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RockShox Updates SID SL and Reba Cross-Country Forks

3 days ago | theradavist.com | Travis Engel

RockShox just dropped top-to-bottom rebuilds of their SID SL cross-country race fork, and its lower-priced counterpart, the Reba…As a refresher, the SID SL is the lighter-weight, shorter-travel, narrower-stanchion subcategory within the SID fork family. It is a classic race machine, with 32 mm stanchions and either 100 or 110mm of travel. The standard SID, on the other hand, has 35mm stanchions, is available with 110 or 120 mm of travel, and is aimed at more capable modern cross-country bikes.
Hope Tech HB.T Revolutionary Carbon Track Bike – John Watson

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

Earlier this week, we looked inside Hope Tech, a leader in UK manufacturing. While visiting the shop, John spent some time documenting the Hope HB.T track bike…Created for the 2020 Olympics and ridden by Team GB, the HB.T represents Hope Tech’s capabilities as both designers and fabricators. This particular model features a Lotus pursuit cockpit and fork. Renishaw cranks and an aero Twin Seatpost complete the build.
Crust Bikes Restocks LD Stems

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

Radar Ibis founder Scot Nicol-designed “Goose Neck” stems were used in early mountain bikes to convert flat bar frames to drop bar bikes. Scot handed the design off to framebuilding greats Charlie Cunningham and Steve Potts who brought it further into the burgeoning industry. Soon, the Goose Necks stems had the nickname of LD Stems. Crust Bikes loves the practicality of these stems, so they’ve updated them for modern applications.
SimWorks and Sycip Designs Bring Back the J.B. Bar

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

SimWorks just brought back one of its classic bar designs with longtime collaborator Jeremy Sycip – a renowned framebuilder and fabricator based out of Santa Rosa, CA – the J.B. Bar. The J.B. Bar had previously been produced for Sycip by Nitto – but had been out of production for several years. Originally based on a hand bent bar that had been produced for a ‘Java Boy’ bike that Jeremy had built many years ago, the J.B. Bar is a swept back bar with a unique shape and grip area.
Paul Component Engineering BEP Handlebar Plugs

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

It’s just a handlebar plug, right? Sure, but when the machinist bike nerds at PAUL start designing, prototyping, (obsessing), and testing a project, even a simple bar plug can end up at NASA-level standards of tolerance, function, and reliability. Introducing the BEP Handlebar Plugs. They install in drop bars or MTB bars with a 4 mm Allen key and lock into position, never rattling loose…Paul thinks it has arrived at the highest quality handlebar plugs in the world.
Readers’ Rides: Grant from Leogang Paintworks Steelman Stage Race

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

Like Grant, we’re suckers for skinny tubed, rim brake road bikes. Let’s check out his hand-painted Steelman Stage Race road bike…I hand-painted this Steelman Stage Race frame for a friend of mine and built it up with a new old stock 11-speed 105 groupset. It’s a pretty simple build for a gorgeous frame and was stoked to paint it for a friend of mine.
White Industries Quietly Rolled Out 9-12 Speed 2X VBC Chainrings

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

White Industries just quietly rolled out its all-new updated VBC (Variable Bolt Circle) 2 x 12-speed chainrings. These made in Petaluma, California rings are compatible with Shimano and SRAM 9-12 speed 2x drivetrains and White Industries cranks. The brand has been working on this development for year and the newly-updated rings includes compatibility with Shimano 9-12 speed 105/Ultegra/GRX/Dura Ace and 10-12 speed SRAM Apex/Rival/Red, in either mechanical or electronic versions.
Paul from Paul Component and His N+1 Crisis

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

Paul from Paul Component Engineering is out of control. He has too many bikes. N+1? When is enough, enough? And instead of building up another one, he’s going to build up three!
Lost and Found Rides: Bryan’s Specialized Stumpjumper Coaster Cruiser –

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

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…When Cjell Mone rode the Arizona Trail on a coaster cruiser Mone SB2, it proved that coaster cruiser bikes can be more than novelty bikes, used to entertain the pilot in familiar terrain. Die-hard coaster brake aficionados already knew this, but when the cult transcends into the broader cycling discussion, it’s noteworthy.
BTCHN Bikes 27.2 Ti Seatpost Pre-Order

1 week ago | theradavist.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson

BTCHN Bikes out of Chico, California, continues its titanium component production with a new and improved titanium seat post ($320). These 27.2 posts are an evolution on the brand’s first offering, because the old one, while good, just wasn’t good enough. This one’s lighter and stronger. These posts weigh 200g (350 mm) and 230g (420 mm) respectively. It’s built around a 3D printed titanium head — no shortcuts, just raw, printed, Tyler welded Ti wizardry.