Leader Bikes // Luke Binder Renovatio Custom Build

2014-05-23

Leader Bikes // Luke Binder Renovatio Custom Build

Leader Bikes recently posted up photos of team rider Luke Binder's Renovatio custom build. The Renovatio frameset, which was born out of a collaboration with Patrick Thames of Pedal Consumption, is seen here built up with some great components including a prototype carbon handlebar, thomson stem, H Plus Son rims and much more. Check out what Leader had to say and enjoy the photos below. "This week we take an up close and personal look at Luke Binder's Renovatio, which was ridden to victory in the Wolfpack Hustle Shortline Crit earlier this month. The Renovatio is a more recent addition...

Cinelli Laser Complete Build // City Grounds

2014-01-02

Cinelli Laser Complete Build // City Grounds

City Grounds proudly presents our Cinelli Laser complete build. I'll go ahead and let the pictures do the talking on this one. However I will note that the handlebars / stem were custom made for this project by Megan Dean of Moth Attack. A big thank you to her and also Ben Coffey from Cinelli USA. Check out the build details and photo goodness below: Frame: Cinelli Laser (52CM) Fork / Headset: Cinelli Laser / Campagnolo Record 1-1/8" Crankset / BB: Campagnolo C-Record 52t / C-Record BB Pedals: Campagnolo Pedals, Clips & Straps Drivetrain: KMC Devil Track Chain /EAI Gold...

Unknown PS1 Bike Check // Timmy Coloma Staff Rider

2013-09-10

Unknown PS1 Bike Check // Timmy Coloma Staff Rider

We just put our Unknown PS1 pursuit frames on sale for $189.00, which are regularly priced at $375.00! In case you haven't seen one built up, check out our very own Timmy Coloma from the Costa Mesa shop in the gallery below. He custom built his PS1 from the ground up and it's been his daily commuter and main mode of transportation ever since! When you see our staff riding it, you know it's quality. Make sure to check out his community page here, and grab your Unknown PS1 frame today while it's still in stock!! Click here to shop...

City Grounds x Aventon Collab Bike Builds // Wolfpack Hustle Prizes

2013-09-06

City Grounds x Aventon Collab Bike Builds // Wolfpack Hustle Prizes

Introducing the City Grounds x Aventón Bikes collaborative bike build prizes for this weekends Wolfpack Hustle Drag Race Event!! Who will be crowned champion of the Unified Title Series and take these home? Make sure to stop by this Saturday and check out the event, more details here: http://www.wolfpackhustle.com

Spotlight // Kingston's Unknown PS1 Build

2013-06-26

Spotlight // Kingston's Unknown PS1 Build

One of the newest members of the City Grounds Long Beach team, John Kingston, recently built up and photographed his Unknown PS1 in the limited edition anodized gold colorway. Kingston is a photographer who has built up an impressive client list including Us Versus Them, Juxtapoz, Karmaloop, Cadence and bands Alkaline Trio, Bayside, New Found Glory and much more. We are glad to welcome him to the City Grounds family and hope to see more shots like these coming from him in the future! Check out his full portfolio website and blog here: http://www.kingstonphoto.net [CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW TO ADVANCE TO...

Unknown LV2 Customer Build // Electric Blue

2013-05-23

Unknown LV2 Customer Build // Electric Blue

We just put together this custom Unknown Lv2 build for a customer and took it out to the street to grab a few photos. The build came out pretty proper with the electric blue frame and blacked out parts and components. With these frames just dropped down to only $249.00, I'm sure we will be seeing plenty of these going out of the shop. Check out the photos below and get inspired to start your own build today. These frames are available in blue, silver and matte black and will go quickly at the new price, click here to check them...

Bike Check & Style Guide // Justin Congo Mitchell

2013-05-13

Bike Check & Style Guide // Justin Congo Mitchell

Congo is a true City Grounds original team rider, and has been riding for the shop since the very beginning. He consistently stands out at competitions not only for his riding skills, but also his fashion choices. The 2013 Red Bull Ride + Style was no exception; Congo showed up with a first generation Pro-Tec helmet (yep, the ones with ear flaps), old school shades and a bright orange Unknown fixed gear freestyle bike. He might not have won the competition, but at lease he competed with some style. Check it out in the photos below! [CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW...

NEW Staff Rider Page // Edwin Moreno

2013-04-25

NEW Staff Rider Page // Edwin Moreno

Meet Edwin Moreno, he works in our warehouse and you might see him at our shops every now and then delivering bikes and other goods to keep the shelves stocked. He's one of the behind the scenes City Grounds staff members that helps to keep everything running smoothly. His new ride however, is anything but 'behind the scenes'. Edwin has been building up and putting miles in on his new 2013 Specialized Tarmac SL4 Pro. He finally completed the build with two of the new CG Purist Water Bottles, in pink of course - check out the full bike check...

NEW Staff Rider Page // Devin Jones

2013-04-08

NEW Staff Rider Page // Devin Jones

Apparently the staff over at Costa Mesa is really into orange bikes (see Jeff Hammerstein's bike check from last week for reference >>). Staying with the orange theme, we profiled Devin Jones  who works over at our Costa Mesa shop. He showed off his handbuilt true temper tubing custom criterium style frameset as a student of the Yamaguchi frame building class. Soon enough, Devin will be cranking out some frames once he get's his studio up and running! Check out his full bike check by clicking here >> A true orange-inal. Get it? No? Okay, check out Devin's full bike check...

Unknown LV2 Build // Matte Blacked Out

2013-04-05

Unknown LV2 Build // Matte Blacked Out

One of our staff members over here at the warehouse built up this dope looking Unknown LV2. They built it up proper with all blacked out with the exception of some silver components. I can't get over that HED3 wheel, looks so good with the geometry of this frame. If you have been looking for a new frame, this would be the perfect time to pick up an Unknown LV2 since they are on sale until April 14th! Grab one today for ONLY $349 (reg. $380.00). Available in matte black, electric blue and silver...PLUS get free shipping! Click here to shop...

NEW Staff Rider Page // Jeff Hammerstein - Leader 725 Mid LTD

2013-03-27

NEW Staff Rider Page // Jeff Hammerstein - Leader 725 Mid LTD

If you have been in recently to our Costa Mesa shop, or if you have been stalking the City Grounds Instagram feed, you've probably met our newest staff member Jeff Hammerstein with his new Leader 725 Mid build. Jeff really built this up proper with high quality components including Mavic Ellipse wheelsets, a SRAM Omnium crankset and much more. That blood orange CG exclusive colorway is so unique and really stands out with the black components. We have the entire bike check and more photo's up on the site, check it out here >> Click here to check out his...

All-City Def Wish // 29" Spare Parts Build

2013-02-26

All-City Def Wish // 29" Spare Parts Build

Our very own Paul Ku decided to build up a beast of a bike out of some spare parts for himself. I'm not sure if he plans on commuting, taking this out on the trails, doing tricks or running other cyclists over - but whatever it is it looks awesome. We still have a few of these All-City Def Wish frames in stock and available for a ridiculously low price of $289.00 (reg. $370). Click here to check it out >> Frame: All-City Def Wish FGFS (Only a few left!) Fork: SE Landing Gear Fork Stem: Nitto CT-80 Handlebars /...

NEW Staff Rider Page // Timmy Coloma

2013-01-08

NEW Staff Rider Page // Timmy Coloma

In case you missed it, our community pages are back in action with brand new content added and updates continuously being made. Our latest addition is a bike check for Costa Mesa staff member Timmy Coloma. Timmy has been working at City Grounds for a little while now and in that time has built up a great looking Unknown PS1 Pursuit bike. Check out his full bike check and rider page by clicking here >> See the full photo gallery, bike check specs and leave some comments by clicking here >>

Flashback Friday // Video Edition

2012-12-21

Flashback Friday // Video Edition

We missed Throwback Thursday but that's why Flashback Friday was invented. Check out  one of our favorite videos from the archives - our re-opening party for City Grounds Costa Mesa after we expanded the shop in 2011. Such a good night full of great friends, gold sprints, free stuff and plenty of beverage consumption. Filmed by Dave Jaranilla & Cbas // Music: The Weeknd Check out more videos on our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/citygroundstv

City Grounds // Return of the Community Section

2012-12-20

City Grounds // Return of the Community Section

A while back we switched our website to a new platform, many of you might have noticed the new shopping features such as filtered navigation, quick shop, new payment methods, etc. With the changes we had to re-create our website from the ground up - not the easiest thing to do! Before the switch we had been slowly and thoughtfully building up a Community section - a place that represented the lifestyle and people that made up City Grounds. However, since the switch we have been trying to perfect the shopping aspect of our website and have had less time...

Limited Edition Leader 725 Mid // Bike Build Photoset

2012-10-25

Limited Edition Leader 725 Mid // Bike Build Photoset

When we got the new Limited Edition Leader 725 Mid LTD frames in - we knew we had to show them off with a proper build. We went all out on these two builds by incorporating everything from high quality carbon Leader components, performance wheels such as the Campagnolo Pista's and HED3's, and our staff favorite crankset - the SRAM Omnium. Check out the photoset below and click here to get your frame today >> Limited Edition Leader 725 Mid LTD - Blood Orange (MSRP $399, NOW $379) >> Limited Edition Leader 725 Mid LTD - Silver (MSRP $399, NOW $379) >>...

Team/Staff Rider Page // John Maniquis

2012-05-03

Team/Staff Rider Page // John Maniquis

During our trip up to San Francisco for the Red Bull Ride & Style event, we stopped by the Rapha Cycle Club to catch up with our good friend and former Long Beach staff member John Maniquis. John gave us a tour of the shop and also let us get a few exclusive photos of inside the Rapha truck to showcase his bike. Check out his 1998 GT GTB build by clicking here or on the images below! View his bike check details and more pictures by clicking here >>

Team/Staff Rider Page // Natalie Burgos

2012-04-25

Team/Staff Rider Page // Natalie Burgos

Long time friend of the shop and Long Beach local Natalie Burgos met up with us this past weekend and showed off her beautiful Samson NJS build. Check out the full photo gallery and bike specs by clicking here or the images below! Check out all of our team, staff and friends bike checks by clicking here >>

Team Rider Page & Video // Congo Mitchell

2012-03-06

Team Rider Page & Video // Congo Mitchell

Newly added to the Community section is a team rider page for Justin Congo Mitchell. Not only can you check out what he is currently riding but we also put together a small video edit too. Congo has been with City Grounds from the beginning and we are glad to have him as part of the team. Check out his page by clicking here or on any of the images below.

New Rider Page // Colby Sue

2012-02-28

New Rider Page // Colby Sue

We just added a new rider page to our Community section for friend of the shop Colby Sue. Colby is a team rider for Ritte and he brought out both his Crossberg and Bosberg builds for us to shoot. Check them out by clicking here or on any of images below and make sure to leave some comments. Big thanks to Colby for showing off his bikes and always supporting the shop!

New Staff Rider Page // Matthew Hurst

2012-01-19

New Staff Rider Page // Matthew Hurst

We just put up a new staff rider page/bike check for Matthew Hurst, who works over at our Costa Mesa location. Check out his Specialized Tarmac SL3 Carbon road bike by clicking the image below! All photos c/o Chris Basilio!  

New Staff Rider Page: Ban Deloviar

2012-01-11

New Staff Rider Page: Ban Deloviar

We just added a new staff rider page for Ban Deloviar, who works over at our Long Beach location. Check out his Specialized Langster setup & even a short video by clicking here or the image below!All photos & videos c/o Chris Basilio & Dave Jaranilla

Congo Bike Check Video

2011-10-24

Congo Bike Check Video

Start your week off right with City Grounds team rider Congo's new bike check video. Shot by Matt "Wolfdrawn" Spencer! Source: Wolfdrawn.com

New Staff Rider Page // Britney Winstein

2011-10-21

New Staff Rider Page // Britney Winstein

Long Beach staff member Britney Winstein's bike check is now up and running! Check out her very clean Fuji Track Pro build, complete with a stormtrooper headbadge sticker and a very interesting spoke card. Head over to her bike check page by clicking here or check out the rest of the team/staff rider pages here. All photo's c/o Chris Basilio!

New Team Rider Page // Marwin Ou

2011-10-12

New Team Rider Page // Marwin Ou

Marwin the Wizard Ou's team rider page is up and running! Go check out his bike check specs, photo gallery and featured video by clicking the image below. Leave some comments and let us know what you think!

Bike Check: John Maniquis

2011-06-15

Bike Check: John Maniquis

Basilio and Jaranilla made another sweet quick-edit of John's GTB! For those of you who haven't heard, John has decided leave us to go join the rest of the hipsters in SF, hope your move went well buddy and we miss you!

Bike Check: Paul Ku

2011-04-22

Bike Check: Paul Ku

Chris Basilio and Dave Jaranilla made a bike check of me! Stay tuned for Brendans video bike check... Chris has got some awesome ideas up his sleeve! Bike Check: Paul Ku from City Grounds on Vimeo.

Bike Check: Congo GO-FAST!

2011-03-02

Bike Check: Congo GO-FAST!

When team rider Congo isn't destroying the city with his Thrasher, you can find him mobbing it on his Fuji Track Pro. Occasionally he'll put on some drop bars and hit up the track... and boy is this kid fast! Frame: 2009 Fuji Track Pro Fork: Mash Cinelli Carbonez Stem: RaceFace 100mm Handlebars: Deda Lowriders wrapped with Cinelli x Mash Volee Tape Saddle: San Marcos Concor SuperCorsa Crankset: SRAM Omniums 48t Pedals: Dura Ace Clipless Front Wheel: DT Swiss 1.2 laced to Level hubs. 700x23 Everwear Rear Wheel: DT Swiss 1.2 laced to Level hubs. 700x23 Everwear Chain: Izumi Eco...

Stolen: Wizards PK Ripper Prototype

2010-07-26

Stolen: Wizards PK Ripper Prototype

Wizards (Marwin Ou) SE PK Ripper got jacked Sunday around 3pm at Houghton Skatepark in Long Beach, CA. Please keep an eye out! It's a prototype PK Ripper 2011 that has larger/thicker tubing than the other PK's, so its very noticeable even if its painted.

City Grounds Kilroy Build

2010-05-06

City Grounds Kilroy Build

Gorilla hooked up City Grounds with a Kilroy frame and a wheel set, and to say the least this thing is a beast! Rides super comfortable for commuting and still can hold down any trick you throw at it. This bike will be for sale at one of the City Grounds shop as a complete in the near future, so keep your eye out. Check out the rest of the pictures at the City Grounds Flickr page.