Posts tagged 650b

Norco outfitted its carbon Search XR gravel bike for adventure with a dropped chainstay and 700c/650b compatibility. We look at the Rival and Ultegra builds.

Surly Bikes’ new steel Midnight Special has Road Plus tires to prepare you for roads off all kinds. We take a look at a custom build on display at Sea Otter.

The Boyd Cycling Jocassee 650b carbon tubeless wheel set is designed for gravel grinding. We put this high-volume wheelset to the test and report back in our first Gravel Gear installment.

The versatile go-anywhere Kona Rove line adds two new frames, and three 650b models with the Rove LTD, Rove NRB DL and Rove NRB. We take a look at the new six-bike lineup.

Boyd Cycling unveiled its Jocassee carbon 650b gravel wheels, Ready2Ride purchase option, and the CXM-inspired tubeless tire sealant. We take a look at Press Camp.

All eyes have been on Montana lately. Today we look at a red-white-and-blue creation that should please both parties.

Franco Bicycles has redesigned and modernized the steel do-it-all Grimes, and it’s now made in California and ready for big tire adventures.

WTB expands its Road Plus line of tires with a new fast-rolling tubeless option with side knobs called the Byway Road Plus TCS tire.

700x32c, 700x40c, 700x50c tire options abound, but what does the C stand for and how do these tires compare to 29er options? We talk tire width, volume, measurements and labels.

Open Cycle has appealed to its weight weenie Cervelo roots and put its U.P. (Unbeaten Path) frameset on a diet, shedding a few hundred grams …

Kenda has unveiled new options for gravel hunters and speed freaks, with new casings, widths and diameters coming to the Flintridge gravel tire, and a new 30c Valkyrie road tire.

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?

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.