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PURPLE HAZE

Off-Road Touring & Bikepacking

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CLUELESS

All-Road, Gravel & Touring

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PASTA PARTY

XC, ATB Bikepacking & Singlespeed

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BIG FUN

Trail, Enduro & BIG FUN

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CRUMBLE

Trail Hardtail & Fun Fun Fun

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BAD GRANNY

Hommage MTB, Pub Bike, & Klunker

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CANCAN

Dirt, Park & Street Bike

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GROW Recap! Grow was this past weekend and it look

GROW Recap! Grow was this past weekend and it looked like a blast! Thanks everyone for coming out!

Thanks @annefrischeluft for the photos of the weekend!

This final Grow event for the year was a sold gravel ride to and from Dresden through the beautiful Erzgebirge with a cozy bonfire and stay in a hostel. And all of this without pressure, start numbers, finish sprints, or timing. Whether you’re a novice or a pro, everyone is welcome.

GROW is a group ride for women, including LGBTIQA, by women who enjoy riding and want to push their limits off the beaten path. This group ride is primarily for making connections, receiving support, inspiring and motivating each other, breaking down obstacles and fears, and going on an adventure away from everyday madness.

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Stoked for Bespoked bike show! October 13-15 right

Stoked for Bespoked bike show! October 13-15 right here in Dresden!⁠
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It's a home game for Sour with a bike show in our backyard, and we're bringing our A-game! The whole Sour crew is coming, we've got a whole new display, some top secret models that may or may not even exist (who knows?), and we're even bringing a slushy machine... seriously, could you think of a better way to spend the second weekend in October? I didn't think so!⁠
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We hope to see everyone down in Dresden in *less than* four weeks. We've got all sorts of rides and events planned in and around the show, so the FOMO will be extra strong.⁠
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See you soon!⁠
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#stokedforbespoked #ridesour #sourbicycles

The venerable Pasta Party, as seen on TV... Or at

The venerable Pasta Party, as seen on TV... Or at @made.bike at least.

The Pasta Party was a frame we dreamt of for years, a straight forward, unabashedly XC Platform ready for the flexibility that such a platform offers. By keeping the geometry tight, the bike retains quick handling and because of that, we've seen this bike tackle daily commutes, win XC races, and even ride 2000km ultra races. Wild 🤯

We built this specific Pasta Party for Made to show off the more tame side of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde... Our rigid fork, a rigid post, and fast tires for all. the. rides. Fully rigid is the most light, that's just science, and the least maintenance. Add some singlespeed sauce and you've got a recipe for sore knees and a tired back!

Okay, jokes aside, this bike rips.

Thanks again to @erich_w_ for these banging photos! And thanks to @witslingers for the little burrito smuggler on the @sqlab bars, @dtswiss for the wheels, and of course @schwalbetyresuk for the rubber!

#ridesour #sourpastaparty #sourbicycles #madebikeshow

Ye olde Sour Clueless, featuring silver hits from

Ye olde Sour Clueless, featuring silver hits from Shimano and our East Coast friends, Velo Orange.

This is *not* the last of the @made.bike builds, I just don't know how to count. So consider this stunning black-and-silver "trad-gravel" bike the second to last build feature from the Made bike show. 😅

We wanted to build this Clueless to show it's true nature. Long days, short days, gravel or not, this bike gets a huge helping of gravel-ability, all while retaining a quick and medium aggressive position and handling. By building this bike with a fast multi-surface oriented groupset like Shimano GRX, pairing that with fast Schwalbe gravel-ish tires, and that stunning black hole of a front bag from @witslingers, you're headed for a fun time.

Woof, that was a compound sentence. Apologies! 🐈‍⬛

Thanks again to the @velo_orange team for all the shiny bits, @chariotbike for their help at the show and building this bike up, and of course @erich_w_ for taking these STUNNING photos. God. Gosh. Dream team! ❤️

#veloorange #sourbicycles #ridesour #madebikeshow

It takes a village! ...or a Dresden in this case,

It takes a village!

...or a Dresden in this case, I guess!

This Sour Purple Haze is decked out with our best buds. We have makers and shakers all around us which help inspire our choices. This build features a crankset from @actofive_cycles, frame bag from @timba.equipment, and @pi_rope wheels featuring their spokes (duh!) and @beast_components rims. All brands from Saxony, Germany, just like us!

We love using parts smaller companies whenever we can, not only does it feel good, but they're also usually the ones looking for the limits of their production method, niche, or pushing the envelope in some other way.

This Purple Haze is the second to last bike we had at @made.bike in Portland, Oregon. We have one more bike to go, stay tuned!

Huge shout-out to @erich_w_
from @chariotbike for these amazing photos! ❤️❤️

#madebikeshow #ridesour #sourbicycles #madeingermany

There. It. Is. The Sour Bad Granny in all its glor

There. It. Is. The Sour Bad Granny in all its glory.⁠
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No it's not clear-coated, yes it's rusty, yes it'll shred like any other!⁠
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We built this bike and asked for help from Christian at Cyber Cranks, and Florian from Brainfart Industries Corp. We welded the frame, Cyber made the steel cranks, and Brainfart bent up some bars and brazed a steel dropper remote.⁠
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Yup. You read that right. Not only is that dropper remote steel, it's also brazed to the bars. We felt a little left out of the "integrate everything" trend, and because we're not a fan of the cables-through-the-headset, we decided to braze the remote to the bars... YOU'RE WELCOME!⁠
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Jokes aside, this is a limited edition version of the Bad Granny to relaunch the model. We updated the frame with all the modern sizes and spacings, and we're only making **10** of these.⁠
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We'll explain more later, but those ten Bad Granny frames include the frame (duh), Cyber Cranks, Actofive chainring and a Brainfart bar and dropper remote. The cranks can be any length they make, and the bars will all be wide, steel, and of varying sweep, rise, and upsweep. It's up to Brainfart.⁠
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Oh, and they're all steel and all raw. We'll give you some magic Sour Frame Sauce to help produce a beautiful patina through the years.⁠
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Huge thanks again to @milesarbour and @bikepackingcom for these shots! More over on their site (link in bio!!).⁠
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#madebikeshow #ridesour #sourbicycles

The Sour Crumble Made build!⁠ ⁠ With @made.bik

The Sour Crumble Made build!⁠
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With @made.bike wrapped up, two nights of rest, and a few long drives behind us, we're decompressing from a busy and truly wonderful show in Portland. We were so stoked and humbled to share the room with some of the most creative bike-people in the industry... and not to mention getting to hang out on the "other" side of the pond for a week!⁠
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We wanted to share all the bikes we brought because we're super proud of all the builds we were able to put together with the help of @chariotbike. All these builds, except the Bad Granny, are now for sale over at Chariot in Bend, and no fears, they ship all over the USA!⁠
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Among the other bikes we brought to Made, we had our tried-and-true trail bike, the Sour Crumble. We decked the frame out with a metallic black to teal powdercoat fade and silver decals. The wheels were provided by Pi Rope, tires by Schwalbe, and the groupset is a mixed SRAM GX/Garbaruk with those fancy 5Dev cranks. It's a really really good build...⁠
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Thanks to @milesarbour who was out to make these wonderful photos for @bikepackingcom. Check out the link in bio for the full article on our Crumble and all the other sick bikes at Made!⁠
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Thanks for the support:⁠
@schwalbetires⁠
@pi_rope⁠
@witslingers⁠
@sqlab
@ride5dev

Last day of @made.bike! It's been a hot and wonde

Last day of @made.bike!

It's been a hot and wonderful weekend full of great conversations with other industry folk, photo folk, and all of y'all as well. We've met people from all over the USA and abroad, and although we've loved the Made show, all good things come to an end.

If you're in the area and haven't been by yet, now's the time.

@chariotbike and the Sour delegation are at the stand until 4pm, and then we're out of here until next year!

Thanks Portland, thanks Made team, and tha is everyone for checking our display bikes tire pressure! 🤏

#ridesour #madebike

MADE Bike Show in Portland Oregon this week has be

MADE Bike Show in Portland Oregon this week has been a blast. Normally we'd make some tongue and cheek joke about how it feels like day 10 of the show because of the effort to do these things, but thanks to the @chariotbike team, all the @made.bike team and countless volunteers, this show has been a breeze and so much fun.

So many creative minds in one beautiful space, the Zidell yards has been a wonderful, albeit sometimes a *bit* warm location.

Now Saturday, and a full day open to the public, today is the best time to check check brakes, squeeze tires, and tap top tubes.

We'll see y'all there!

#ridesour #madebikeshow

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