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Tailfin Presents: Detours – A New Kind of Bikepacking Event – Fun, Flexible, and Original

By JOM June 27, 2025

Date: September 12–14, 2025 Location: Abergavenny Area* (Start/Finish) → Fforest Fields (Overnight Hub) Welcome to Detours – An Inclusive Bikepacking Adventure Like No Other Tailfin Detours is a brand-new, community-focused…

Miche rolls out the high-performance Graff Aero 48. “Race-Ready. Gravel-Proven.”

By JOM June 9, 2025

Miche expands its high-performance lineup with the new Graff Aero 48: carbon wheels engineered for top-level gravel racing. The result of a rigorous, detail-focused development process, the Graff Aero 48…

2025 Roughneck Gravel Roubaix: The Colonel Drake – Titusville, Pennsylvania

By JOM May 27, 2025

Titusville, Pennsylvania "Titusville is a city in the far eastern corner of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,262 at the 2020 census. Titusville is known as the…

Roughneck Gravel Roubaix: The Standard Oil Course – Roads Like These in Titusville, PA

By JOM May 22, 2025

Titusville, Pennsylvania "Titusville is a city in the far eastern corner of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,262 at the 2020 census. Titusville is known as the…

Gravel Rides Cairngorms & Perthshire book review

New Gravel Cycling Guidebook Explores the Wild Heart of Scotland

By JOM May 22, 2025

Gravel Rides Cairngorms & Perthshire, the latest guidebook from adventure writer and filmmaker Markus Stitz showcases 15 of the finest gravel cycling routes through the Cairngorms National Park, Perthshire, and…

2025 unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley announces more options for racing and riding!

By JOM May 16, 2025

Pennsylvania’s premier gravel gathering — unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley — returns for its eighth edition on Sunday, October 12th, 2025, with a cash purse for those looking to…

Bikepacking Roots launches Great Plains Gravel Route, a Transcontinental Bikepacking Route showcasing the American Heartland

By JOM May 9, 2025

Bikepacking Roots is proud to launch the Great Plains Gravel Route (GPGR), which celebrates the Great Plains, its people, history, wild ecology, and agricultural prominence. The route, which traverses 3,500…

Old Florida: Madison, Florida and into Southern Georgia

By JOM May 9, 2025

Madison, Florida "Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, on the central northern border of Florida, United States. The population was 2,843 at the 2010…

Blueberry Picking by Bicycle (Route Werks BIG Bag): Perfect Recovery Ride

By JOM May 6, 2025

In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew conducts a super relaxing recovery ride. What does that mean? Take a short ride to the local blueberry farm for a…

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Proximal Humerus Fracture: Cyclist | Part 4 Riding Again!

By JOM May 2, 2025

A proximal humeral fracture is diagnosed if there is a bone break in the area surrounding the humeral head, commonly known as the ball of the shoulder’s ball-and-socket joint. The…

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Proximal Humerus Fracture: Cyclist | Part 3 Rehab Begins

By JOM March 20, 2025

A proximal humeral fracture is diagnosed if there is a bone break in the area surrounding the humeral head, commonly known as the ball of the shoulder’s ball-and-socket joint. The…

Otso Warakin Review: Fun & Versatile Steel Gravel Bike

By JOM March 17, 2025

Otso Warakin Steel Gravel Bike Review "The Warakin versatile steel all-road bike that will carry its rider to any destination. It is designed for multi-surface rides, overnighters, gravel races, and…

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Proximal Humerus Fracture: Cyclist | Part 2

By JOM March 12, 2025

A proximal humeral fracture is diagnosed if there is a bone break in the area surrounding the humeral head, commonly known as the ball of the shoulder’s ball-and-socket joint. The…

Love Riding Gravel at Night

By JOM March 10, 2025

If you think riding around on the road less traveled in the daytime is fun, wait until you try riding at night time! Riders experience a whole new perspective of…