Review: Cat5Gear Cyclist Case
The Cat5Gear cyclist case is designed to store essential cycling gear in a well arranged, ventilated, compartmentalized manner. The case measures 20" (50.8cm) in width, 15" (38cm in depth), and…
Featured Bike: Calfee Design Gravel / Cyclocross Bike
Calfee Design Gravel / Cross Bike A little about Calfee Design, courtesy of the company's website: "Genuine. Innovative. Original. We’ve been at it a while. Consider this comprehensive reporting of…
Southern Cross 2015: Bike & Clothing Setups of the Gravel Cyclist Crew
This is the first of many articles, in which we detail bike setups for the various races the Gravel Cyclist crew will attend in 2015 and beyond. Weather during Southern…
Preview: Gravel Cyclist’s take on Gears, Tires – The Whole Lot
Saturday, March 14, 2015 marks the reschedule of the Southern Cross race in Dahlonega, Georgia. The crew at Gravel Cyclist have ridden this event a combined nine times between four…
NAHBS 2015: Holland Cycles Titanium Gravel Travel Bike
Bill Holland of Holland Cycles has been building bicycles in San Diego since 1976. Bill learned his trade from renowned frame builder, Albert Eisentraut. From 1986 to 1992, Bill and…
NAHBS 2015: Kent Eriksen Cycles Gravel Grinder / Adventure Bike
Kent of Kent Eriksen Cycles of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, specializes in titanium frame construction. He began using titanium in 1991, after spending several years fabricating frames from steel. Eriksen's NAHBS…
NAHBS 2015: Mosaic Cycles G-Series Gravel Bike
"Mosaic Cycles is a bicycle manufacturer located in Boulder, Colorado. Led by frame builder Aaron Barcheck, each titanium and steel frame is built for the discerning cyclist with fundamental understanding…
NAHBS 2015: Lundbeck Cycles Cyclocross / Gravel Bike
A little about Lundbeck Cycles, courtesy of the company website: "Because nothing is better than riding what was designed and built specifically for you. Handbuilt steel bicycles are the most…
Gravel Cyclist at the 2015 North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Gravel Cyclist made the trip from Gainesville, Florida to Louisville, Kentucky for 2015 NAHBS, which begins Friday, March 6, 2015. Louisville was covered in snow on Wednesday evening, but thanks…
Rusty’s Rocky Mountain Vertex 970 RSL Monster Cross / Drop Bar MTB
Rocky Mountain Vertex 970 RSL Monster Cross Bike A little about Rocky Mountain, courtesy of Wikipedia: "Rocky Mountain Bicycles had its beginnings in a Vancouver bike store in 1978, when…
Clayton Bramlett’s SOMA Double Cross
SOMA Fabrications Double Cross A little about the philosophy behind SOMA Fabrications, courtesy of their website: "Practical, durable, comfortable, affordable… these are the primary forces shaping Soma’s ideology. But why…
On Test: Cat5Gear Cyclist Case
The friendly folks at Cat5Gear Ready2Ride of Ontario, Canada, sent us their Cyclist Case to test and review. The Gravel Cyclist crew regularly travel to rides and races, and we're…
Guy Fazzio’s Ventana El Martillo Cross Bike
El Martillo aka "The Hammer", by Ventana Mountain Bikes USA A little Ventana history, courtesy of their website: "Since the early 1970’s, Sherwood Gibson, one of Ventana’s two original founders…
Long Term Review: IRC SERAC CX Tubeless CX Tires
Our man in Washington, D.C., Irish Ed, has been testing the IRC Serac CX Tubeless cyclocross tires since early October, 2014. His review: Great tire for the hard pack!…