Gravel Cyclist: The Gravel Cycling Experience

Race Report: 2016 Cedar Cross – 100 Miles of Missouri – Tebbetts, Missouri

By JOM May 10, 2016

Cedar Cross - 100 Miles of Missouri - "The Cedar Cross is an endurance cycling event covering approximately 113 miles of Central Missouri’s finest backroads, cattlefields and portions of the Cedar Creek Trail. Most…

VIDEO Interview: Chris Moore – Promoter of the Hellhole Gravel Grind Stage Race

By JOM May 8, 2016

JOM of Gravel Cyclist interviews Chris Moore, promoter of the Hellhole Gravel Grind Stage Race, an event located near Charleston, South Carolina. September 23 - 25, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofnf6WYyDs Thanks for…

Race Report: 2016 Bootlegger 100 in Lenoir, North Carolina

By JOM May 4, 2016

The 2nd annual Bootlegger 100 is just over 100 miles of North Carolina gravel, with a bonus of 10,000 feet / 3,000+ metres of climbing thrown in for good measure.…

VIDEO Interview: Jeff and Shawn of Luna Cycles – Course designers of the Bootlegger 100

By JOM May 2, 2016

JOM of Gravel Cyclist interviews Jeff and Shawn of Luna Cycles, founders and course designers of the Bootlegger 100. Filmed on the eve of the 2016 Bootlegger 100 at the…

VIDEO Interview: Gravel Cycling in Puerto Rico with Raul Negron

By JOM April 30, 2016

JOM of Gravel Cyclist interviews Raul Negron, a gentleman born and raised in Puerto Rico. Raul loves gravel, and is looking to develop the gravel cycling scene in his country.…

VIDEO: Dorothy? Not the Yellow Brick Road Ride

By JOM April 29, 2016

Sunday, April 17, 2016, the Gravel Cyclist crew rode some fun dirt, limerock, gravel and sand roads - and the historic Old Dixie Highway. You can read more about that…

A Gravel Fable: The DeLeon Springs Gravel Ride – DeLeon Springs, Florida – by Pfaff Daddy

By JOM April 27, 2016

A Gravel Fable by Pfaff Daddy Fable: A short tale to teach a moral lesson. This story begins many days before the start of the event; on the Monday before, with an…

Ride Report: Let’s Go Ride 161 Miles Just Because

By JOM April 26, 2016

Once upon a time when I, as in JOM, was a regular roadie type cyclist person, I would cringe at the idea of hopping on my bicycle to knock out…

Survey Results Part Two: How do you Roll on Gravel?

By JOM April 22, 2016

In the final installment of our "How do you Roll on Gravel?", we present answers to the following questions: What is your favourite ride or event? What is your favourite…

Dorothy? Not the Yellow Brick Road Ride

By JOM April 21, 2016

"There were several roads near by, but it did not take Dorothy long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward…

Featured Event: Bootlegger 100 Proof Dirt Road Ride – Lenoir, North Carolina

By JOM April 19, 2016

Race #3 of the Appalachian Grinder Series, the second annual running of the Bootlegger 100 is taking place on the 1st of May, 2016 from Luna Cycles in downtown Lenoir, North…

On Test VIDEO: Parlee Chebacco Gravel Bike

By JOM April 18, 2016

From Parlee's Website: Bob Parlee - "I founded Parlee in 2000 with a simple but lofty goal: to build the best bikes in the world. With 20+ years’ experience in…

Feature: NDVR Cycle’s Titanium Gravel Travel Bike

By JOM April 15, 2016

A new player in the world of travel bikes is NDVR Cycle, a company whose goal is delivering the world's finest titanium travel bike. JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew has…

Race Report: 2016 Darby Roubaix – Ferguson, North Carolina – By nearly 61yo K-Dogg

By JOM April 15, 2016

"That's it!" said Gainesville, Florida, Flahute (the hardest of the hard men) Big Headed Todd. He pulled out of the line, stopped pedaling and drag chuted backwards in an instant. For…