Above Category Cycling

Above Category Cycling The world's finest custom bikes, handpicked products and cycling culture. Sausalito, California.

Above Category Cycling is the world's premier road cycling retailer. Exclusive US online retailer of Q36.5 and Pas Normal Studios cycling apparel.

Prova Mostro Gravel. Titanium fork, big wheels, fast tires, and great lines. The Mostro backs up its striking aesthetics...
09/01/2026

Prova Mostro Gravel. Titanium fork, big wheels, fast tires, and great lines. The Mostro backs up its striking aesthetics with a ride feel to match.
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My first mountain bike was a Schwinn Paramount, rigid, on 1.9” tires, at a moment when suspension was unobtainium reserv...
08/22/2026

My first mountain bike was a Schwinn Paramount, rigid, on 1.9” tires, at a moment when suspension was unobtainium reserved for the pros.

I was a roadie first. It took the Schwinn-Wheaties team and their multi-discipline riders like Tim Rutherford to get me onto dirt at all, and then Bellingham did the rest, because in Bellingham the trails didn’t seem to end. Then I moved to Marin, and Marin meant road for the better part of thirty years, until gravel arrived and gave me back a little of it. A little. Somewhere in there I did what road riders do to gravel bikes and drew an invisible line around where I believed one could go, based on the width of my tires.

Campagnolo World and Baum Cycles moved that line for me.

Super Record X is the gravel expression of Campagnolo’s Super Record 13 platform, wireless, thirteen speeds across a single chainring, a clutched rear derailleur with a higher-torque motor than its road sibling, and a chainline pushed out to 47.5mm for one reason only, which is to make room for a proper tire. This is the company that invented the quick release because Tullio’s fingers went numb on the Croce d’Aune in 1927, and I have spent most of my adult life unable to look at what they make without wanting it on a bike. They have not made that any easier.

Darren and I have been friends for fifteen years from opposite sides of the planet, most of it spent agreeing about Campagnolo, so the frame to wear the new groupset was never in question. The XTM is Baum’s titanium gravel bike for riders who want more than a road bike with clearance: butted 3/2.5 tubing, Baum’s own 6/4 titanium dropouts, a head angle relaxed for descending, and room for a 61mm tire. Mine is wearing 2.2s, a mere three-tenths of an inch wider than the Paramount’s.

It landed from Australia with just enough time to be built and sent straight to MADE in Portland, which means I haven’t ridden it yet. I’m 53, I’ve been looking at trail maps of places I stopped thinking about decades ago, and I’d like it back now, please.

A special collaboration with Baum Cycles and Campagnolo, brought together at MADE Bike Show.The stunning Orbis is on dis...
08/21/2026

A special collaboration with Baum Cycles and Campagnolo, brought together at MADE Bike Show.

The stunning Orbis is on display in the Builder’s Lounge this weekend. Stop by and see this exceptional build in person.

Handcrafted by Prova Cycles and built at Above Category, this Speciale Integrale was designed for a rider seeking comple...
08/02/2026

Handcrafted by Prova Cycles and built at Above Category, this Speciale Integrale was designed for a rider seeking complete confidence on every climb, descent, and mile in between.

Completing a build around Prova’s exacting craftsmanship demands an equally considered supporting cast. With long-standing partners such as the highly regarded atelier Busyman, the result sets a formidable benchmark for both ride quality and aesthetic ex*****on.

Read more about the build in the AC Journal. Link in bio.
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The Mosaic RT-1 iTR Artist Series. Our latest build that deserves a closer look. Link to the full specs in our bio.⁠•⁠•⁠...
07/22/2026

The Mosaic RT-1 iTR Artist Series. Our latest build that deserves a closer look. Link to the full specs in our bio.⁠
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Italian craftsmanship, custom artistry, and race-ready performance come together in this week's featured build, the Sart...
07/09/2026

Italian craftsmanship, custom artistry, and race-ready performance come together in this week's featured build, the Sarto Raso Gravel. ⁠
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There is nothing that compares to the thrill of unboxing a Pegoretti frame, especially one with a Ciavete paint design. ...
06/30/2026

There is nothing that compares to the thrill of unboxing a Pegoretti frame, especially one with a Ciavete paint design. ⁠Freeform, hand-painted, unrepeatable. Every one is unique. Every one is an original.⁠
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Our first build of the wonderfully understated Mosaic RT-Zero. Read about it at the link in our bio.
06/24/2026

Our first build of the wonderfully understated Mosaic RT-Zero. Read about it at the link in our bio.

The walls of AC tell a layered story, one not easily seen at first glance. Favorite rides among the quiver, legends of t...
05/12/2026

The walls of AC tell a layered story, one not easily seen at first glance. Favorite rides among the quiver, legends of the past and fresh carbon yet to meet tarmac. An expression of what has shaped 20 years of AC.

Address

42 & 1/2 Caledonia Street
Sausalito, CA
94965

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm

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+14153399250

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