Little did Matt know that the journey towards his new Sycip began back in 2016.                                        Matt's new Sycip. Photo by The Radavist.  Seven years ago, he picked up a personal dream bike in the form of a mid-90s Eddy Merckx MX Leader frameset. As cyclists have a habit of doing, building it up was a project that remained on the back burner until 2020 when it was made road ready following a refurb, a respray, and being outfitted with modern components. (You can read all about it in this blog post.) Much to Matt’s delight, the Merckx turned out to be a...

Back in August, we teased it.Now it’s time for the grand reveal of a project that started way back in 2016.  Say hello to Matt’s latest bike build! With this build, Matt used a mid 90s Eddy Merckx MX Leader to create an homage to one of his favorite Merckx team bikes of the ‘80s and equipped it to be in regular rotation. This sleekly sculpted steel machine is not a Sunday Special. It’s to be ridden and ridden often.The assembly was handled by the steady hands of Simon, the head mechanic at The Cub House. Along with being a favorite local shop, The Cub House is the home of Team Dream. When we get back to normal times, The Cub...