After I saw this hilarious reel a few weeks ago I reached out to Jess to see if she'd be game for a sequel. We brainstormed a bit and then she created this incredible reel, based on those cheesy old dating commercials. So good! Loving all the comments!

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These were built by GT in small batches using Easton Custom Taperwall 6061 for the GT/Lotto team, who used the bikes in the 2000 Tour De France. This bike frame came from one of the team mechanics and was never built. Here’s your chance to own a made-in-the USA frame with the classic GT triple triangle and Lotto colorway!

Read about how this team came to be in Road Bike Action!

See the listing with all the pics!

Paul Price is a legend in the bike world. He launched Paul Component Engineering out of his garage in 1989. He hung in there in the mid-90s while everyone else was sending production overseas. And his products were at the forefront of the singelspeed movement. Today his brand stands for Made-in-USA, bombproof, and wicked cool.

I have Paul’s stuff on several bikes. I have his MiniMotos on my IndyFab Planet Cross. And I have his quick release skewers on my Soulcraft Grasshopper. I also have one of his Limited Edition Van Halen Boxcar stems in a box waiting for the perfect bike.

Thanks to seller juanguerin we now have a ton of great Paul stuff on the site. Like this beautiful High Flange Front Hub or these Love Levers. Or this amazing Paul Components 30th Anniversary Group–only 30 of these were made! These parts will last a lifetime and never go out of style!

The Salsa Beargrease was first introduced in 2011 and was one of the first truly lightweight and playful fatbikes. They quickly became very popular with folks up north who ride in a lot of snow. Early versions had aluminum frames but they quickly went all carbon.

We now have THREE for sale on our site. A Large 2016, a Large 2019 and a XL 2021.

Looking for the ultimate winter fun bike? Look no farther than the Salsa Beargrease!

Now that gravel bikes have become so popular, we wanted to know what people were racing at cyclocross races. What is the difference between a cross bike and a gravel bike? Watch to find out!

See our current cyclocross and gravel bike listings!

BikeList was an official sponsor of the final race of the MFG Cyclocross Series in Seattle. We went, we saw, we had a blast and we will be back to race next year!

See our current cyclocross and gravel bike listings!

We needed a video tutorial for how to pack your bike to ship. Who better to show you how than professional mountain biker Hannah Bergemann?

Learn more about selling on BikeList here.

For the past few weeks we've been speaking with lawmakers in DC about changing a not-so-good tax policy that's going to affect online seller's lives next year. Many of BikeList's members who used to be considered casual sellers may now need to report marketplace income to the IRS. In many cases this does not mean there are additional taxes owed (disclaimer: please consult a tax professional!) but it generates quite a bit of confusion for the infrequent seller and extra paperwork for marketplaces like us!

BikeList in the news again

We were featured in a recent News Story in GeekWire that nicely summarizes the issue.

Welcome back to another edition of Seller of the Week: the blog series where we ask our favorite sellers five easy questions!

This week’s seller of the week is The MTB Recyclist, an early adopter of BikeList who has pretty much cornered the market on 90s Trek mtb frames. Like this Trek 930 frame he sold on BikeList a few months back. Currently he is selling this super rad 1989 Diamond Back Axis Team.

How did you get into bikes?

Started riding in the '90s, road at first, then off-road. Had our first child a few years later then another and life got in the way, didn't have time to ride. Fast forward basically 30 years to 2020, I saw a rental trail bike in the lobby of a hotel I was staying at in Arizona. I didn't rent it, but thought "I should get back into mountain biking." Picked up a Diamond Back Response Elite on Craigslist for no money. Loved it. Started flipping bikes later that year when I saw how many were available and how much fun it was to rehab and rehome / resell the bikes and parts.

What bike do you ride the most?

That would have to be my '96 Trek Y11, which I bought to flip, but kept because it was my size and such an iconic 90s ride. Rebuilt it with full XT M739, ceramic Mavic Crossmax MK1s, a few other goodies. At 22 pounds, it's one of my lightest bikes, and is even lighter than my single speed Univega Alpina.

What is your favorite bike ride?

We are fortunate to have an awesome trail system just minutes from my house, a county nature preserve. It's many miles of sweet, flowing singletrack and so much fun. I rarely ride anywhere else, especially with gas prices so high.

Campy or Shimano?

Shimano

Any big plans for the next year?

Not really, other than getting into gravel / adventure cycling, maybe bikepacking. Also want to try and ride MORE and work on my bikes LESS. Wish me luck with THAT! haha!

It’s no secret I’m a huge Eddy Merckx fan. It all started for me in the 80s at age 16 when I sold Merckx bikes at Palo Alto Bicycles. I loved that Eddy sponsored the 7-Eleven team and later the Motorola team. Today I have six Merckx bikes. Of course I love the early Molteni and Faema colorways, but my true love is the early 90s stuff, in particular the Motorola, Weinnman and Kelme schemes. You can see all three here in my office (I just put the Weinmann on my new Zwift trainer).



In recent years I’ve seen a few homages to Merckx colorways. The first I noticed was the Black Mountain Molteni road frame in 2017. (Pictured below, was for sale briefly on our site.)



Then a year later All City came out with their Mr. Pink based on the early Kelme bikes.



And then this month I noticed two more!

State Bicycle Co just came out with this limited edition collab with HAM Cycles, which looks absolutely incredible, down to the white Turbo saddle.



Then Breadwinner knocked it out of the park with their 10th Anniversary bike.



Who did I miss? And what is your favorite Merckx colorway?