Gravel Cyclist

Press Release: WTB Expand Venture Tread Pattern to 700c x 40mm & 50mm Sizes

By JOM May 28, 2019

"After endless rider requests for 700c versions of their favorite WTB Road Plus™ tread pattern, WTB has announced the addition of Venture 700c tires in 40 and 50mm widths. The…

VIDEO: JOM’s Plan “A” Gravel Bike for the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200!

By JOM May 27, 2019

The 2019 Dirty Kanza 200 is just under a week away at the time this article was posted. The weather around Emporia, Kansas one to two weeks before the race…

VIDEO: Rockshox Reverb AXS Wireless Dropper Seatpost / Vielo Gravel Bike w/SRAM Eagle AXS 1x

By JOM May 24, 2019

In this video, we're taking a quick look at a Vielo gravel bike fitted with SRAM Eagle AXS eTap and Rockshox's Reverb AXS wireless dropper seatpost. Because this bike is…

VIDEO: 3T Exploro LTD with SRAM Red eTap AXS – Unboxing & Features

By JOM May 23, 2019

"Founded in Turin in 1961 as Tecno Tubo Torino (Turin Tube Technology), 3T has always been renowned for the quality, simplicity, and beauty of its products. 3T has a track…

Review: Lezyne T-Drive Multi-Tool – Pocket-sized with no compromises

By JOM May 21, 2019

About Lezyne "Lezyne is a combination of a love for cycling and a passion for design – Exquisitely designed, intelligently engineered, and functionally complete. Our goal is to engineer and…

Chainrings for 1x Cranksets on Gravel Bikes – Third Party Options

By JOM May 20, 2019

In this video, I cover what is available in the aftermarket for 1x options. Barring one or two exceptions, I avoid talking about chainrings that are proprietary to a crankset.…

Chainrings for 2x Cranksets on Gravel Bikes – Third Party Options

By JOM May 17, 2019

In this video, I cover what is available in the aftermarket for 2x options. Barring one or two exceptions, I avoid talking about chainrings that are proprietary to a crankset.…

GRAVEL BIKE REVIEW: Poseidon X $600 Gravel Bike!

By JOM May 15, 2019

"Have you ever wanted to get away for a short time? Clear your head for some peaceful moments as you explore the town you have lived in with a completely…

VIDEO: Shimano GRX 1x Mechanical Groupset – Real Footage – Up Close & Personal!

By JOM May 13, 2019

Shimano recently introduced the world's first gravel specific groupset, GRX. "New for the 2020 model year, the SHIMANO GRX 800 series offers 1x11 and 2x11 drivetrains - with mechanical and…

Press Release: Lezyne Streamlines your Cockpit with the Direct X-Lock Mount System

By JOM May 10, 2019

Lezyne has been tinkering with their mounting system for at least two years, judging by the earlier samples spotted at Eurobike 2017. Sometimes it takes time, perseverance and appropriate field…

Tout Terrain launches the Scrambler Xplore GT – Pinion Gearbox, Belt Drive & Cinq Shift:R Drop Bar Shifting

By JOM May 9, 2019

"If you are riding (or considering) a Pinion equipped bike, your ONLY shifter options have been the rotary shifters provided by Pinion.... until we at Cinq decided to do something…

shimano grx gravel groupset question and answer

Q & A with Shimano about Gravel Cycling and the all-new GRX Groupset

By JOM May 8, 2019

With Dave Lawrence and Nick Legan of Shimano USA Question 1: Judging from the Shimano engineers I ran into at the 2017 Almanzo 100, Gravel has been on Shimano's radar…