Posts tagged gravel

E*Thirteen has a new wide-range 11-speed cassette out that offers a whopping 489% range, the TRS+ 9-44 cassette.

We had our first look at Magura’s innovative ANT+ wireless Vyron eLect dropper post at 2015 Interbike. And at this week’s 2016 Magura Press Camp, we got our first ride on it.

WolfTooth is bringing wider range cassettes to the Shimano 11-speed crowd with its new GC45 conversion kit.

Compass has produced a wide range of components for the “all road” cyclist who enjoys the pavement and never passes an opportunity to mix in some gravel, including an array of tires with a new tubeless Bon Jon Pass offering.

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.

Bontrager was at Sea Otter with it’s new Kovee Pro TLR 29 MTB wheels, which just might be what you’re looking for in a tubeless gravel wheelset.

For this week’s Wednesday Wonderings we’re taking a look at the “must haves” and “nice to haves” when packing for a gravel race or adventure ride.

“The Grinder 2 is a mixed breed of an endurance road bike and an off-road machine.” This is the statement with which Bulls introduces their newest model, the aptly named “Grinder” gravel bike.

Praxis Works moves from drivetrain components to wheels with its new A24 and RC21 tubeless wheelsets seen at Sea Otter.

Shimano has a new Deore Di2 mountain bike group out offering greater options for drop bar riders as well as improved connectivity for all Di2 groups with Bluetooth capabilities.

Last week we explored options for 1x riders looking to run lower gears for gravel races. This week we look at options for 2x riders to get down the road less traveled.

Kenda’s Flintridge Pro is a tubeless ready gravel tire that offers a smooth, fast feel and is available in two widths.

Murphy Mack and SuperPro racing may no longer be promoting the Masters World Championships in San Jose, but the 2011 SSCXWC promoter still has a …

Rolf Prima Wheel Systems were at NAHBS showing off a new wheelset called the Hyalite for what they’ve dubbed “adventure road.”

There are a host of new products launched around NAHBS each year and the 2016 show is no different. Here we’re taking a look at some of the new tires on offer for the cyclocross, gravel and all-road crowd.

The G-One is Schwalbe’s new “Tubeless Easy” gravel tire. Based on experience with the new tire on rims like those from DT Swiss, Next, Bontrager and Stan’s the G-One feels like it will be a reliable tubeless option.

Quality Bicycle Products is based in Bloomington, Minnesota, an area filled with gravel roads, and has been serving the gravel market really well, with its brands like Salsa, Foundry, Whisky, Surly and now Teravail, a new tire brand.

Next Wheels is one of the first to produce a wheel kit for the 12X135 thru-axle design of the SCS rear end on the 2016 Specialized disc brake/thru-axle bikes

There’s more cyclocross on the horizon including the 2016 Cyclocross National Championships and the World Championships at the end of January. But the end of the 2015 has us thinking back over the last 12 months and reflecting on those moments that had the cyclocross community talking.

USA Cycling has been in the news quite a bit recently. With new CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall at the helm (See his first-ever media interview with …

At the tail end of April, USA Cycling named Derek Bouchard-Hall their new CEO, replacing Steve Johnson, who would cede his role in June. With …

The second annual Gravel Grinder race was held in Boyne City Michigan on October 3rd. It is the third event in the Michigan Mountain Mayhem …

by Geoff Duncan (Cordesville, SC)-The Francis Marion National Forest (just north of Charleston, SC) once played host to the Swamp Fox; a Revolutionary War hero that …

Tonight, October 5th at 11:59PM (PST), your window to make history and register for the the first-ever Grinduro closes. The first-of-its-kind gravel grinder meets enduro …

Although many of us have put on our mud tires and are already firing away at the local cyclocross course, the Michigan Mountain Mayhem Gravel Grinder …