Some small bits and other builders didn’t make it into our MADE 2025 bike show coverage, so we rounded them up in this final installment from the show. Find bikes from Rodriguez and Slug, racks from Pass and Stow, a new Ron’s Bikes bag, and more here…

In Bits and Bobs from MADE 2025, we’re covering some of the booths, small parts, and builders that we missed out during our initial coverage of the show. Featuring a bag maker who got their start on the Colorado Trail, some new goods from Ultradynamico, a sweet titanium gravel bike from San Francisco’s Slug Bikes, and more, this last installment of our coverage is small but mighty. Dig in below.

Slug Bikes link

San Francisco, California

Although Slug Bikes wasn’t officially at MADE, one of their new gravel bikes, the Earthling, was there to help show off Madrone’s Jab derailleur. While you can check out that coverage in our roundup, along with Logan’s forthcoming review, a quick focus on the Earthling is worthwhile as it’s an interesting titanium production bike. Though the Slug brand is only a few years old, the people behind it have tons of industry experience and are quite practiced in the art of making and marketing bikes. Their “proudly made in Taiwan” marketing focus is something that stood out to me when we announced the re-design of their website earlier this year, as it’s often a hidden detail production bike companies stray away from spotlighting. The Earthling itself is a gravel bike made from 3Al-2.5V titanium, featuring a 3D-printed yoke and clearance for 29″ x 2.2 tires.

Rodriguez Bikes link

Seattle, Washington

Rodriguez Bikes is another brand that wasn’t at the show this year, but Alder made the drive down from Seattle as a part of the Sinewave booth. Among some others, he brought the bike that has become a show darling over the last few years: his personal Rodriguez Cow Bike. Technically a Rodriguez Bandito—one of the stock models they offer—Alder has crashed and cracked this thing more times than one customer truly should. Recently replacing the rear end after crashing during a gravel race, it’s a testament to both the quality of builder they have at the shop and the durability and repairability of steel as a material. While it might have made sense to simply opt for a different bike at this point, Alder has a lot of sentiment ridden into the frame. From bikepacking trips to races and big day rides, there’s no way he’s allowing it to see an early grave.

Bullmoose Softgoods link

Boston, Massachusetts

Bullmoose Softgoods is a small maker that reportedly started making bags because of our website. Wes Holland was preparing for a run at the Colorado Trail but couldn’t find any bags that fit his Krampus with a bent seat tube, so, after seeing Logan’s article on DIY framebags, he decided to make his own. Initially intimidated by the prospect of sewing, he was encouraged by both the article and his successful attempt at making a framebag. After relocating to his hometown of Boston during COVID, Wes altered his focus from bikepacking-specific bags to more general commuter-style offerings. What came as a result is what you see here—things like the basket bag organizer and framebag with a fully removeable top tube cover.

Rons Bikes/Ultradynamicolink

Chester, Connecticut

Though the presence of East Coasters at the show is scant, Ron is a heavyweight member of that underrepresented demographic. Through both his bag making venture, Ron’s Bikes, and Ultradynamico, the rubber baron and alt-bike media mogul had some long-awaited goods at this year’s show. After convincing Panaracer to change the distribution of rubber concentration, they’re now offering standard JFF casing protection but in Ultradynamico race grey, and they should have the new casing available in all three tire tread options by the end of the year. Bags-wise, though it’s been tough for the Ron’s Bikes brand to put together a lot of stock since closing their own manufacturing warehouse, they’ve managed to come out with another model. The new XS Fab’s Chest is an even smaller version of their large-capacity, Carradice front bag that should fit bikes with smaller headtubes.

Pass and Stow Racks link

Oakland, California

Matt Feeney of Pass and Stow Racks had a wonderful booth along with some very well-thought-out racks. Using a modular system that allows for a variety of leg lengths and platform sizes, Matt’s racks also feature extra cargo capacity through three pack mounts on the struts and dynamo routing through the tubes. Though Matt technically only makes one style of rack, the adjustability offered by his rack and leg system allows for a greater degree of customization for all kinds of headtubes. Per Matt, “It’s the most custom rack you can get without actually being custom.”

That concludes our full cover of MADE 2025! For more from this year’s show, click here.

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