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I’ve been suffering from a bit of writers block, or bloggers block if you will as I am not much of a writer (not much of a blogger as of late either)!  Normal excuses; been super busy, making changes to … Continue reading →

Here is a recent Pegoretti that we built for a customer in Chicago.  Highlights include a Shimano Dura-Ace group with an SRM, gold Chris King R-45 hubs (24, 20) with DT Swiss Aerolight spokes laced to Hed Belgium rims, Vittoria … Continue reading →

If you are in the market for a Pegoretti in a 56cm this could be your lucky day.  We have access to this 56cm 2013 Pegoretti Duende in one of our favorite paint schemes.  Dario calls this particular work “Somebody” … Continue reading →

Last week we had the opportunity to be among a small crowd of cyclists to get a chance to ride Zipps latest wheelset, the 2o2 firecrest clincher.  We only had a week on the wheels due to the fact that … Continue reading →

Our latest Baum build is this Cubano in a straight forward but still eye catching black and white paint scheme.  Baum calls this the GTB scheme in their GT line and is shown with their new GT head badge.  All … Continue reading →

Our latest Moots build was this sleek Vamoots in raw titanium with enough polish and etching to let you know what it is.  That is of course if you missed the telltale super precise Moots craftsmanship and Breezer dropouts… 3T … Continue reading →

Don’t remember the exact year that Above Category Jr. Racer Spence Peterson won the Jr. National Championship XC title, but we do know that 26″ bikes still outnumbered 29ers, Spence didn’t drive and wasn’t thinking too hard about what University … Continue reading →

The Cubano is the 2nd titanium frame that Baum builds, just under the Corretto in terms of the level of detail and cost.  We recently built this frame for a customer in Maine who wanted a tough bike to handle … Continue reading →

Above Category has a position open for a full time head mechanic.  Besides the normal prerequisites like being a great mechanic, having a good positive attitude, possessing good communication skills and being adept at learning new things, we are looking … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, February 29th at 6:30 pm Above Category will be hosting Darren Baum, founder of Baum Cycles all the way from Geelong, Australia!  Baum Cycles is fast becoming known for building some of the highest performing bicycles in the … Continue reading →