Posts in category gravel

What the heck is a Parlee Chebacco? We were dying to find out. We tracked one down, and hopped on it, and have a spotlight of it today.

Japanese tire manufacturer Panaracer has been killing it lately. The company joined forces with Stan’s NoTubes to form a gravel team and had one of …

Photographer Chris McIntosh made the trip to Stowe, Vermont for some scenic punishment on a bike via a 100 kilometer route on some of Vermont’s finest dirt and gravel roads as part of the Raid Lamoille gravel ride.

Even without USA Cycling gravel regulations, gravel races, gravel gear and even gravel itself vary tremendously. Earlier this week we brought you our review of …

There are now enough gravel tires to cover all the different types of gravel throughout the world. From groomed, hard packed surfaces that feel very …

At the 2017 Kona Launch in Squamish, BC, we got a closer in-person look with the big tire, bright orange Kona Sutra LTD.

Van Dessel Cycles has been a roll these last few years, releasing its made-in-USA Aloominator cantilever cyclocross frame in 2013, then updating its Full Tilt …

The American Classic MTB Race 29er tubeless wheels, despite the mountain bike name, are one of most compelling offerings from the company for cyclocross and gravel. We’ve been testing a set and have our initial impressions.

“The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.” -Dave Barry, Author The four industry vets behind VYNL bikes might agree …

Aftermarket derailleur pulleys. If you’ve been around a while, you’re probably in one of two schools of thought when thinking about rear derailleur pulleys. One school …

We’ve had two previous looks at the Vittoria Adventure Trail TNT Tire, with a quick look at an early prototype last year at Interbike, and …

Kona is getting ready to launch its 2017 line of cyclocross, gravel and endurance road bikes, but we have a sneak peek at the new bikes for you today.

Nestled in the Tushar Mountains, above the idyllic agricultural town of Beaver, Utah, are the roads that make up one of the most brutal events now commonly called a “gravel grinder.”

Sugoi Performance Apparel and Sombrio showed off some cycling apparel that really stood out when the lights dimmed, and many of the new products are well-suited for cyclocross and gravel cyclists.

Bontrager took one of its versatile knobby hybrid tire treads and upgraded it with a tubeless TLR bead and casing. The result? The Bontrager LT2 TLR Team Issue tubeless tire.

The number of new gravel races popping up everywhere is amazing. But the big ones, the ones that have been around awhile and feature unique challenges, …

Today we take a look at the first gravel-specific offerings from Pinarello, with the GAN GRS model featuring a rear suspension designed to keep riders comfortable over the long haul.

This coming weekend is the Crusher in the Tushar gravel race in Beaver, Utah. While slightly over 100k, the event is considered one of the toughest with over 10,000 feet of elevation gain and varying terrain.

We’ve been riding the just-released 2017 Cannondale SuperX Team cyclocross bike for the last two weeks, and so far, we’re quite impressed. Two days ago we …

Earlier this month at the 2016 Bike Press Camp, we saw the full 2017 GT Grade gravel, or “Enduroad” as the company calls it, line-up.

Gravel-specific tires and tubeless technology aren’t a failsafe against misfortune like a cut sidewall. So we started wondering, what’s the best way to avoid cutting a tire on a gravel ride?

Alpinestars may not be the first name that comes to mind when thinking of gravel riding and cyclocross racing. But some thought out products spotted at Press Camp may fit the bill for narrower tire dirt riders.

Cannondale makes a big push out front with its new, redesigned 2017 SuperX carbon cyclocross bike. The new models have a completely new frame geometry and design. We’ve ridden the new Team SuperX and share details, photos and impressions.

Blue Competition Cycles has been hard at work rebuilding its brand since a brief hiatus and change in ownership, and the results speak for themselves, with an extensive product line and aggressive pricing. The $2699 Di2-equipped Prosecco EX carbon gravel bike shows off this work and strategy.

In Issue 30 we looked at the go-anywhere disc brake tubeless wheel options seen here. These wheelsets are easily swapped between bikes or help extend the versatility and performance of a single rig.

At the 2016 Bike Press Camp, we had an opportunity to test the much-hyped the 3T Exploro gravel bike. Was it a compromised bike? A solution to a problem that didn’t exist? Or an innovative, versatile bike with many benefits?

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Cyclocross Magazine contributor Lee Waldman. Today, on Father’s Day, Waldman takes us to Scottsbluff, Nebraska for the …

Gevenalle markets its shifters as the ultimate, reliable setup for muddy cyclocross races. But what about gravel? We put Gevenalle’s Audax shifters to the test at the Lost & Found gravel race.

There were a number of purpose-built buikes at the 2016 Lost & found gravel race, including this suspended Soulcraft 26″ wheeled machine.

Aerodynamics and gravel racing. 3T is sure they go together like peanut butter and jelly. And they are releasing what they are calling the first aero gravel frame, the Exploro, to prove it.