Posts in category gravel

When you’re trudging your bike through the Florida swamp and feel the pebbles of the river bottom underneath your tires, you’re technically still racing on …

Of his 15 bikes, Mark King, finisher at the Lost and Found Bike Ride, decided to take his Framed Alaskan full carbon fat bike in order to tackle the 100 miles of gravel. He built the bike up with drops only days before the race, and today we offer a full bike profile from the Lost and Found.

Boo Bicycles have unveiled its new SL models, which are custom frames that are stronger and lighter thanks to the S2 fiberglass interior. We just received the company’s SL-G Gravel Bike and today we take a look at some of the build and woodworking details that Boo Bicycle’s iron bamboo provides.

Last we saw of Nicole Duke’s adventures, she joined up with Emily Kachorek and Courtenay McFadden to tackle the Flume Trail around Lake Tahoe. At the …

Mavic’s Ksyrium name has been synonymous with high-end road racing wheels, but for 2016, the company has broadened their Ksyrium branding. Now the name first introduced …

At the 2015 Lost and Found, plenty of big names in cyclocross tried out their legs on the 100-mile course. Some tried to push their …

Sometimes steep gravel climbs and technical descents need that extra challenge. At the 2015 Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship​’s Lost and Found Gravel Race, Dax Downey brought an All-City Cycles​ Def Wish with a BMX drivetrain and a coaster brake that overheated on the long, sharp descents.

Promoters are constantly looking for ways to push the envelope, and explore new ways in which to provide a fresh experience for racing. Last weekend …

Last weekend at the 2015 Lost and Found Gravel Race, Tobin Ortenblad rode his two-year-old Specialized Crux away from a cyclocross-packed field, with only Ben Berden …

Leicester-based Velobici created an all-weather jersey, designed to feel snug enough not to catch on anything during a cyclocross pre-ride, but also make generous use of pockets for the long gravel days in the saddle. Andy Ward offers his take on the Van Chilli in today’s Jersey Review.

The competition was fierce at the 2015 Lost and Found Gravel Race with plenty of big cyclocross names showing up for the start. Ben Berden brought along his Sea Otter and Tokyo Cyclocross-tested Stoemper Ronny, and we were able to get a closer look at all of the details, including the newest components from TRP, FSA and Kenda.

The 2015 Lost and Found gravel race took over the Lake Davis region in the Sierra Buttes of Northern California on Saturday, and records fell …

For some, a century of road riding isn’t enough, 100 miles on technical gravel is more their style. Then on the far extreme, you have …

The gravel season is well upon us, and in a young tradition stemming from last year, Christine Vardaros offers a rider diary of the full experience of the Paris to Ancaster …

We kick off the unveiling of the 2015 Editors’ Awards for bikes with the Best Gravel Bike, which goes to the Volagi Viaje Ti.

We’ve still got more cyclocross and gravel bikes and gear seen at Sea Otter 2015. Queued up for you today is the return of Vitus, a compact chain tool, FSA’s hooked single ring, and more of Raleigh and Co-Motion’s new 2016 bikes.

The Little 500 kicked off yesterday, and we have the full results along with a photo gallery from all the day’s action.

The Amish Country Roubaix gravel race took place last Sunday, starting and finishing in Millersburg, Ohio with both a 100k and 50k course and over …

Easton has a long history in aluminum and composites and winning titles, including taking a Tour de France title under Cadel Evans, Cyclocross National Championships …

The new cyclocross bikes and gravel bikes keep arriving, and Cyclocross Magazine grabbed an in-person look at new bikes from Foundry, Raleigh, Mongoose, Focus, Storck and Fezzari. Also new products from Connex, ENVE, and Nutcase.

At Sea Otter 2015, during Day Two, we took a First Look at the latest from Norco, Praxis, IRD Tires, WTB Saddles, Marin, Rever Brakes, and SRAM’s newest Rival and Force1 lineup.

At day one of Sea Otter 2015, we take a first look at products from Basso, Redline, American Classic and Vee Rubber.

At the 2015 Sea Otter Classic, Raleigh unveiled its upcoming carbon Roker gravel bike. The bike features thru axles, big tire clearance, Tamland geometry, and plenty of bottle and fender mounts. See photos and details here.

Last year, we packed our bags and headed up north of Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains to the first-ever Lost and Found Bike Race, a …

Jamis, Trek, Open Cycles, and Ritchey show off their latest offerings, whether it be the first cyclocross bike, widening the range of kid’s bikes, or diving into steel for the gravel season. We take a first look at their products at Sea Otter 2015

The 2015 Sea Otter Classic hasn’t quite started, and yet we’re already forcing you to drink from a fire hose gushing with new cyclocross and …

The Lowell 50 is a gravel race of the Midwest, comprising over 85% unpaved roads and a self-described “classic old world style gravel road race.” Like …