[image] All-City Cycles is Closing A few shops have sent this into our editorial team today and we felt like the cat's out of the bag after months of whispers. This news is sad, as The Radavist has featured so many of All-City's products over the years via custom builds and product... …

Well, that’s just sad. I have watched and admired the brand for years. The style & colors they used were often unique and something with more flare than some other stuff in that genre. I just happened to buy their ti gravel bike frameset and am half way through the build. Seems they couldn’t reb…

Yeah, agreed — they’ve made some really cool bikes over the years and they were always eye-catching. I’d love to get my hands on another one, maybe one of the current Nature Crosses and convert it to geared as I love the color combo on it.

I think it was a matter of economics, and maybe a lack of differentiation from their sister brands, specifically Surly. Here’s a recent news release from QBP, their corporate parent about downsizing their staff: https://www.qbp.com/news/quality-bicycle-products-reduces-workforce-to-stay-agile-agai…

Dang. Back when I was in grad school I really wanted to get the purple Nature Boy but it was a little out of my budget at the time: [image]

Checking QBP, it seems most the current stock is on sale, which is seemingly the “old” gear. They are pretty low on frameset stock, but there are quite a few complete models in many sizes available. Mentions of new 2024 release is interesting so I wonder if we will see new colorways only, some new…

My sense would be that there’s a niche they definitely fill, so maybe the new stuff gets snapped up quick? But if demand is soft overall it’s hard to say. I’m wondering if this means we see more nice steel Salsas…that would be cool too I guess.

Yeah, not sure if them sticking with Salsa & Surly means some of the A-C ideas will migrate or not. I could almost see something like a steel Stormchaser (instead of the current aluminum) or maybe step down to the entry level gravel stuff. But there is still a need to differentiate from Surly in w…

Just in case you’re not already aware, Jeff Frane, the long-time product manager of All-City left QBP a few years ago. Now he’s starting his own brand, Wilde Bikes. Seems like a lot of the original spirit that was part of AC is now being funneled into his new venture. I’ve been saving my pennies, b…

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All City Cycles Closing

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KevinKlaes August 11, 2023, 3:21am 2

Makes me want to pick up a few of the closeout frames at a lbs.

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All City Cycles Closing

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