December 12, 2015 – Breadwinner Cycles

Simple pleasures. @get_wildeor captured a rare beast at rest. Good times, flat tires. #breadwinnercxteam @ridepdw

Tags: breadwinnercxteam, holeshot

Posted on: December 12th, 2015

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"It quite literally feels like this bike was built

"It quite literally feels like this bike was built for me.”

Anne Moore is passionate about ultra-endurance riding (“Any distance gravel riding,” she says “with 200k+ rides being my favorite.”) and came to Breadwinner looking for a bike that could go the distance.

A somewhat unique riding position had caused injuries in the past, and Anne was eager for a more comfortable solution. “I needed something very specific to allow me to go the extra miles without beating myself up.”

Read all about Anne and the Breadwinner B-Road she loves > Follow the link in our bio.

Family 💙 Our race family is so important to us

Family 💙

Our race family is so important to us. We value the time spent with others on race day, forging friendships as we support each other to do our personal best.

We push ourselves, do the work and foster friendly competition.

To everyone gearing up for the season, we salute you.

📸 @dcmediahaus

Every Breadwinner bike is handbuilt from start to

Every Breadwinner bike is handbuilt from start to finish.

Our dedicated team works diligently to ensure every bike that goes out the door is a bike to last a lifetime (and more).

We've got some pretty sweet trails to ride in the

We've got some pretty sweet trails to ride in the region, thanks to the dedicated work of @nwtrailalliance + many, many volunteers.

We believe in giving back to the regions where we ride, which is why we're proud to support NW Trail Alliance.

We also appreciate all of the programs they offer to help get more people on the trail, especially BIPOC riders, people who may not easily have trail access, the little tykes and through their Trail Sisters program for woman-identified riders.

⛏️ What's the trail org you support in your region? Give them a shout!

📸 NW Trail Alliance

Let’s face it, early gravel bikes started out as

Let’s face it, early gravel bikes started out as cyclocross bikes.

We built this Holeshot cx bike in 2016 and while the B-Road is a hair different, this bike was designed to be fast and agile on gravel AND around the cross track.

Both frames use the same tubing (@columbus_official Life main tubes and Columbus Zona stay on the back end) to give the frame the balance between snap and some spring feedback under hard riding. The frame will flex just enough to give you a little snap back.

Pair this with a Paragon headtube and tapered carbon fork up front and the result is a frame that feels planted but light.

It's easy to pick up and flick the front wheel but stable and predictable in loose terrain.

The real sweet spot is the BB drop on the Holeshot. We use a slightly higher BB shell (68mm BB drop) which gives the bike a little more snap and it wants to bunny hop over anything! The B-Road has the same BB drop as a good road bike (72mm in Ira's h.o.) which also means it has better feedback through the cranks and allows for more body english as needed.

Add a @silca_velo frame pump to this mix and it’s ready for any road, any trail, anytime. Cross is coming.

EXPLORE THE HOLESHOT > Follow the link in our bio

With more than 20 years of combined bicycle design

With more than 20 years of combined bicycle design and fabrication experience, award-winning bicycle builders @iraryancycles and @pereiracycles meld their styles and approaches into every Breadwinner bicycle as the co-founders of the company.

Each bike is custom made using primarily @columbus_official steel, time-honored construction techniques and finely tuned geometry.

🛠️ Proudly built in Portland, Oregon.

📸 @dylanvanweelden

#steelisreal Steel is our material of choice for

#steelisreal

Steel is our material of choice for all the bikes we build, and we prefer to use @Columbus_official as much as possible.

Careful thought goes into the steel tubing we select for each of our bike models as we match the tubing characteristics to the intended ride quality.

When you order a bike from Breadwinner Cycles, we'

When you order a bike from Breadwinner Cycles, we'll work with you every step of the way to design your dream bike.

All of our base models can be fully customized for your riding style, budget and body.

If you like getting into the bike nerdery of componentry and features, we can work together on all of that.

If you prefer instead to have us oversee the details, we can ask all the right questions to inform the selections we make, and make the process as easy as possible for you.

📸 @dylanvanweelden

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