JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

VIDEO: Disassembling and packing a Ritchey Breakaway Gravel Bike for Travel – Time Lapse

By JOM August 18, 2016

The Gravel Cyclist crew attending the 2016 Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, Nebraska had their final shakedown ride the weekend before the big race. You can read about that ride HERE. Before…

Preparation: What to carry for a 150 mile race like Gravel Worlds?

By JOM August 15, 2016

Saturday, August 20 marks the 2016 Gravel Worlds race in Lincoln, Nebraska. If you are a regular follower of the Gravel Cyclist website, you'll know the three-person crew of K-Dogg,…

Featured Bike: Ritchey Breakaway Ti CX Gravel Travel bike with SRAM eTap

By JOM August 12, 2016

Tom Ritchey is a man who has been around cycling a long time. In the company of fellows like Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly, Gary Fisher and a few others, these guys pretty…

The Right Grind – It’s not about the Coffee: by Peter Carr

By JOM August 11, 2016

This guest report comes to Gravel Cyclist on behalf of Peter Carr of the Bendigo Cycling Network in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Report originally appeared in the late May 2016 weekly Bendigo…

VIDEO Review: SRAM eTap Review on Gravel – Part One

By JOM August 8, 2016

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

By JOM August 5, 2016

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

By JOM August 2, 2016

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

By JOM July 29, 2016

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!

By JOM July 25, 2016

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

By JOM July 22, 2016

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

By JOM July 20, 2016

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

By JOM July 19, 2016

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…