After a couple of years of supplying gear to other frame builders for bicycle shows, we’ve stepped up properly this year to occupy our own small corner of the Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show at the Lee Valley Olympic Velodrome in London. Armed with two awesome display stands, some super-cool banners and a lot of […]
Gravel Grinding
Wildcat Gear and Bear Bones Bikepacking are pleased to bring the gravel grinder style event to Wales for 2014. The Wildcat Grr-avel 100 and the Two Ton ‘O Gravel offer up two varied routes on the remote gravel roads of mid-Wales. Whether you choose the 100 or 200 mile route, you’re assured of a real challenge. The […]
Gravel Grinding – Welsh Style
Wildcat Gear and Bear Bones Bikepacking are pleased to bring the gravel grinder style event to Wales for 2014. The Wildcat Grr-avel 100 and the Two Ton ‘O Gravel offer up two varied routes on the remote gravel roads of mid-Wales. Whether you choose the 100 or 200 mile route, you’re assured of a real […]
Frame Bags: Meet the Ocelot
The pile of frame templates in the workshop was getting out of hand. Something had to be done with them. What looked like a heap of random bits of triangular cardboard, were in fact a vast wealth of information in relation to the geometry of every frame we’ve ever made a frame bag for. So, […]
Review: Singletrack Magazine test Mountain Lion & Tiger
We were pleased to see our first full Wildcat Gear Review in Singletrack Issue 82 recently. Whilst we’ve had some very positive feedback on our gear direct from customers, the acid test is to send it off to a magazine for their scrutiny. The Wildcat Gear Review Bikes are good at covering large distances with […]
Highland Trail Race – A Gear Review
As you may have read on websites elsewhere, this year was the inaugural Highland Trail Race – a 440 mile ITT in a style similar to that of the great US races such as Tour Divide and Colorado Trail Race. No entry fee, no prize and definitely no support. You’re on your own (albeit with […]
Bespoked – Best Touring Bicycle
Nic from Look Mum No Hands got in touch about us making a Leopard frame bag for a new frame that Ryan at Oak Cycles was building for her. And, by the way… I need it for Bespoked next month… Some basic details were discussed, such as colour, number of compartments, overall size and width […]
Bespoked Bristol Photos
Here are our small collection of Bespoked Bristol photos from last month. It was a privilege to go knowing that our gear would be on display on a number of stands, even if we didn’t have a direct presence there ourselves for the whole three days. The large hall was packed with people and the […]
Cycling East – Cycling to Nepal
A frame bag forms just one component of a vast array of gear needed for a big trip. Its very satisfying to help people through their selection process in preparation for their trip, as was the case with Alex Gandy last year when he contacted us about his plans to cycling to Nepal to raise […]
BUL Grand Paradis VTT
One of our customers recently sent us his video of a bikepacking trip in the Grand Paradis region of France. Don’t be put off by a picture of a man in his underpants, there’s some very nice biking and alpine scenery! Thanks to Pascal Gaudin for sending us the link.