State Bicycle Co. Blog

Another "season" of America's #1 fixed-gear climbing interview series, "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros", is in the books. We are taking a look back at some of our most favorite moments that didn't make the cut. Enjoy the adventures, climbs, laughs, and scenery with pro riders: Gus Morton, Toms Skujiņš, Justin and Cory Williams, Eric Marcotte, and Christian Vande Velde. Interviews by State Riders: Josh Tyrrell, Scott Piercefield, and Chris Tolley.

We like to think of Eric Marcotte as "The People's Champ". For most cycling fans, his claim to fame is winning BOTH the US Pro National Road Race and the US Pro National Criterium while maintaining is full-time chiropractic practice - seeing dozens of clients each week. In Episode 9, we travel to Safford, AZ, home of the Arizona State Hill Climb Championship on Mount Graham that twists up more than 6,000 ft of elevation gain on what appears to be the wet dream of a civil engineer. Eric chats with State Bicycle Co. team newcomer, Chris Tolley, on unorthodox training methods, music, and nutrition.

Donned the "luxury sportsman" after burning out on professional cycling, Angus "Gus" Morton instead pursued a career in television and film, and later created Thereabouts. Much more than a docuseries, the movement almost single-handedly rewrote the modern road bike rule book. Gus is debatably the pioneer of contemporary adventure cycling. An email from him earlier this year, sent at a time of day and a day of the week that still lends clear-headed and sober communication, reads: "We should do one where it takes so long to climb and it's so hard that we need to sleep overnight at the top of the mountain." Welcome to Episode 6 in the Eastern Sierras of Lone Pine.

As we wrap up the first "season" of America's #1 fixed-gear climbing interview series, "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros", we take a look back at some of our most favorite moments that didn't make the cut.

 Coryn Rivera is THE consummate PRO in all senses of the word. Her 72 (and counting) National Titles speak for themselves. We had the pleasure of joining the powerhouse of women's cycling, for a jaunt up Glendora Mountain Road (GMR for short). State Bicycle Co. rider, Erica Schwanke, talks the pro race calendar, women's cycling, snacks and more in this episode of "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros" with Coryn Rivera.

In the metaphysical world, Turquoise lends a positive mental state of creativity, intuition, sensitivity, and serenity. In the cycling world, TJ Eisenhart is the quintessence and embodiment of Turquoise, the stone of communication. Make no mistake, this isn't a character he could break. We venture to TJ's own training playground in Southern Utah where the only escape from impending doom of suffer is to vibe out, brah. Ride the wave with us in Zion National Park for our fourth episode of Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros.

Episode 3, we get down and dirty in the desert. Just outside of Las Vegas, we meet up with former Tour De France Yellow Jersey winners Floyd Landis and David Zabriskie to talk about pro cycling both past & present, and  learn about their new venture Floyd's of Leadville. This is one of the most fun and candid interviews we've done so far. Hope you enjoy!

The concept is simple, we wanted to get to know our favorite Pro cyclists and what better way to conduct a natural interview than on the bike, taking them out of their comfort zone just a bit by doing in with NO GEARS (and no brakes sometimes). Episode 2 takes us up some of the steepest climbs in Malibu, California with Pro Cyclist, Phil Gaimon, as we talk life after the Pro Tour, Strava Records, and OF COURSE, Cookies!

The concept is simple, we wanted to get to know our favorite Pro cyclists and what better way to conduct a natural interview than on the bike, taking them out of their comfort zone just a bit by doing in with NO GEARS (and no brakes sometimes). Episode 2 takes us up some of the steepest climbs in Malibu, California with Pro Cyclist, Phil Gaimon, as we talk life after the Pro Tour, Strava Records, and OF COURSE, Cookies!

 Welcome to our new web-series, "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros." The concept is simple, we wanted to get to know our favorite Pro cyclists and what better way to conduct a natural interview than on the bike, taking them out of their comfort zone just a bit by doing in with NO GEARS (and no brakes sometimes).