Posts in category gravel

Andrew Vontz has been prepping for the Dirty Kanza Half Pint for the past year, after a first attempt in 2013. Between his race prep …

Take 100 miles of backcountry dirt, gravel and paved roads in one of California’s least-populated counties, add in some elevation, wildflowers, perfect spring weather and …

Kansas native Brian Jensen transitioned from cross-country running to cycling in 2005 after graduating from the University of Kansas.  A few years later, he won …

Now with the growing gravel grinder segment and the shouts for non-UCI compliant cyclocross tires for the masses, Specialized has recognized the need for a lighter, folding version of the higher volume 38c Trigger, and we spotted a prototype of the tire on former Masters Cyclocross National Champion James Alan Coat’s bike prior to the 2014 Lost and Found gravel race this past weekend.

We wanted to get a look at some of the bikes from the Oregon Outback 360-mile race, and one of the ones at the top …

Ira Ryan took the win in the Oregon Outback 360—that’s right, a 360-mile long gravel grinder in the best that Oregon has to offer. The …

360 miles of gravel? Cyclocross Magazine contributor Robbie Carver tackled the epic ride and lived to tell the story… At nine o’clock at night, in …

String together 200 miles of gravel, wind, and the toughest riding you’ll ever do, and you get the Dirty Kanza 200-mile gravel grinder in Kansas, …

We’ve seen Nicole Duke at all kinds of events since Nationals, from a new gravel event—the Chino Grinder—to a second place finish at Raleigh’s ’cross …

Andrew Vontz is our new gravel-grinder addict and contributing writer, and is prepping for Dirty Kanza Half Pint glory. Today, he’s showing us what exactly …

Gravel racing: It’s what you can do with that cyclocross race bike the other seven to nine months out of the year that you’re not …

by Christine Vardaros It’s been many days since Belgian ’cross racer Ellen van Loy (Telenet-Fidea) and I headed home from Canada’s Paris-Ancaster (P2A) gravel race …

by Nicole Duke It’s not everyday that I get a chance to torture/challenge myself. So when I was asked by my sponsors SPY and Marin …

The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, the group that also promotes the world-famous Downieville Classic, is entering mixed terrain events with the Lost and Found dirt and gravel …

Raleigh didn’t just launch a new RXS singlespeed at Sea Otter this year—the company also revamped both the high-end carbon models and their aluminum lower-tier …

So you’re racing gravel. First of all, good for you, re-purposing your ’cross bike in the offseason! Second of all, by now you probably realize …

  Kona is no stranger to titanium, having made titanium hardtail mountain bikes starting in the ’90s, so with the ti market for ’cross and …

Marin Bikes of California unveiled the 2015 update of the Lombard, and Clifford Lee got a good look at the aluminum cyclocross bike. Marin describes …

We saw hints of it at Frostbike, and grabbed a quick look at NAHBS 2014 but it’s official: Challenge has added the Gravel Grinder in …

Shimano just launched the M9000 XTR mountain bike component group (see our first look here), moving to 11-speeds and adding a single chainring option. Eleven …

by Aaron Cruikshank Western Michigan, bikes, dirt and beer? It must be the Lowell 50. Like its counterpart, the recently-raced Barry Roubaix, it takes advantage …

by James Thomas The Breadwinner orange B-Road ’cross bike features “the world’s only 11 speed downtube shifters.”  It was funny to see a bike getting …

Challenge has released an updated model of their Grifo clincher this year. We checked it out at Frost Bike last month, but saw it again …

Cyclocross Magazine was the first to see Clement’s X’Plor USH mixed-terrain (gravel) tire way back in August 2011, but the tires, along with the sister X’Plor …

by Daniel Curtin When you think of Niner Bikes, you probably think of flat bars, perhaps some amount of suspension travel, and 29 inch wheels. …

Raleigh introduced their new Tamland series of steel disc brake gravel bikes yesterday at their dealer gathering, first showcasing the higher-level model, the $2400 Tamland …

Cyclocrossers around the country have been following the call of gravel all season, and one of the biggest races in the country is the Crusher …

“People seem to like me because I’m polite and I’m rarely late.” – Brick Tamland “Polite” and “rarely late” are fine characteristics in a gravel or …

Perhaps you’ve felt it, the urge to hop your ’cross bike off the course and go explore the vast network of unpaved fire roads that …

Belgian cyclocross veteran Ben Berden will get a taste of American gravel this May 27 at the Gravel Metric, a popular 62-mile ride on farm …