A San Francisco Bikepacking Overnighter at Kirby Cove
An Overnight Bike Trip in San Francisco My friend Eric might need an introduction. “I’d rather Dwell in Obscurity” is scribed on one of my favorite merch items for...
One Last Flat Bar SuperSomething
The SuperSomething is a gravel bike designed around drop bars, so we're only offering stock builds with drop bars from here on out. But before we do, here's one last flat bar SuperSomething!
A Road Ride up Mount Hamilton in the Bay Area
Adam rode his Secret Roadie Bike up Mount Hamilton with a group of friends and rediscovered the fun of road cycling on the Bay Area's tallest peak.
Steve from Hardtail Party Reviews the Tall Tale
Steve at Hardtail Party published a nice, in-depth video review of our mountain bike, the Tall Tale, on his Youtube channel. Steve has a thoughtful approach to his reviews, with...
A PBJ Bikepacking Route in the Bay Area
Recently our friend John Watson from The Radavist came to visit the Bay Area and we hatched a plan to take a leisurely two-night bikepacking tour on our Sklar PBJ bikes.
D's Ti SuperSomething Gravel Bike
This titanium gravel bike, all decked out in SRAM wireless shifting with X0 Eagle Transmission and Red AXS shifters, is one of the first builds from the first batch of...
Green hills in Briones Park - Dreamy California ATB riding
Briones is a regional park tucked right between the Oakland hills and Mount Diablo. It is a spot some bay area locals have not ever heard of, but in my...
Build Log : Fixed Gear
As a framebuilder, the fixed gear holds a lot of appeal. No extraneous brazeons and just a few essential considerations of compatibility make the frame and fork in the simplest...
Sklar PBJ three ways
The PBJ, short for Performance Basket Jammer is the latest stock model from Sklar Bikes. I have been riding my sample frameset for the past few months and it is...
Bob's XL Tall Tale Mountain Bike build
There are few compliments better than a repeat customer, so it meant a lot when Bob's order for a complete Tall Tale came through. Last spring we built Bob a...
Scott's Tall Tale Trail Bike
The Tall Tale is a trail-oriented hardtail mountain bike frame from Sklar. This size Medium Tall Tale is all dressed up in the GX mechanical group with a couple key upgrades....
Tony’s SuperSomething Gravel Bike
What makes a good gravel bike? What makes a good bike at all? As cliche as it sounds, the best bike to me is one that you don’t think about...