As an early adopter to the sport of mountain biking, a cyclocross racer and framebuilder, I’ve continually fine-tuned the geometry of CIVILIAN bikes in pursuit of the most optimal ride. This coupled with my inclination towards rubber-meets-the-loam riding, spawned the DIRT-FIRST philosophy. One embracing a childhood sense of wonder and exploration that comes with the path less travelled.

That said, all CIVILIAN bikes have some form of DIRT-FIRST DNA built in…whether that’s the scrutinized and finely tuned geometry of every size frame or a seemingly small and simple feature like mud-defying cyclocross cable routing…it’s all DIRT-FIRST .

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~ Tyson Hart