JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

Video Review: Bontrager TLR FlashCharger Floor Pump – Can it replace an air compressor?

By JOM August 9, 2017

"Game-Changer - With Flash Charger TLR, setting up tubeless tires at home and on the road is a snap. Pinkbike.com's product of the year is a designed for efficient installation…

Featured Bike: Rusty’s 3T Exploro Gravel Bike with Shimano Di2

By JOM August 7, 2017

Founded in 1961, 3T was first known as 3TTT - Tecnologia del Tubo Torino (Turin Tube Technology). The Milano based company has always pushed the envelope with its component designs. Remembered…

Featured Event: La Resistance – La Plage, Talloires, France

By JOM August 4, 2017

From the Promoter: La Resistance is back for its second edition this September. After a successful inaugural event last year, La Resistance is back in 2017, bigger and better.…

Hard Men of Australia: Road Racing in the late 1940’s to early 1970’s – on Gravel

By JOM August 2, 2017

Long before the advent of tubeless tyres, electronic shifting, GPS navigation, power meters and now suspension - on gravel bikes - there were the hard men of road racing. These…

Review: Gore Apparel Men’s Oxygen Gore-Tex 2.0 Active Jacket

By JOM August 2, 2017

This review comes to you during the heat of the northern hemisphere summer. But somewhere on planet Earth, it is cold and possibly wet. I discovered the true meaning of…

The Floribama (Florida / Alabama) Gravel Cycling Weekend

By JOM August 1, 2017

The areas of northwestern Florida, southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama have been on my ride exploration list for some time. Events such as the Dirty Pecan 150 and Spaghetti 100…

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

By JOM July 26, 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 Part One, Mark goes over the…

VIDEO: Demonstration of Focus R.A.T. (Rapid Axle Technology)

By JOM July 25, 2017

Nowadays, thru-axles are the norm on most new gravel bikes, and at the level of professional road racing in the WorldTour, the technology is slowing inching its way in. But…

Review: C-Bear Ceramic Bearing Bottom Bracket – Belgian Tough

By JOM July 21, 2017

The bottom bracket is the most overlooked and abused item on a bicycle. Dirt, crud, water and mud, the elements throw everything at this component. Yet, it performs arguably the…

Review: Terrene Elwood Tough 650B x 47mm Tubeless Ready Tires

By JOM July 19, 2017

"It’s all about the ride—it always has been. At Terrene, we put riding at the center of the experience. As riders, we understand what matters most—be it an afternoon on your…

VIDEO: Episode 8 – Ask the Gravel Cyclist Crew a Question!

By JOM July 18, 2017

Episode Eight of "Ask the Gravel Cyclist Crew a Question" can be seen below. Questions in this episode: What is one of the funniest things you've heard on a gravel bike…

VIDEO: 2017 Crusher in the Tushar – Beaver, Utah – The Gravel Race at Altitude

By JOM July 17, 2017

July 8, 2017 marked the 7th running of Crusher in the Tushar, a gravel race held in the Tushar mountains near Beaver, Utah. Making this event unique is the high…