Shop visit with Julia at Chariot Bike learning about a new German steel bike brand that is poised to replace All-City.
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39 Comments
salud to promoting small bike owners, the vibe is so refreshing! long live the innovative unique manufacturers, and bike guys like Russ, wit his big heart & energetic enthusiasm for bicicletas!
Great to meet you guys! And to find out about another local shop! Hope you have enjoyed Bend. We sure love it here. Best of luck on the next chapter! Spain is going to be epic! (Two boys and two tandems)
so cool!!!!
I like pretty bikes too. There’s no shame in it 😊
Very cool shop!
Wow nice hidden gem of a bike shop and those steel frames are drool worthy.
I waited over a year to get my Sour Clueless frame direct from Germany thanks to COVID related delays. Built it up with Ekar drivetrain/brakes and Hunt X-wide 4-season rims this spring and have been riding it regularly since. It hasn't disappointed. I'm now lusting after a Sour Pasta Party as the off-road companion.
I got a Purple Haze from the very first batch Back in 2019. This winter i will tear down the build (commuter with kids trailer) and rebuild it for long distance gravel events.
Please help.
When disleksisk it's hard to know the name of the brand. It's not written anywhere in the diskription, also can't be read in the video anywhere.
Oh no, not the day when you want your bike brand’s site to be out of operation 😢
It's such a shitty coincidence that sour website is under construction now
When you come to Spain you can fly by to visit Sour. You should also take a look at Velotraum, these bikes are real touring fun and Hardo Wagner. … You will find something in many parts of our country and I would love to see you in Germany . Liebe Grüße 🙋🏼♀️
Good thing too about you guys moving to the EU, you can finally do some reviews of the UK-based Fairlight Cycles, both the steel Secan and Faran-models are up your alley….
..awesome to see this amazing small brand on your show!..
Nice shop
Better buy a decent frame, fork, and select remaining parts carefully.
What a great interview Russ! Always great to see other parts of the country and what may be happening there, and always nice to see other brands as well. Thanks Again!!
Great bike shop love the layout and all the cool products stocked. Awesome 😎 Sour bikes look lovely!
What a great shop Julia. If I lived near your town I would be a client. Thanks for showing us Sour bikes Russ.
Sour bikes are great, but very expensive. 😬 Another good german brand is Tout Terrain. But same price tag.
Steel frame, but which steel tubing manufacturer? Would be nice to know.
Wow she is great why did it take so long to interview! She is like a female Russ!
Adventure nipples "cough"
Totally using that term now
Those bikes are take my money bikes
I know bike industry naming conventions can be really weird (for example the FLX Babymaker II, the Federal Ubermensch, the WTB Convict) but why "sour"? Does the word mean something different in Germany? Is it someone's name?
I’ve had a custom parted & painted Sour Clueless since 2020 (the advantage of being in Germany). It has a Surly fork, painted Berthoud fenders, SON lights, the lot. I really like it, but a speedy bike it is not.
what was the name of the german bikes?
Great shop tour and wow, some pretty competitive prices on those lovely frames!
Loved the cameras around the shop as well! I spotted a legendary Holga!
Sour is on my list for when I get an itch for another bike. Lived in Dresden for several years so that place has some deep feels for me. Glad to see the small shop and Sour get some notice! Little tidbit… there was a pub in Dresden (Neustadt) several blocks from Sour's headquarters called Purple Haze. I think it must have closed… a shame.
the shop owner seems really down to earth and i like how she honored her Grandma, would definitely check out and support that shop
Spotted, Lauf Seigla. My future bike 🙂
Nearly bought a Sour 2-3 years in a row, but I kept putting it off and eventually settled on a RAL Flaanimal5
Still pretty cool bikes.
Such a neat shop and pretty bikes! I’ll definitely have to visit her shop whenever I make it back down to Bend!
The story of Julia's grandmother sounds amazing. Id love to know more about her.
yeah, sour! I heard about them, and they are from my hometown (now living across the pond). another brand from dresden with focus on steel and bikes from commuter to mtb or gravel would be Veloheld, so in case you make in Europe the way to Dresden, you might want to check those out as well…
nice cozy shop
It took my three attempts to understand in which city Sour is located.
I‘m German.
There's always something I love about the bikes on this channel – today it's that gorgeous Thomson stem, what a thing of beauty 6:20.
I wish this shop was near me – this is a bike shop owner who knows her bikes and bits and you'd happily spend money there knowing you are getting quality, quality, quality for a lifetime.
00:12 It appears there's a lever for front derailleur, but no front derailleur? Is that a new feature to make large gear jumps? I'm interested in Eric's (?) photography books?