JOM, Author at Gravel Cyclist

Paul Components Relaunches Blue Anodized Components – Spice up your Gravel Bike

By JOM November 8, 2019

"Sure, CNC-machined black bike parts look hella tough. And our mirror-finish hand-polished components look suuuper classy. But who doesn’t want to jazz up their bikes with some eye-grabbing, colorfully anodized…

A Pictorial from the 2018 Silk Road Mountain Race – Kyrgyzstan: by Giovanni Maria Pizzato

By JOM November 8, 2019

"The Silk Road Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The clock does not stop and there are no prizes. It follows…

2020 niner rlt 9 rdo carbon alloy review

2020 Niner RLT 9 RDO Carbon & RLT Alloy (with Shimano GRX) – Unboxing & Features

By JOM November 8, 2019

"Since the inception of our first bike, we've grown our product line quite a bit. We realized that there any so many ways to enjoy dirt. We are proud to…

Featured Bike: Nikalas Cook’s Ribble CGR-SL – The Winning Bike at Rainmaker RollerCoaster

By JOM November 7, 2019

Freshly back from South Africa, Nikalas Cook gives us the lowdown on his Rainmaker RollerCoaster winning Ribble CGR-SL gravel bike! I had been riding a Ribble Endurance SL Disc Road…

shifting big gears with shimano grx 11 - 40

Shifting Big Gears with Shimano GRX: 2x 48/31 with 11-40 XTR Cassette

By JOM November 7, 2019

Shimano's gravel-bike specific groupset, GRX, available for Di2, mechanical, 1x and 2x drivetrains, is a milestone in the evolution of the gravel bike. Shimano didn't slap together a road /…

SRAM Force eTap AXS Review – On Mud, Gravel & More!

By JOM November 6, 2019

"A more capable groupset for today’s riders." - "SRAM Force eTap AXS™ offers the key features of RED eTap AXS™—modern gearing, advanced chain management, and easy personalization—in a more affordable…

SBT GRVL, Presented by Canyon Bicycles, Opens Registration Dec. 3 for 2020 Event

By JOM November 5, 2019

In addition to the headline, SBT GRVL will offer a fourth 64-mile course option for year two, plus added double and single track sections to the Black and Blue courses.…

2019 shake n brake gravel grinder race video

VIDEO: 2019 Shake N Brake Gravel Grinder – Heflin, Alabama, USA

By JOM November 5, 2019

"The Talladega National Forest contains some of the most scenic and serene gravel in the entire southeast. Starting from the Warden Station Horse Camp, racers travel 45 miles filled with…

Obed Bikes of Chattanooga, TN: Boundary Gravel Bike – Unboxing & Features

By JOM November 4, 2019

"UNFORGETTABLE DAYS. UNRIVALED COMPANY. UNBELIEVABLY FUN BIKES." - Obed Bikes.com "The world is full of incredible places. Some of them are thousands of miles away and take multiple flights to…

North Cape of Norway to Cape Town of South Africa 2019

From the North Cape of Norway to Cape Town of South Africa: Diary (Day 26 to 37) with Photos

By JOM November 1, 2019

If you missed this undertaking that began on September 8th, 2019, Jonas Deichmann is attempting to break a world record; riding 18,000km from the Arctic to Cape Town. He is…

Featured Bike: Sklar Gravel Grinder aka “Swoophorse” of Bozeman, Montana

By JOM October 31, 2019

"My name is Adam Sklar and I build each bike by hand here in my shop." - SklarBikes.com "I have spent a lot of time on my bicycle. From summers spent…

Czech bicycle company, Repete, introduces a Gravel Bike and online platform dedicated to cycling culture

By JOM October 31, 2019

"The Prague based bicycle company, Repete, introduced new models after several years of development: the Reason road model and the Verne gravel bike. Repete also introduced its new Prague showroom.…

From the North Cape of Norway to Cape Town of South Africa: Diary (Day 1 to 25) and Photos from Days 19 to 25

By JOM October 30, 2019

If you missed this undertaking that began on September 8th, 2019, Jonas Deichmann is attempting to break a world record; riding 18,000km from the Arctic to Cape Town. He is…

FSE.bike Releases Ultra-Light Gravel Wheelset following Popular Aero Gravel Success

By JOM October 30, 2019

G28/32X the shallower, wider and lighter sibling to the wildly popular aero-focused G40/30X FSE had explosive growth in 2019 on the success of their gravel specific and aero optimised G40/30X.…