Miles Arbour

The MADE bike show has returned for its fourth year, commencing one of the most anticipated weekends in the custom framebuilding world and the surrounding community. The event opens to the public today, and we’re launching into our coverage with a roundup of seven stunning bikes from Rare Earth, SimWorks, Woodpecker Cycle Co., and Kyoot. Check the first batch of many to come below…

Ahead of this year’s MADE bike show in Portland, we caught up with the event’s director, Billy Sinkford, to talk about the show’s evolution and next year’s venue. We also got an early look at this year’s show bike: a stunning custom BTCHN’ Bikes 32er gravel bike. Find it all here…

After five years of custom framebuilding in Philadelphia, Tom La Marche of La Marche Bike Co. picked up his life and moved to Portland. Ahead of this year’s MADE bike show, we stopped by his shop inside the Chris King factory to chat about his involvement with Firsthand Framebuilding, the downsides of new technology, and keeping bikes fun. Find that, photos from our visit, and an early look at the bikes he’ll be displaying at the MADE show this weekend here…

For our readers planning to attend the 2026 MADE bike show in Portland this weekend, we’d love to photograph you and your bike! We’ll be shooting attendee bike portraits on Saturday morning for one hour and hope you’ll pop by. Find details here…

The Kegety is Quirk Cycles’ first production gravel bike. It offers 50mm tire clearance, a 1x-specific design, and is handmade in England from high-quality steel tubing and 3D-printed components. Learn more about the new Quirk Cycles Kegety here…

Rockgeist owner Greg Hardy is lining up at the 2026 Trans North Georgia Adventure tomorrow morning, where he’ll test a few prototype Rockgeist bags before making them available to the public. See what he’s bringing here…

Part two of our massive Rigs of the 2026 Silk Road Mountain Race roundup features another 50 loaded bikes taking on the 2,052-kilometer bikepacking race across Kyrgyzstan. Find photos, bag and gear highlights, and more details on all of them here…

The eighth edition of the Silk Road Mountain Race follows a 2,052-kilometer off-road route through some of the wildest and most beautiful regions of Kyrgyzstan. Part one of our race rig roundup features the first 60 bikes and riders lining up for the 2026 grand depart on Saturday morning. Dig into them here…

The new Intend Elevator Dropper Post is the first dropper post from the German component manufacturer, and it borrows some interesting tech from their suspension forks. Find details on the post and the new Elevator Boy Lever here…

The new Outlier Metronome Pedals use the same dropped position and one-sided design as the original Pendulum Pedals but feature a compact platform that’s better suited to smaller feet. Take a closer look here…

Just released, the redesigned Crankbrothers Highline Dropper is said to be lighter, smoother, shorter, and easier to adjust. Plus, it comes in a whopping 33 sizes and travel configurations. Find all the details here…

Refreshed to be more capable than ever, the 2026 Moots Womble clears 29 x 2.6″ tires, has a slacker head tube angle, and is designed around a 140mm fork. Take a closer look at Moots’ new premium titanium hardtail here…