Gravel Cyclist

NAHBS 2015: Kent Eriksen Cycles Gravel Grinder / Adventure Bike

By JOM March 10, 2015

Kent of Kent Eriksen Cycles of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, specializes in titanium frame construction. He began using titanium in 1991, after spending several years fabricating frames from steel. Eriksen's NAHBS…

NAHBS 2015: Mosaic Cycles G-Series Gravel Bike

By JOM March 8, 2015

"Mosaic Cycles is a bicycle manufacturer located in Boulder, Colorado. Led by frame builder Aaron Barcheck, each titanium and steel frame is built for the discerning cyclist with fundamental understanding…

NAHBS 2015: Lundbeck Cycles Cyclocross / Gravel Bike

By JOM March 8, 2015

A little about Lundbeck Cycles, courtesy of the company website: "Because nothing is better than riding what was designed and built specifically for you. Handbuilt steel bicycles are the most…

Gravel Cyclist at the 2015 North American Handmade Bicycle Show

By JOM March 5, 2015

Gravel Cyclist made the trip from Gainesville, Florida to Louisville, Kentucky for 2015 NAHBS, which begins Friday, March 6, 2015. Louisville was covered in snow on Wednesday evening, but thanks…

Rusty’s Rocky Mountain Vertex 970 RSL Monster Cross / Drop Bar MTB

By JOM March 4, 2015

Rocky Mountain Vertex 970 RSL Monster Cross Bike A little about Rocky Mountain, courtesy of Wikipedia: "Rocky Mountain Bicycles had its beginnings in a Vancouver bike store in 1978, when…

Clayton Bramlett’s SOMA Double Cross

By JOM February 24, 2015

SOMA Fabrications Double Cross A little about the philosophy behind SOMA Fabrications, courtesy of their website: "Practical, durable, comfortable, affordable… these are the primary forces shaping Soma’s ideology. But why…

On Test: Cat5Gear Cyclist Case

By JOM February 23, 2015

The friendly folks at Cat5Gear Ready2Ride of Ontario, Canada, sent us their Cyclist Case to test and review. The Gravel Cyclist crew regularly travel to rides and races, and we're…

Guy Fazzio’s Ventana El Martillo Cross Bike

By JOM February 19, 2015

El Martillo aka "The Hammer", by Ventana Mountain Bikes USA A little Ventana history, courtesy of their website: "Since the early 1970’s, Sherwood Gibson, one of Ventana’s two original founders…

Long Term Review: IRC SERAC CX Tubeless CX Tires

By JOM February 17, 2015

Our man in Washington, D.C., Irish Ed, has been testing the IRC Serac CX Tubeless cyclocross tires since early October, 2014. His review: Great tire for the hard pack!…

Patrick Ryon’s Spooky Darkside Monster Cross 27.5″

By JOM February 13, 2015

Spooky Frames "The Original East Coast Hardcore Bicycle Company" are nowadays based out of Bellows Falls, Vermont. You can read a little of Spooky's history HERE. Sharing a common problem…

On Test: Xpedo CXR Pedals

By JOM February 9, 2015

Gravel Cyclist just took delivery of Xpedo's new CXR pedal. This pedal is marketed as the ultimate performance cyclocross pedal. While we don't do regular cyclocross around here, this pedal…

Marco Cailao’s Australian Built Clamont (Geoff Scott) Gravel Grinder

By JOM February 3, 2015

Clamont Frames From the Clamont Website - "Clarence St. Cyclery (possibly the best known bicycle shop in Australia) designed and developed the Clamont range of bicycles in 1978, to offer…