Stories

Sam Pickman, Director of Product and Engineering, takes Ben Delaney on a factory tour to learn how bikes are made and how couscous plays a role.

Our athletes, riders, and retailers from all over are often the inspiration for some of our best paint schemes. We are fortunate to share with them a mutual passion for bikes and the personalization that can go into each and every one of them. We've assembled a gallery of some...

This past October, we had the pleasure of hosting attendees of the PeopleForBikes SHIFT22 bike industry conference at our factory. For participants of the conference and Big Sugar Gravel, it was an opportunity to share an up close and personal view of what it means to make high-end carbon bikes in our...

Allied Cycle Works might not be as widely known as some other brands in this definitely-not-a-shootout group test, but they've actually been manufacturing carbon frames in their Northwest Arkansas factory since 2016. The 120mm-travel BC40 is their first mountain bike, though, and they're saying that the new 29er, ''blends XC...

Lea Davison caps off an extraordinary season with what was one her biggest come from behind efforts of her career at the MTB Marathon National Championships. “I came in 3rd place, and I am THRILLED and incredibly proud of this result,” said a very excited Lea Davison. Lea had a...

"Before I got on the BC40, it had been nearly a year since I thought about Strava. I had decided I wasn’t going to worry about how fast or how far I went this summer, only whether or not I had fun riding my bike. The second I started turning...

When Lea approached us about collaborating on her Pride paint concept, our natural reaction was, “heck yea! Let’s do it!.” What came to life was more than a race machine.

It's been a long season for riders who have been battling it out in the Life Time Grand Prix. At this point of the season, the body and mind struggle to keep it all together for the final stage of the series. It's only fitting the competitive finale for most...

Lea is an extraordinary human. Yes, of course we are in awe of her athletic accomplishments, 8X US National Champion, 2X Olympian, Silver medal at the 2016 World Championships, Bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships, and 3rd overall in the 2015 World Cup series. The list goes on and...