JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

Review: Northwave Extreme XC Gravel / Cyclocross / Mountain Bike Shoes

By JOM December 5, 2017

Founded by Gianni Piva in Montebelluna, Italy in the early 1980's, Northwave began operations as a shoe manufacturer, producing shoes for other companies. During the late 1980's, the sport of…

Interview: Rocks Road & Reggae Bike Packing Weekend – Katie & Sarah from Alabama!

By JOM December 4, 2017

The weekend of December 2nd and 3rd, 2017, marked the Rocks, Road and Reggae Bike Packing / Slack Packing weekend in Gainesville, Florida. JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew caught…

Featured Bike: Jimmie Vaughan’s Moots PsychloX RSL Titanium Cross Bike turned Gravel Bike

By JOM December 1, 2017

About Moots "Moots Cycles has been handcrafting bicycle frames in Steamboat Springs, Colorado since 1981. The company is known for building the finest quality titanium road, mountain, cross, and specialty bicycle…

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Review: FSA SL-K Modular Adventure BB386EVO Crankset with Subcompact Chainrings

By JOM November 30, 2017

About Full Speed Ahead "Full Speed Ahead (FSA) produces world-class bicycle components for road cycling and mountain biking and we support many of the world’s leading road and mountain bike…

Press Release: New in 2017, Funk Cycles Introduces the Versa – The Ultimate in Versatility

By JOM November 29, 2017

About Funk Cycles Daryl Funk started Funk Cycles in the late 1980’s with a focus on aluminum elevated chain stay mountain bike frames. Then, in the early 2000’s, Daryl put…

Press Release: Spurcycle Launches New Titanium Multi-Tool

By JOM November 28, 2017

Precision Bell Makers take Precision to task with Machined Titanium Multi-Tool Sausalito, California – Spurcycle, creators of what is said to be the best bicycle bell that money can buy,…

The Southern Georgia Cotton Picking Good Time Weekend

By JOM November 27, 2017

Thanksgiving Weekend is a special time for a lot of people in the United States. Friends and families travel - or not - to assemble for a meal, socializing and…

Feature: 2018 Focus Mares Force 1 CX Bike – Which Doubles as a Gravel Bike

By JOM November 26, 2017

Focus Bikes is a bicycle manufacturer based out of Cloppenberg, Germany. Its German roots are attributed to company founder, Mike Kluge, a former world cyclocross champion. Focus Bikes are well…

Review: RideAir “Never Ride Flat” Inflation System

By JOM November 23, 2017

The idea behind RideAir was dreamed up in March of 2015, with a rough prototype built for feasibility testing just one month later. Since then, the RideAir product has gone…

The Sasquatch 125 / 200 Bike Packing (Slack Packing) Weekend – Southern Georgia, USA

By JOM November 21, 2017

The Sasquatch 125 / 200 Fall Bike Packing event is the creation of a bloke who goes by the nickname of the Cycling Sasquatch - aka Ray Egan. Ray's description…

VIDEO: Episode 12 – Ask the Gravel Cyclist Crew a Question!

By JOM November 20, 2017

Episode 12 of "Ask the Gravel Cyclist Crew a Question" can be seen below. Questions in this episode: Do you have a training plan you follow or is it mostly group…

Review: Bont Cycling Vaypor G Gravel Shoes – Lighter, Stronger, Faster

By JOM November 17, 2017

About Bont Cycling "Mr. Inze Bont first started making custom shoes in the backyard of his Sydney, Australia, house in 1974 after struggling to find a boot that would fit…