Posts in category gravel

Ndvr, a new company, showed off a bike at Sea Otter that caught our eye. The Ndvr is trying to be the ultimate versatile bike, part cyclocross, part gravel, part road and all travel.

With decades of perspective, it’s fascinating to see Battistone start Coastline Cycle Co. with a bike that eschews all the trends and niches, and by doing so, might have invented its own.

Stella Yu founded Velo Saddles in 1979 with the mission to create perfect saddles. Today, the company continues that quest with its latest project, the Angel line of saddles.

We’ve been on the redesigned Litespeed T5 Gravel, which now features flat mount disc brake mounts and additional tire clearance. Here we take a quick look at the redesigned bike.

Devinci Bikes is offering up reasonably priced gravel bikes, such as its Hatchet SX gravel bike, for those considering adding a bike to the quiver.

Jamis Bikes has made some changes to the Renegade series of carbon and steel gravel bikes. Here. we take a quick look at the Jamis Renegade Elite, which caught our eye at the Sea Otter Classic.

Knight Composites is a fairly new carbon wheel company. At first glance, the Oregon-based company might seem like another off-the-shelf rim paired with quality components option, but dive deeper and you’ll learn that there’s a lot more.

Fezzari was on hand at the 2016 Sea Otter Classic showing off its new bike called the Shafer GR or Gravel Road.

Topeak shows off new JoeBlow Booster and JoeBlow Dualie, two pumps that are ideal for ‘cross riders, at the 2016 Sea Otter Classic.

Bontrager was at Sea Otter with it’s new Kovee Pro TLR 29 MTB wheels, which just might be what you’re looking for in a tubeless gravel wheelset.

This past weekend was the Belgian Waffle Ride. Part cyclocross race, part road race, with a little bit of mountain biking thrown in makes for a 146-mile adventure. As in years past, professional cyclists took the top honors.

For this week’s Wednesday Wonderings we’re taking a look at the “must haves” and “nice to haves” when packing for a gravel race or adventure ride.

GT introduced the Grade Carbon gravel bike in 2014 when the gravel road segment was just gaining momentum.

Over 3,000 racers were greeted with near perfect temperatures, clear blue skies, and dry gravel roads in Hastings, Michigan, recently for the annual running of Barry Roubaix.

Breezer is back in the road bike game with its new Inversion road/gravel model, shown at Sea Otter.

May 1, 2016, will see the third race in the Appalachian Grinder Series, the Bootlegger 100 Dirt Road Race. The route promises to be a tough but memorable one, with numerous dirt sectors and unrelenting climbs.

“The Grinder 2 is a mixed breed of an endurance road bike and an off-road machine.” This is the statement with which Bulls introduces their newest model, the aptly named “Grinder” gravel bike.

Schwinn has added the Vantage RX-1, a bike for paved and unpaved roads and equipped with SRAM hydraulic brakes, to its Signature Line.

Mongoose made its name in BMX, and that prominence carried into mountain biking and cyclocross. Although Mongoose maintained its position in BMX, the rest of the line has lost its luster. Mongoose is out to change that with its new Selous Expert

Hutchinson shows new Sector 32 tubeless tire using its Tubeless Ready casing at Sea Otter.

Praxis Works moves from drivetrain components to wheels with its new A24 and RC21 tubeless wheelsets seen at Sea Otter.

Launched last week and on display at Sea Otter is the new Lauf Grit CX/gravel fork. The Chinese-made aftermarket fork is nothing if not attention grabbing.

Hot on the heels of the 650B 47mm Horizon introduced at NAHBS last month in the new Road Plus category, WTB has added to their drop-bar tire lineup.

We spotted Fuji’s first ever gravel bike yesterday afternoon at Sea Otter, the new Jari, which comes in three models, the Jari 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5. We took a look at the mid-range Jari 1.3.

Chilly temperatures and the threat of snow refused to relinquish their icy grip on the Mid-Ohio region the night before the 3rd running of the Amish Country Roubaix.

Last week we explored options for 1x riders looking to run lower gears for gravel races. This week we look at options for 2x riders to get down the road less traveled.

It’s spring in Michigan, which means it is time to dust off the ‘cross bike, mountain bike, fat bike or gravel rig and head out for some gravel racing and the Lowell 50.

While it was 47 miles shorter than Kolo Promotions’ HTFU Roubaix in New Waverly, Texas, the week prior, the Castell Grind in Central Texas was not for the faint of heart.

Updating your ‘cross drivetrain for off-season rides makes sense for the many of us that are in the one-bike-to-rule-them all camp. Short of having separate cyclocross and gravel bikes, drivetrain modification makes sense. But what to do? We take a look here.

Kenda’s Flintridge Pro is a tubeless ready gravel tire that offers a smooth, fast feel and is available in two widths.