NEEDS AND
IRRATIONAL
FIXATIONS& STUFF
Photography byTREVOR RAAB ISSUE 1 | 2020 • BICYCLING.COM 87
BOULDER, COLORADO–BASED
Mosaic builds steel and titanium
frames with custom geometry,
tubing, and finish. Big deal, right?
Builders like that are as common
as housef lies.
But Mosaic stands apart from
other bespoke builders because
of its promise to deliver a custom
frame in just six weeks. In a space
in which some builders can take
a year or longer to do the same,
six weeks for a fully custom bike
is extremely short.
That quick turnaround doesn’t
translate to an inferior product.
In fact, what you get is a care-
fully designed and beautifully
constructed bike—as evidenced
by the tiny and tidy welds—with
a juicy finish courtesy of sibling
brand Spectrum Paint and Pow-
erworks, which offers such an
extensive menu of finishes—the
catalog is 40 pages—it could take
six weeks just to decide on color
and scheme alone. 0
MOSAIC RS-1
PRICE: $11,500 (AS TESTED), $5,600
(FRAMESET) / WEIGHT: 16.8 LB