Blog – Sklar Bikes

Ride Report: Oat Hill Overnighter

Last Saturday, I took my Sklar PBJ out on an overnighter in Napa County. I met with Curtis and Andrew at Wappo Park, next to the St. Helena police department, where we left our vehicles behind around noon and climbed our way up Old Howell Mountain Road into the weird little town of Angwin.

March 31, 2026 — Nicholas Haig-Arack

Cody's Steel Hardtail Tall Tale

The Tall Tale is our trail bike. Picture a mountain bike as capable as your full suspension with the low-maintenance lifestyle of a hardtail and that is what you get....

March 31, 2026 — Adam Sklar

Alex's SuperSomething Steel Gravel Bike

We just finished up another XL SuperSomething here at our San Francisco workshop, and this one deserves a proper write-up. Alex came to us looking for a steel gravel bike...

March 27, 2026 — Adam Sklar

Adam's new Silver PBJ

Colors are hard. Despite months of drawing and refining the shape of a dropout, or waking up in the middle of the night to think about a chainstay profile during...

March 18, 2026 — Adam Sklar

Midsouth trip report

Midsouth is a gravel race that takes place each spring in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After years of hearing about this event, and many folks saying it is their favorite bike event...

March 15, 2026 — Adam Sklar

Neil's SuperSomething Steel Gravel Bike

The SuperSomething is our lightweight, compliant, comfortable and confident steel gravel bike. With a geometry born out of hundreds of custom built frames, the SuperSomething does not try to be...

February 23, 2026 — Adam Sklar

Question Qorner: How Many Headset Spacers?

How many spacers should you use above the headset and below the stem?

February 12, 2026 — Nicholas Haig-Arack

Tags: opinion question qorner

Ride Report: Super Bowl Campout

Skip the Super Bowl for bike camping! Ride car-free from Santa Rosa to Muir Woods via SMART train. Explore Mill Valley trails and camp at Alice Eastwood.

February 11, 2026 — Nicholas Haig-Arack

Tags: bay area bikepacking PBJ touring

SuperSomething Gravel Bike for Will!

The SuperSomething is Sklar's steel gravel frameset designed for comfortably covering a lot of ground, and from the looks of this build it seems like Will is on his way...

February 05, 2026 — Adam Sklar

Ride Report: Coast to Purisima Creek

Living in San Francisco, it’s really easy to default to a ride across the Golden Gate Bridge and up Mount Tam or into the Marin Headlands. It’s amazing riding, and...

January 31, 2026 — Adam Sklar

32" Wheel impressions and who they are for

Everyone is talking about the new 32" wheel standard in cycling. Framebuilder and bicycle designer Adam Sklar shares his thoughts on this new wheel size.

January 27, 2026 — Adam Sklar

[Video] A PBJ Review from MTB Party

Steve from MTB Party just dropped his long-awaited PBJ review and we are pleased as punch with the resulting video. Steve really goes deep into describing the personality of the PBJ, and it's obvious that he really gets what this bike is about. Here's my favorite quote:

December 18, 2025 — Nicholas Haig-Arack