassis…
Ever wonder what goes into repairing a steel frame? Old or new steel frames can have damaged tubes removed and new ones added. Extra bosses or brake bridges can be added. Really, the possibilities are mostly endless. When you know what you’re doing. Watch as Paul Brodie restores this vintage Ritchey P-22 with a new set of stays…
While at last weekend’s Lost and Found, John documented a couple of bikes people rode on the 2025 courses. Read on for a look at Bryan’s Specialized Stumpjumper Coaster Cruiser…
The Trek Antelope might be the most popular Readers’ Rides submission over here at The Radavist, and today, Tilman from Tesuque Bikes shares his “The Soul of the Thing” build. Let’s check it out…
After John helped facilitate the sale of a very rare early 1980s LandShark MTB, to ensure it arrived safely to its new owner, he hit up Bikeflights to try out their new size large Bike Box Large. This proved to be the most secure and easiest way to ship a bike…
BoneshakerMTB and Gremlins Bicycle Emporium recently hosted the 2nd Annual Vintage Mountain Bike Show in Ontario and they shared a brief write-up with recap photos with us, so read on to take a look inside the showcase!
Sometimes bikes are indeed “forever bikes,” and as Ben outlines in this week’s Readers’ Rides, his Ritchey is one of them!
For this installment in our Vintage Bicycles category, Tasshi from Vintage MTB Workshop takes on this 1994 Breezer Beamer, which is without a doubt one of the kookiest moments in mountain bike design. Let’s check it out!
Mike, from a rad coffee company called Traction, sent in his 1991 Fisher Advance for this week’s Readers’ Rides. Let’s check it out!
Inspired by the “stub” Bullmoose bars featured in John’s various 1980s Ritchey restorations, Matias from Stridsland developed a modern version for 1 1/8″ steerers called the Bullship Bar. While there have been various modern takes on Tom’s original design, these are by far the closest to being a proper modern Bullmoose. Find out why and more below in a detail-rich gallery and review from John…
Metal bikes. They just hit different. Even those older 1990s metal full suspensions can be repurposed with a bit of love as Harrison exhibits in this week’s Readers’ Rides with his 1996 Specialized Ground Control…
It’s the last Friday of the year, and that means it’s time for our annual Top Ten Readers’ Rides list! Started in 2011, Readers’ Rides showcases the unique bikes owned by the readership of The Radavist. Like our Top Ten Bike Reviews list we posted yesterday, we compiled data from views and comments to distill down ten prime examples. This year’s list has some wild ones, so let’s get to it!
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Sometimes, something so beautiful pops up on the Rad Bazaar that we have to share it! Check out this Diamondback Ridge Runner from Matt of Hobohubworks:
“1983 Ridge Runner! Lugged beauty. New Simworks Tires, new tubes, new chain, new brake pads, new bars, new grips, new cables and housing, rims were replaced by SE bikes double wall Rims. Everything else was taken apart cleaned and rebuilt. Size 22 good for someone 5’10+ Willing to ship! $500OBO”
For $500 this is a steal for someone looking for a great vintage mountain touring bike!
Check it out at the Rad Bazaar.
The Trek Antelopes are a great alternative to the Stumpjumpers and MB-1 of the era. For this week’s Readers’ Rides, Matt shares his 1987 Trek 800 Antelope with us…
