Advocate Cycles has been a labor of love for everyone involved. What started as an effort to make great bikes and give back to local, regional, and national cycling advocacy efforts has grown into a full bicycle line and an operational company that has given back successfully over the years. The reception from riders around the country and the world has far exceeded all of our expectations.

Along the way, we have learned that much of what we have created is working well, while other parts of our model are holding us back. In an effort to hang on to the pieces that are working well, continue to develop and deliver great bikes, and help to build an outstanding cycling community, we are closing Advocate Cycles. Moving forward, we are working on putting all of our knowledge, experience, and willingness to give back to the cycling community toward a newly established bicycle brand, Esker Cycles.

We consider our experience with Advocate Cycles to be a positive step forward in both building top tier cycling products as well as giving back as much money as possible to the cycling community that makes it possible to continue doing what we love. In our time as an active company, Advocate Cycles was able to deliver $85,000 toward local, regional, and national advocacy organizations and deliver over 600 top quality bikes to passionate riders and advocates.

The rider following of Advocate Cycles and the outpouring of support for our bikes has been exceptional, and we will continue to stand by those existing products as we move forward. Parts, warranty, and tech support for Advocate bikes will continue to be honored and supported. If you are one of those riders that owns an Advocate bike, we cannot thank you enough for your support. You have helped grow the mission of cycling advocacy throughout the country, and you own a timeless piece of that story.

Looking toward the future of Esker Cycles, we have been hard at work developing the brand and bringing to market our new bike models. Please stay tuned for more details on the release of these models, the Esker brand, and the work that we will be doing to continue with our heritage of building great bikes and giving back to the cycling community in the same spirit that we started.

We greatly appreciate your help in growing our bicycle company—your support has been instrumental in the success of our mission and we very much look forward to having you join us as we move forward.

-The Advocate Cycles Team