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  1. Gravel Bikes
    Gravel bikes and gear have made the leap to the mainstream in 2019. Each year at the Sea Otter Classic there's at least one product category that dominates exhibitor booths. This year, it was undeniable that gravel bikes have made the leap from niche to mainstream. Almost every company has some...
  2. General Cycling Discussion
    Across the red cinder roads of Oregon's remote high desert country, over the dramatic Cascade Mountains, through dank moss-covered rainforests and along historic wagon trails where settlers once tested their grit on the journey west, the 2019 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder promises the adventure of...
  3. General Cycling Discussion
    Roads like these are sure to make the inaugural SBT GRVL event a good one. Gravel, one of the fastest-growing disciplines in cycling, experienced tipping-point growth in 2018, as exponentially more events, gravel-specific bikes, gear, components and content debuted. The momentum will be...
  4. General Cycling Discussion
    The Cannondale Topstone gravel bike rolled out today. Named after a favorite dirt road section near Cannondale's global headquarters in Connecticut, the Cannondale Topstone is billed as a capable and versatile gravel road rig with a reasonable price that ranges from $1000 to $2000 depending on...
  5. General Cycling Discussion
    Cane Creek has announced the release of an ultra-light suspension seatpost called the eeSilk Post. The post is designed to reduce fatigue and increase control for riders on drop bar bikes, particularly when riding on rougher surfaces such as broken tarmac or gravel roads. The eeSilk Post offers...
  6. Components, Wrenching
    Outside of a small weight penalty, there really is no downside to the Shimano Ultegra RX rear derailleur. Photo courtesy Shimano/Eric Wynn What is it Taking a page from the mountain bike arena, but with a few drop bar tweaks, Shimano's Ultegra RX rear derailleur utilizes the company's Shadow...
  7. Pro Cycling - Tour de France
    Off and riding at the 2018 Dirty Kanza. Photo by Myke Hermsmeyer Editor's Note: This Dirty Kanza post is courtesy of GU Energy and originally appeared on guenergy.com. We also pulled in assets from Cannondale and Rebecca Rusch. Full race results are here. The Dirty Kanza wants your soul...
  8. General Cycling Discussion
    In ENVE's testing of the M525 with mountain bike tires, the new rim design accounted for more than a 60% improvement in pinch flat resistance. No word on how it handles flocks of sheep. ENVE has announced the M525 G wheelset that adds an option to the new M Series line for those wanting the...
  9. Gravel Bikes
    Do you have a desire to explore the roads less traveled? Breezer's new Radar series is designed to get you there and back. Earlier this year we caught up with Joe Breeze to check out his new gravel grinder, the Inversion. This stunning build was fashioned from a unique Japanese steel and based...
  10. Gravel Bikes
    New for 2017, the GT Grade Carbon Tiagra brings carbon performance with an affordable price. At the Bike Press Camp event held recently in Park City, Utah, GT was on hand showing their newly updated "EnduRoad" bikes. What is EnduRoad? It is the newest name for a gravel grinder/adventure/touring...
  11. Pro Cycling - Tour de France
    Climbing up Crocker Mountain Road (click to enlarge). Photo by Metal Mike Photo After winning the Lost and Found Gravel Grinder singlespeed category a year ago, I decided to run the same gearing (42/17) this time around. If nothing else, it would be nice to be able to keep pace with the geared...
  12. Gravel Bikes
    The new Mongoose Selous Expert sports a tapered head tube, beefier fork, 11 speed drivetrain and full hydraulic disc brakes (click to enlarge). Mongoose is a brand with a lot of history and heritage in both BMX and mountain bikes, but when it comes to road or cross bikes they are not the first...
  13. General Cycling Discussion
    The Grinder 2 features a 7005 series aluminum frame, Shimano Ultegra groupset, hydraulic disc brakes and carbon fork with a retail price of $2199. Bulls Bikes is German brand that has been around for more than 20 years but they are fairly new to the American market. Like many other brands just...
  14. Cyclocross
    Gravel grinder, adventure bike whatever you call it, the Barlow is ready for your on and off road travels (click to enlarge). Sage Cycles is a brand based out of Portland, OR that designs U.S. made titanium frames as the platform for their road, cross and gravel line of bicycles. We had the...
  15. General Cycling Discussion
    The updated Niner RLT 9 serves up a healthy dose of #CampVibes (click to enlarge) The RLT9 is available in both alloy and steel versions. The alloy model is an all-terrain road bike with a racing pedigree. The light alloy tubing makes it a contender in gravel grinding events, as well as the...
  16. Gravel Bikes
    Grinduro brings together the best parts of a gravel grinder and an enduro (click to enlarge). Photo by John Watson - The Radavist From the folks who put on the Downieville Classic and the Lost & Found, the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) is launching its third bike event called Grinduro...
  17. General Cycling Discussion
    The new fork could further open the already expanded definition of what road and cyclocross bikes are capable of (click to enlarge). We've been hearing rumors about a Cannondale Lefty suspension fork for road and cyclocross bikes for a while. Now it is a reality. This past week, Cannondale...
  18. Gravel Bikes
    The frame is full carbon frame with a vibration reduction system and Firestarter Carbon fork (click to enlarge). Part road bike, part mountain bike, all adventure. That's the initial impression of the new carbon fiber Salsa Cutthroat, a rig billed as the ultimate Tour Divide race machine. This...
  19. General Cycling Discussion
    The Lost and Found Gravel Grinder features lots of double track dirt and gravel roads (click to enlarge). Photo by "The Metal" Mike Haire Before lining up for late May's Lost and Found Gravel Grinder put on by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship at Lake Davis, California, I'd never participated...
  20. Wheels and Tires
    Fresh from the FrostBike (a mini bike show put on by big bike parts distributor QBP), WTB releases this new, wide tire for gravel grinders in two versions. WTB has is showing a brand new tire at FrostBike (Quality Bicycle Products' product expo in Bloomington, MN) called the Nano 40c that is...
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