Early Evening Mixed-Surface Ride – Gainesville, Florida, USA

August 9, 2019 JOM Videos gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 6 Comments

During the summer months, I enjoy nothing more than a relaxing cruise ride on the quiet mixed-surfaced roads that surround my USA home town of Gainesville, Florida. To help wind down from the toils of the day, I like to head out almost immediately after the regular gig has finished and enjoy the cooler temperatures, […]

Garmin Edge 830 Review – Part One – Navigation, Climb Pro, Water Test, Profiles, In the Box

August 7, 2019 JOM Bike Tech / Reviews, Videos gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 8 Comments

Garmin is arguably the leader in computers designed for one’s bicycle. Ever since the release of the venerable Garmin 705, the company has strived to improve usability, functionality and reliability with each new model. In the case of the Garmin Edge 830, there are ton of standout features jammed into a small package. Navigation, Touch […]

Podcast: A Conversation with Mike Kuhn of unPAved (& Founder of Iron Cross) & Gunnar Bergey, Promoter of Iron Cross – Pennsylvania Gravel!

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 JOM Rides / Musings gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx Leave a comment

Our partner in podcasting, The Gravel Ride Podcast, had a conversation with Mike Kuhn of unPAved (and founder of Iron Cross), and Gunnar Bergey (promoter of Iron Cross), about their events and the Pennsylvania Gravel Scene. JOM’s 2018 unPAved Race Video – JOM’s 2014 Iron Cross Video You can also find The Gravel Ride on […]

Race Report: 2019 The Rift – Hvolsvöllur, Iceland – by Anne Moore

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 JOM Race Reports gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 2 Comments

Eight months ago a new facebook page appeared – The Rift – and my husband Chris sent me a message: “There’s a gravel race being put on by the Lauf guys next summer. What do you think?” And I responded, “Well, I race gravel and I have always wanted to go to Iceland so I […]

Orbea releases the 2020 Terra Gravel Bike with Shimano GRX, new Paint and more!

August 5, 2019 JOM Bike Tech / Reviews gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 14 Comments

The Orbea Terra first appeared on Gravel Cyclist way back in 2017 and was my bike for that year’s Dirty Kanza 200. To this day, the Terra remains as a solid and capable performer, to the point that Orbea hasn’t found much reason to change anything about the frame, etc. You can see my original […]

Master’s Gravel Racing Tips for Mega Success (probably not) – by K-Dogg

August 2, 2019 K Dogg Rides / Musings gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 16 Comments

What “Ultra Masters” want and deserve… Plus helpful racing tips! After years of cajoling or begging gravel race promoters to add an “Ultra Masters” category (60+) it appears that they have largely relented. It’s just too hard for us flying fossils to compete with 50-year olds and definitely not with 40-year olds and under. Many […]

Donnelly’s EMP Gravel Tire Grows in Size – 700c x 45 & 650b x 47 now available

August 1, 2019 JOM Bike Tech / Reviews gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 4 Comments

Earlier this year Donnelly Cycling rolled out their latest gravel tread –– the EMP –– named after Emporia, Kansas, the mother of all gravel events, the DK200. The first size to hit the market was the tubeless ready 700 x 38. Anticipated wider sizes have arrived. The EMP is now available in two news sizes: […]