Posts in category pro bike profiles

Helen Wyman started riding the Kindhuman Küdü at the start of 2018. For the 2018/19 season, she has a custom design with the components of her choice.

Stephen Hyde has three customized and personalized Cannondale SuperX bikes for the 2018/19 story. We have the story behind the colors and artwork.

Marianne Vos rode her Ridley X-Night SL Disc to a win in Waterloo and a third at Jingle Cross. We profile her muddy bike from 2018 Jingle Cross.

Maghalie Rochette has had the CX Fever thus far this season aboard her Specialized CruX. We profile her winning ride from the 2018 RenoCross race.

In 2018 Donnelly is outfitting its cyclocross team with its own carbon C//C cyclocross frameset. We profile Lance Haidet’s winning C//C from RenoCross.

After leaving his team six days before World Cup Waterloo, Wout van Aert had to put cobble together a bike in record time. We profile his last-minute Stevens Super Prestige.

The Gravsplosion is a custom titanium gravel bike made by Colorado’s Black Sheep Bikes. We take a closer look at a bike with a unique fork and handlebar.

Matt Acker’s custom-painted Salsa Warbeard was tough to miss at the 2018 Gravel Worlds. We profile his resplendent gravel bike.

Josh Berry had a new bike for the 2018 Gravel Worlds. He rode the Giant Revolt Advanced 0 to a third-place finish in NE. We profile his podium bike.

Alison Tetrick captained her S-Works Diverge gravel bike to a win at the 2018 Gravel Worlds in Nebraska. We profile her bike from her title defense.

Teammates Amity Gregg and Colin Strickland rode Pinarello GAN GR Disk gravel bikes at Gravel Worlds, but they have a different aero philosophy. We profile their bikes to find out how they differ.

SaltAir Cycles owner Matthew Nelson rode his own handmade steel gravel bike at the 2018 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. We profile his custom bike.

Kae Takeshita went double aero on her 3T Exploro Flatmount LTD with aero bars at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We profile her setup for the 206-mile race.

Michael van den Ham rode the front-suspended Lauf True Grit gravel bike at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We profile his bike and 206-mile setup.

Amanda Nauman says her Niner RLT 9 RDO gravel bike rides like a “Cadillac.” We profile her 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 setup and component choices.

Jay Barre converted his Surly Cross Check commuter to a singlespeed and took it to the 2018 Lost and Found gravel grinder. We profile his steel bike.

Barry Wicks built a full-suspension Kona Hei Hei DL frame into his gravel bike. We profile his comfy crossover built for ripping gravel downhills.

Dylan Glatt rode his gold ghoul-d luck Spooky Cycles Gas Mask at the 2018 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. We profile his eye-catching bike.

Donnelly released its new G//C gravel bike at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We profile the new model Jamey Driscoll rode in Kansas’ Flint Hills.

Katerina Nash was back on an Orbea Terra at the 2018 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. We profile her bike and see how she overcame a flat at the CA race.

Craig Richey cut through the wind at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race using his aero-bar-equipped Devinci Hatchet. We profile his aero racing bike.

Rowie Jaron rode a front-suspended NTP Bikes titanium bike custom built for cyclocross and gravel at the 2018 Lost and Found. We look at his custom build.

Tobin Ortenblad swapped Euro mud for Lake Davis Dust on his Santa Cruz Stigmata cyclocross bike. We profile his winning the Lost and Found bike.

Sven Nys rode a custom-painted Trek Checkpoint at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We profile the cyclocross legend’s gravel setup.

Kaitie Keough and Ted King both rode Cannondale Super Xes to wins at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We profile their winning cyclocross crossovers.

Olivia Dillon won the 2018 Lost and Found gravel race aboard her S-Works Diverge. We profile her race-winning bike that she likes quite a bit.

We rode Allied’s Alfa Allroad made-in-America carbon gravel bike at the 2018 Almanzo 100. We profile the road-inspired rough road bike and offer ride impressions.

Matt Allen of Minneapolis rescued his 1980s steel Medici Gran Turismo and turned it into his do-it-all gravel bike. We look at his re-built Almanzo 100 ride.

Dee Dee Winfield won the 2018 Almanzo 100 gravel race on her old cantilever Blue Norcross SL cyclocross bike. We profile what’s new and vintage on her winning bike.

Molly Cameron had her Flanders Forte cyclocross bike set up with Challenge’s new tubeless Gravel Grinder tires at Sea Otter. We profile her bike.