The 2017 Dirty Kanza 200 Gravel Race: Emporia, Kansas – JOM’s Race Report

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 JOM Race Reports 2017 dirty kanza, 2017 dirty kanza 200, 2017 dirty kanza race report, 2017 orbea terra, 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, orbea terra, orbea terra gravel bike, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 19 Comments

Two hundred is a nice round number, it even rolls off the tongue nicely. Two… hundred… also the number of miles that competitors at one of the world’s biggest gravel races must traverse in order to finish. In reality, the distance is about 206 miles. The Dirty Kanza 200, a lilliputian event during its inaugural […]

The Gravel Cyclist Dirty Kanza 200 Training Plan – Part Two – The Bike

May 16, 2017 JOM Bike Tech / Reviews 2017 dirty kanza 200, dirty kanza bike preparation, dirty kanza preparation, 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, orbea terra, orbea terra gravel bike, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 18 Comments

Greetings trendsetters! In Part One, I covered my loosely formed training plan for the 2017 Dirty Kanza 200 as well as the food I plan to consume race day. Part Two covers my bike preparation and related items. Unlike some of us riding Dirty Kanza 200, I am in the enviable? position of riding a […]

2016 Interbike: Orbea Terra Carbon Gravel Bike

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 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, orbea gravel bike, orbea terra, orbea terra gravel bike, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 4 Comments

Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in the Basque Country of Spain. The company opened its doors way back in 1840 as a firearms manufacturer, but added bicycles to its portfolio in 1930. For several years, the company sponsored the Euskatel-Euskadi team, whose riders and bikes were easily recognizable in the European road professional peloton with […]