VIDEO Review: SRAM eTap Review on Gravel – Part One
SRAM's revolutionary wireless gear shifting system has been in development for some time, and was recently made available to the cycling public. If you've been paying attention, you would have…
Flashback Friday: 2010 Rouge Roubaix Lent Approved Report – by K-Dogg
Before the Gravel Cyclist came to be, the crew of JOM, K-Dogg and Dr. Pain were already stretching their travel legs, looking for something to cure the boredom related to the sisyphean…
Gravel Worlds Preparation 2016: Knocking out the Miles – Part Two
As August 20, 2016 and Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, Nebraska rolls ever closer, so does the preparation of the three-person Gravel Cyclist crew in far away Gainesville, Florida. Continuing on…
Long Term VIDEO Review: Parlee Cycles Chebacco
We took possession of the beautiful Parlee Cycles Chebacco in April of 2016. Parlee Cycles insisted we put the bike through its paces, but how best to accomplish that? JOM of…
VIDEO Interview: Gary Mendenhall of the 4G Gravel Grinder!
JOM of Gravel Cyclist interviews Gary Mendenhall, the man behind the 4G Gravel Grinder (Facebook event HERE - Facebook Group HERE) - the most Southern, yet un-Southern gravel grinder there…
Event Preview: Eager Beaver 100 – Ontario, Canada by Damian Bradley
Substance Projects is a race organizer based in Ontario, Canada, who has been stepping up their game, creating events that follow emerging cycling trends. Substance Project and company owner Dan…
Gravel Worlds Preparation 2016: Knocking out the Miles – Part One
Gravel Worlds - The unofficial Gravel world championships of gravel racing is an annual event held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The race is typically held in late August, and as expected…
Event Preview: Yorkshire True Grit – United Kingdom
Do you have True Grit? Yorkshire True Grit is the brain-child of Andrew Wright, owner of Bikewright Cycle Shop in Easingwold near York. Andy is a passionate cyclist and enjoys…
Featured Bike: Gary Mendenhall’s Niner RLT 9 Steel
Steel is real as they say - steel isn't always the flavour of the month, and while other frame materials fall in and out of vogue, steel framesets have always…
Interview: Jesse Carlsson – Melbourne Gravel & Race to the Rock
Jesse Carlsson is no stranger to gravel road cycling. If you haven't heard of him, he took 2nd at the 2013 Tour Divide - and for 2015, he won the Trans…
Retro Gravel: 1909 Gravel Grinding – South Africa Style
These articles circa 1909 South Africa were sent our way from friend of the Gravel Cyclist crew, Big Head Todd. As a reference, the first paved road in the USA…
Featured Bike: Rusty’s Raleigh Roker Comp
Raleigh Bicycles is one of the oldest names in cycling. Founded in 1885 in Raleigh Street, Nottingham, England, a lot has changed about the company since that time; major changes…
Tech: Custom Disc Brake Gravel Wheel Component Guide – Part II – Hubs
This is a guest post from Dustin Gaddis of Southern Wheelworks. Dustin is the owner of Southern Wheelworks, a custom wheelbuilding shop. For readers who prefer a handbuilt, custom wheelset,…
Report: The first Gravel Road Race in Tuscany, Italy – by Claudio Marinangeli
The inaugural Tuscany Gravel Road Race was held on Sunday, June 19, 2016, between Radicondoli and Belforte, through Anqua and Cornocchia in the province of Siena, on the border with Pisa…