Popped up on FB. Never saw it before

https://theradavist.com

Was good at some point, then went sporadic.

Was once called Prolly Not Probably, became popular during the fixie phase throughout the noughts. Tends to follow cycling trends as it’s all about bikepacking now.

I don’t really follow it, but occasionally has a good article on classic bikes.

Here’s one: https://theradavist.com/cinellis-his...one-prototype/

A photographer who freelances for The Radavist was at Ed Litton's shop yesterday photographing the end of an era and the crew that is trying to get Ed's shop cleaned out. I think you can expect to see something about it in The Radavist fairly soon.

Unfortunately for all concerned, I may be in some of the photos. I apologize in advance.

John has plenty of great coverage from MTB's to MADE and everything in between.

I encourage everyone to explore his sight, lots of history and reverence for all of it.

What is strange about it?
It's a well known alt-cycling culture site.

They also have a good marketplace, which has some nice modern and vintage bikes and parts, in case anybody needs more enabling. I bought a nice Campy Athena 11speed group there from John for my Cecil Behringer bike. As if we need more enabling.

https://radbazaar.theradavist.com

Well known ? I don't recall ever seeing a ref to it on any of a variety of forums over the last thirty years or so until it appeared on FB(!) a couple days ago. And I see LOTS of bike stuff on FB - for years.

BTW in case, I'm not slagging the site.

Clearly some of us have, at least 10 years for me. We have our tribes, folks in other cycling circles have no idea who Litton, Sachs, or Weigle are. Doesn't make them not well-known. Hell, I was talking to a 30-something last week who had no idea Peugeot made bicycles.

What did he know Peugeot for? Cars, watches, or pepper mills? They invented their type of pepper mill, and there is still none better. I own two! When I was a kid, I had a Peugeot watch.

What!!!! I've been looking to replace my subpar pepper mill. I never knew Peugeot made a good one. Off to find one!

go for this one. Grinds fast and the drawer allows you to see just how much pepper you’ve added to the dish

Cars. It's even more niche to be aware of the other products.

Methinks that be intended for coffee.

Nope, Peugeot says it's for pepper.

Peugeot also says it's $125.

Yes

Any bike-related stroll through YouTube will get you to theradavist.com--plus, many more ways to waste one's time (don't ask me how I know).

My Peugeot pepper mill is around 40 years old, used daily, still works like day one. It's turned wood, a decorative shape turned from a cylinder, what I think of as a normal pepper mill shape for table. You turn the round knob on top, pepper comes out the bottom. Not the comically-oversized one that lets a waiter give you pepper without leaning over the table, ours is only maybe 7" tall. I should refinish the wood, it looks a bit crappy.

I can't remember where I keep hearing all the Radavist mentions, but there have been plenty, some of them here no doubt. If the subject matter sounds interesting, I go to the site and read the article or just drool at the bike candy. Since I'm vintage-only, I skip anything with through-axles (except Cinelli Bi-Valent or Nivex Repose-Chaine), or bikes that need electric motors to make the derailers move — I can't believe people fell for that BS. But I like the site.

I got this one in May. It's selling for $41 now. You can adjust the fineness of the grind which I had never seen before.

You are correct. It is for pepper despite the shape. It is also has an adjustable grind using the black knob at the top. As for price, mine was a gift from a kid who cooks. A lot. He got one because of the speed and output that this one has. The difference between this one and the barrel model( I have a Peugeot barrel model bought sometime last century and it still works fine) is like the difference between doing a repair with an actual shop tool or using a tool that fits in your seat bag. Both get the job done but one is way faster and more precise.

Too weird, a couple days ago I was doing some searches on Peugeot's Inoxydable process, a result of a recent post, here, and up pops a page with a stainless steel Peugeot pepper-grinder. I'm 70, never heard of a Peugeot pepper-grinder, and now 3 days later Peugeot pepper-grinders have invaded BF on a post about a "strange" site. Coincidence? I think not. Something's up with this...

Clearly a move by Big Pepper to increase sales !