A green-fade TIME ADHX 45 gravel bike on a Force XPLR build, now for sale. The current spec, Steve’s honest ride take, a couple of cosmetic blemishes called out straight, and flexible cockpit and tire options.
A customer’s Moots Routt RSL 45th Anniversary Edition – Cerakote finish, full SRAM Red XPLR, Chris King throughout. The build, the finish, and what Steve might do differently.
A look at the shop’s titanium Moots Routt RSL – the Force XPLR gravel build Maklin fits, tests and rides (Kyle raced it at Core4). What’s swapped from stock, and why it’s the one demo Steve would keep.
A long-term review of the custom carbon Jamis Renegade after a season of gravel racing (DAMn 240, Big Sugar) – the updated verdict, the honest quirks, and the current for-sale build.
The Bianchi E-Oltre is a 26-pound e-road bike on the carbon Oltre platform – Mahle X30 hub drive, light pedal-assist to 20 mph, no throttle, and a near-Ultegra Di2 build. A bicycle first, e-bike second.
Base Cervelo Aspero vs the aero Aspero-5, with identical tires on both. Nearly the same fit, so it comes down to aerodynamics, real-world tire clearance, integration and cost. A frame-to-frame comparison.
A Cervelo Caledonia shopper who asks whether it can do gravel almost always ends up looking at the Aspero. A frame-to-frame comparison of the Base Aspero (GRX 2x) and the 105 Caledonia — fit, geometry, and the tire-clearance, UDH and bottle-mount differences that set them apart.
Santa Cruz moved the Blur to its fifth generation, and it is slacker, longer and lower. A frame-to-frame first look at every change from Blur 4 to Blur 5 (and where the discontinued Cervelo ZFS-120 fit), with a size-medium geometry comparison.
2025 Salsa Spearfish Deluxe – Full Ride Review Jump Ahead Video Review Overview & What’s New on the 2025 Spearfish Deluxe The 2025 Salsa Spearfish Deluxe we tested began as the stock XO Transmission + Flight Attendant build. For our Bentonville trip and the Little Sugar race, we swapped several components to match our preferred … Read more