On Test: Xpedo CXR Pedals
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…
The Goethe State Forest Ride and Trackstands Galore
Saturday, February 7, 2015, the Gravel Cyclist crew decided to visit the Goethe State Forest. Unlike the Mount Crawford Forest ride in South Australia which I (JOM) suffered through over…
GCX Worlds – Tuesday 3rd of February 2015, the VIDEO
Our good friend Dr Pain recorded this Tuesday's ride action, with his spanky Garmin Virb camera. While his editing skills are still in development (timing may be a little off…
GCX Worlds – Tuesday 3rd of February 2015, and a case of the Qantas Legs
This report comes to you from Dr Pain: GCX World’s aka World's Tallest Leprechaun Contest Report for February 3, 2015 An astonishing fourteen lucky Leprechaun’s showed up for this week’s…
Marco Cailao’s Australian Built Clamont (Geoff Scott) Gravel Grinder
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…
Buck!t Handmade Goodies
In these days of mass production and unimaginative merchandise that is cast from the same mold, there are companies out there producing unique and special items, made by hand. Buck!t…
Australia 2015: The Sellicks Beach, South Australia Gravel Ride VIDEO
January 19, 2015, I did an amazing gravel ride that covered areas from Willunga to Sellicks Beach and back. You can read that ride report HERE. As promised in that…
Farewell Australia, for now – 2015
The five weeks I (JOM) have spent in my home town of Adelaide, South Australia, have simply flown by. While the first half of the trip seemed to cruise along…
Australia 2015: The Lenswood Apple Orchards Gravel Ride, South Australia
Unlike every cyclist riding to watch the 3rd Stage of the 2015 Tour Down Under in person, I was riding off the beaten track to the race, thanks in part to…
Gainesville, Florida, Tuesday GCX Worlds Night Time Ride VIDEO
Just because Gravel Cyclist (JOM) is in the Southern Hemisphere at the moment, it doesn't mean the riding fun stops in JOM's USA town of Gainesville, Florida. Gravel Cyclist's good…
Australia 2015: Scorched Earth Gravel Ride, South Australia
If you didn't catch this event on the world news recently, much of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia were ablaze with bushfires in early January of 2015. Fortunately, there…
SRAM Wireless Shifting Preview VIDEO
BikeRumor.com has just run my video and photos concerning SRAM's prototype wireless shifting system. However, if you don't frequent that site, here is the video I shot (using a humble…