JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

The Australian Summer of Gravel: Dirty Clare Pre-Ride – Clare Valley

By JOM February 19, 2020

The Australian Summer of Gravel: These videos come to you from the cameras of JOM of Gravel Cyclist, visiting his Aussie homeland during late December 2019, into January 2020. The…

Hammerhead Karoo GPS Computer – Long-Term Review: by Rusty D

By JOM February 18, 2020

During a presentation, the founder and CEO of Hammerhead stated their company's focus is the digital experience of cycling by specifically solving the interaction with data while riding a bicycle.…

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Niner MCR 9 RDO: Unboxing & Features of Niner’s full-suspension gravel bike!

By JOM February 14, 2020

I love this bike. Why? Because it single-handedly has broken my website daily visitor count and views record, twice! :) Moving on from that fact, the Niner 9 RDO has…

Review: Giant Charge Pro Gravel / Cyclocross / Mountain Bike Shoes

By JOM February 13, 2020

It is no surprise that Giant Bicycle is recognized as the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world. Their bikes can be seen everywhere in over 50 countries and 12,000 retail…

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Pure Gravel Descending: 40+ Minutes of Downieville, California – For your Indoor Trainer

By JOM February 11, 2020

As promised in my "Riding Gravel Bikes in Northern California: Downieville" video, this video is all raw footage of the big descent from Day 2 of my media gravel camp…

The Lost Workshop: Gravel Bikes & More, Hand-Made in Melbourne, Australia

By JOM February 10, 2020

"The Lost Workshop is the culmination of a life long passion for designing, building and riding bikes. I have spent all my life riding bikes, making and modifying different things…

Gravel Cup Canada: Gravel Cycling adventures in Canada’s Capital Region

By JOM February 8, 2020

Based in the Gravel Cycling Mecca that is Canada’s National Capital Region, Brendan Gorman created Gravel Cup to share his passion for gravel riding, and to provide a platform for…

Bontrager GR2 Gravel Shoe: For the groad less traveled

By JOM February 8, 2020

GR2 Gravel Bike Shoe A dedicated gravel shoe that tackles all types of terrains with ease and efficiency In the comfort zone Durable synthetic leather upper cradles your foot in…

EVIL Chamois Hagar: Unboxing & Features of the Wildest Gravel Bike!

By JOM February 7, 2020

"The Chamois Hagar - Shred Comes to Gravel" "Rather than start with a squirrely road bike and relaxing things into borderline manageable, we started with a mountain bike with shred…

Riding Gravel Bikes in NorCal: Downieville, with Roval Components

By JOM February 6, 2020

During September of 2019, I was fortunate to be invited to a launch of a new gravel-specific wheelset, the Roval Components CLX (see link below). The camp was organized and…

Rothrock GRIT Gravel Grinder has parity with Men & Women equally represented!

By JOM February 6, 2020

Rothrock GRIT presents its first annual gravel grinder, Saturday, June 6, 2020, with men and women equally represented among the 300 participants. Our registration goal is to provide a large…

Podcast: The Salsa Cutthroat – The Gravel Bike for the Bikepacking Set

By JOM February 5, 2020

The Salsa Cutthroat has been THE gravel bike for the bikepacking set. If you look at the sport on a spectrum from 'road +' to 'bikepacking', the 2020 model is…

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Black Heart Bike Company – Rails On-Road // Rips Off-Road

By JOM February 4, 2020

Company BlackHeart Bike Company was born out of a feeling of disillusionment with the mainstream cycling industry. Zach Lambert, the founder, got tired of marketers telling him that his bike…

My Gravel Bike IS NOT UCI LEGAL: Version 1

By JOM February 3, 2020

There's been a lot of chit chat in the media of late concerning the UCI and USA Cycling, who have been sticking their noses into the world of gravel cycling...…