The Radavist best stories of 2022

[FluffyChicken]

Web link but worth a good retro read
https://theradavist.com/the-radavists-top-ten-stories-of-2022/

 

[magas]

love Radavist; might it be the stories, the bikes or the people; it just shows, with beautifull pics., how comprehesive the Bicycle theme is.

 

[Imlach]

I like Radavist as well but hate their hipster ratty bullshit with people who claim they're building something simpler and neater, talking of how fantastic it is to be able to use old frames and tech yet the blingy bits they put on them are worth more than several of my bikes combined and a lot of them would scoff at anything that isn't boutique soon-to-be-binned as all of it cracks if you actually ride it.

 

[eric_james]

Never heard of it

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I like Radavist as well but hate their hipster ratty bullshit

It's a problem when "poor" becomes fashionable. Fashion means expensive. Poor becomes costly.

 

[M-Power]

Good editorial backed up with evocative pics….its a yes from me. Wendy Cragg is great

 

[Frankenorange]

Radavist is good for bike/shop/kit pics. Otherwise it is a blend of hipster/try hard/word salad//faux hippy bull cr@p and Ron just looks like he needs a good bath.

 

[Imlach]

I've no objection to the hippie shite were it genuinely old bits done up and painted a bit bold, or doing frankenstein bits using a selection of obsolete componentry, but a lot of it is overly expensive bling on old bikes and eventually it leads to brands such as Crust pushing run of the mill stuff at incredibly high price points just because it feeds the fad

 

[Frankenorange]

I've no objection to the hippie shite were it genuinely old bits done up and painted a bit bold, or doing frankenstein bits using a selection of obsolete componentry, but a lot of it is overly expensive bling on old bikes and eventually it leads to brands such as Crust pushing run of the mill stuff at incredibly high price points just because it feeds the fad

Hippy making do with old bits is cool but I can't stand them making out like they, and their contacts, are somehow super special and breaking new ground in doing it. The american saying, "high on their own f@rts" fits so well with Radavist. Rust really are a million miles from being special in any way.

 

[Imlach]

Hippy making do with old bits is cool but I can't stand them making out like they, and their contacts, are somehow super special and breaking new ground in doing it. The american saying, "high on their own f@rts" fits so well with Radavist.

Yeah, they've commercialised rat builds and made it seem like it's some sort of revelation to the bike world. Sure, I love an old bike with plenty of bits from the stash, with some bold colour choices for a laugh and perhaps some cheap Asian ano stuff from Big Ali to spruce things up, but folks dipping into their nest funds for a mediocre vintage looking frame with mediocre boutique stuff (which all of the boutique stuff really is) doesn't sit well with me. Usability should always come first.