JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

VIDEO: Red Clay Ramble Race 2015 – Milledgeville, Georgia

By JOM September 4, 2015

On Saturday, August 22rd, 2015, Jimbo, Rusty (aka the Headmaster) and Pfaff Daddy of the Gravel Cyclist crew attended the Red Clay Ramble in Milledgeville, Georgia. Rusty was playing cameraman…

VIDEO: Vermont Overland Grand Prix Race 2015

By JOM September 3, 2015

On Sunday, August 23rd, 2015, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist attended the Vermont Overland Grand Prix in Woodstock, Vermont, but technically in just-around-the-corner South Pomfret - at the Suicide Six…

VIDEO: D2R2 Deerfield Dirt Road Randoneè

By JOM August 31, 2015

On Saturday, August 22nd, 2015, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist attended the amazing D2R2 ride in Deerfield, Massachusetts. I (JOM) have traveled a lot since that event, but finally got…

Red Clay Ramble Race Report 2015: by Rusty Dosh

By JOM August 28, 2015

Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 The Milledgeville Bicycle Club and the Milledgeville-Baldwin Habitat for Humanity partnered for a third consecutive year for the Red Clay Ramble. The 2015 edition of the…

Gravel Worlds Race Report 2015: by Austin Morris

By JOM August 27, 2015

About Gravel Worlds Gravel Worlds is the unofficial world championship of gravel racing, organized by the Pirate Cycling League, and held in Lincoln, Nebraska. Intended to be a tongue in…

Vermont Overland Grand Prix 2015: JOM’s Race Report

By JOM August 26, 2015

Vermont Overland Grand Prix aka VOGP Organized by Peter Vollers and ably assisted by his team of volunteers, the Vermont Overland Grand Prix is a "53-mile dirt road bicycle adventure…

D2R2 2015: Deerfield Massachusetts 180km Dirt Road Randonée – JOM’s Ride Report

By JOM August 24, 2015

D2R2 - Not a word play on Star Wars Deerfield Dirt Road Randonée, aka D2R2 - see what they did there? Two D's and two R's. Gravel Cyclist D2R2 Ride…

Cartography: Gravel Road Map Resources

By JOM August 20, 2015

Finding good dirt and gravel roads can be difficult at the best of times. It takes time and effort to assemble a decent route, and it usually makes sense to…

Fact: I like riding Dirt and Gravel roads because…

By JOM August 18, 2015

Recently, we produced an article about why we (jokingly) don't like riding Dirt and Gravel roads. Really, we do... I like riding Dirt and Gravel roads because... All of my…

Lynskey Monster Cross Bike / Drop Bar MTB: Third Time Lucky

By JOM August 17, 2015

Lynskey Monster Cross Bike - The Third Revision Since the creation of this rig in late 2013, its subtle evolution continues as improvements in drivetrain components become available. The drivetrain…

Tinkering: Attempting the “Impossible” Part 2 – Lindarets RoadLink Review

By JOM August 13, 2015

In our original post Attempting the "Impossible", we demonstrated it was possible to take a medium cage rear derailleur, in our case a Shimano Ultegra Di2 6870 GS 11 speed…

On Test: Magellan Cyclo 505 HC GPS Computer

By JOM August 11, 2015

Nowadays, when people think GPS, they think Garmin. It's akin to thinking about a marker pen - think Sharpie in the USA, Texta in Australia, or Vivid in New Zealand.…