Black Mountain Cycles

01/28/2025

The Radavist posted a glowing (literally - the photos are glowing!) review of the Mod Zero. Check it out at the link if you want to read with John thinks of the Mod Zero - a bike that does a lot of different things pretty darn well. Thanks, John!

After riding and reviewing a few higher-end gravel bikes that fall in the “adventure gravel” category, John wanted to take on a special project for the winter months in Santa Fe, so he…

06/06/2024

Miles from bikepacking.com stopped by the shop for a visit one cold, wet, winter day and penned a profile. Thanks, Miles!
https://bikepacking.com/plog/black-mountain-cycles-visit/

For two decades, Mike Varley of Black Mountain Cycles has designed steel bikes fueled by an unshakable obsession with drop bars and big tires...

05/20/2024

There are three Mod Zero GRX 1x11 build kits waiting to be built into your new bike. There's two RX600 based bikes and one RX800 bike available. All sizes / colors of Mod Zero are available for these builds. Choose your size/color, build kit, crank length, wheel size and be ready to ride your new bike in about a week.
https://blackmtncycles.com/shop/mod-zero/mod-zero-complete-grx-1x11-closeout-sale/

05/20/2024

Who needs new wheels? There's a mix of rim brake / disc brake, 700c/650b wheels on sale. Limited to stock on hand. Check the Wheels page for more info. Roll in to Summer with new wheels!
https://blackmtncycles.com/product-category/wheels/

05/20/2024

There are a few La Cabra specials going on. One is a La Cabra frame + DT Swiss/WTB KOM wheelset bundle. The other two are flat bar La Cabra builds that are on sale and also have an extra 5% off with the coupon code located in the product page. These are limited to stock on-hand. Prime riding season is here.
https://blackmtncycles.com/product-category/la-cabra/

02/06/2024

The new Monstercross V6 frames and La Cabra frame order refill are enroute. ETA is end February. The pre-order for these frames is live now. Secure yourself a V6 Monstercross or La Cabra frame in the webstore. New colors are posted in the webstore as well.

01/08/2024

New blog post highlighting the upcoming arrival of La Cabra and Monstercross frames is posted.

As we close 2023 and open 2024, one thing is unchanged – the difficulty in maintaining a small bike brand. The challenges that came up during the early part of the pandemic are not easing much. A little, but they’re still there. Fortunately, the cost to ship a container is back to reasonable lev...

11/04/2023

Needing to make space for more Monstercross and La Cabra frames coming at the end of the year, I've rolled back the prices on framesets to pre-pandemic levels for this weekend only. Sale ends Sunday night, Nov. 5. Also on sale are wheelsets built with White Industries or DT Swiss hubs. Share with friends who might be in the market for a new frame.
https://blackmtncycles.com/product-category/frames/

08/02/2023

Do people still use Facebook? If so, there's a nice review of the La Cabra on bikepacking.com that you can navigate towards at the link. https://bikepacking.com/bikes/black-mountain-cycles-la-cabra-review/

Find our in-depth Black Mountain Cycles La Cabra review after several months of testing this unique bike on trails and gravel here...

01/19/2022

Folks may know that the Road+ and MCD frames are basically out of stock. I created a new model, the Mod. Zero, to replace both frames. Read more about the new frame and the process to create it on the blog.

This post was supposed to be timed to let folks know about a new model that is replacing both the MCD and Road+. And that it was going to be available around the end of summer. Unfortunately, the time frame for the Mod. Zero (say Model Zero) is going to be around late spring 2023. […]

01/18/2022

I've posted an update on the next run of La Cabra and Monstercross frames on the blog. More info here. Carry on.

The last year saw huge challenges mainly centered around availability. I am just now starting to receive parts that I ordered 10 months ago. I have no idea if I ordered enough or too much. Nothing I can do about it, so I’ll play that hand and go all in. Things are happening, though. La […]

01/18/2022

I've not been very active on FB and won't in the future, since I personally don't use it. For more day-to-day social media stuff, please follow along on Instagram. I will, however, post important info relating to the shop and news of Black Mountain Cycles frames here as well.

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