JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

Featured Bike: Twin Six Standard Titanium Rando Gravel Bike

By JOM October 6, 2017

About Twin Tix "Over a decade ago, the bike industry’s slow uphill grind to better graphic apparel options turned riders into unwilling billboards and unfortunate cartoon characterizations. In 2005, fed…

Video Interview: Mark Lynskey of Lynskey Performance Designs – Part Three

By JOM October 5, 2017

JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew interviews Mark Lynskey, CEO of Lynskey Performance Designs, a company renown for their high-performance titanium bicycle frames. In the third and final interview, Mark…

VIDEO: Gainesville, Florida after Hurricane Irma – Part Two – Paynes Prairie

By JOM October 4, 2017

Hurricane Irma passed through Florida a few weeks ago, but many areas of the state are still seeing the effects of this hurricane. Paynes Prairie is a 21,000 acre protected…

Review: WTB Resolute 42 650b and 700c Tubeless Ready Tires

By JOM October 4, 2017

About WTB (Wilderness Trail Bikes) "WTB was founded in Marin County, California in 1982, fueled by the need to create durable and reliable mountain bike-specific equipment. Back then mountain biking…

Press Release: Dirty Kanza Announces New Event Registration Process for 2018

By JOM October 2, 2017

"Due to high demand, we are unable to accommodate everyone who wishes to participate in the Dirty Kanza gravel road bicycling challenge. Therefore, a lottery selection process will be utilized…

VIDEO: 2017 Rebecca’s Private Idaho – The Queen’s Stage Race – Stage 3

By JOM October 2, 2017

August 31, September 1st and September 3rd marked the inaugural "Queen's Stage Race", part of Rebecca's Private Idaho. A tough 3-day gravel stage race in the beautiful Sun Valley region…

Featured Bike: Olivier Lambert’s Julie Racing Design Gravel Bike (Dia de Muertos)

By JOM September 29, 2017

Julie Racing Design is a small French frame building operation comprising of two people - Kris (Welding) and Julie (a big part of everything else). Roughly translated from French, the…

Press Release: Lynskey Performance releases the GR260 Gravel Bike

By JOM September 28, 2017

"Looking for a bike that allows you the freedom to roam almost anywhere without adhering to the rules of traditional cycling categories? The GR 260 provides the maximum level of…

Race Report: 2017 Hellhole Gravel Grind Stage Race, South Carolina by Libby Skinner

By JOM September 26, 2017

Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina September 15-17, 2017 Ginny Norton and I punctuated our 2017 Gravel Year with a big fat exclamation point (!#*%!) racing in the three-day Hellhole…

VIDEO: Episode 10 – Ask the Gravel Cyclist Crew a Question!

By JOM September 25, 2017

Episode Ten of "Ask the Gravel Cyclist Crew a Question" can be seen below. Questions in this episode: Do you have any experience running two different tyre sizes? Would a knobbier…

Take the Gravel Less Traveled to Rebecca’s Private Idaho: A photo essay by Wil Matthews

By JOM September 25, 2017

Commissioned by WD-40BIKE “I love my mountain home in Ketchum, Idaho and I want everyone to know the reasons why,” says Rebecca Rusch. "Join me for a gravel-strewn, grit-filled, pedal-cranking…

Featured Bike: Jim Cummin’s Salsa Cutthroat – Founder of Dirty Kanza!

By JOM September 22, 2017

About Salsa Cycles Salsa Cycles was founded around 1981 / 1982 by Ross Shafer. Before selling the company in 1997 to Quality Bicycle Products, Ross and his brand manufactured custom-made…