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The Lab Notebook

Good experiments lead to great bike rides.

This is where you can see what we’re learning and how it can help you elevate your riding experience. Check back once in a while as we report our findings, or subscribe for email updates to get the dirt as we post it.

Robots and Dropouts
Robots and Dropouts

First you get a hammer, and everything looks like a nail. Then you get a lathe, milling machine, welding equipment, brazing torches, and everything looks like a bike frame.

Soon, you need some help from a robot.

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ExperimentsColin KennedyNovember 30, 2021Rebula MTBComment
Fledglings Leaving the Nest
Fledglings Leaving the Nest

Our mad science has taken on life of its own, and so we’re spinning out a new company called South Mountain Products with two new product lines: Birch Trail Bicycle Co for Production bikes and Shredderhosen for apparel.

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ExperimentsChris RebulaNovember 26, 2021
Cutting Edge Old School
Cutting Edge Old School

One might assume that we don’t use robots and carbon at Rebula MTB, because we build bikes made by cutting metal tubes and welding them together. The reality, though, is that we use 3D models, additive manufacturing (robots!), and digital analysis in some surprising ways.

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ExperimentsColin KennedyJanuary 29, 2021Rebula MTBFramebuidling Comment
Signature Ride at 20:27 scale
Signature Ride at 20:27 scale

My kid is ready for a new bike - what should I do?

If you’re a parent who designs custom bikes like Chris Rebula, the only bike that will do the job the way you see fit is one you make yourself.

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Bike ProfileAaron ErbeckOctober 19, 2020Rebula MTBMTB
Downieville: Experimental Conclusions
Downieville: Experimental Conclusions

The All-Mountain World Championships was a conclusion to our 2019 Goshawk Experiments, where our bike designs at the extreme ends of long/stable and short/nimble would be put to a big test.

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ExperimentsColin KennedyAugust 10, 2019MTB, Ride, Goshawk
Going to Extreme Ends: The 2019 Goshawk Experiments
Going to Extreme Ends: The 2019 Goshawk Experiments

With each year, we push integrate our learnings into our lineup and create experimental bikes to test ourselves. This year, we’re going to extremes.

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ExperimentsColin KennedyMay 14, 2019Goshawk, MTB
 

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Meet @birch.bike and @shredderhosen - two fledglings leaving our nest.
Email subscribers got the inside scoop that we've been working on production bikes and apparel, and as we ramp up towards manufacturing it's time to give these efforts some fresh
"I want a mullet, something jibby" were Matt's exact words when he asked us for a custom bike.
This bike was built for shenanigans and there's no bigger shenaniganner (shenanigander?) than @mattel234 who runs PDJ - @thepolkadotjersey is mor
Tools of the modern trade. The timeless torch, a classic bike shop bench, and fab robots straight from science fiction. It's all happening here.
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#bespokebicycle #framebuilding #handmadebicycles #3dprinting #steelisreal #steelisrealmtb
Earlier this week, @pnwcomponents launched a kids' dropper post called The Fern, and we were honored to be a setpiece with a Rebula MTB kids' hardtail. Fern features a low-pressure system that's easier for little hands. It's the same reason we built
 
 

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