Our partner in podcasting, The Gravel Ride Podcast, sits down this week with Taylor Bushong of DT Swiss, to discuss gravel wheels. We dig into the considerations surrounding rim width and wheel sizes to tease out the considerations when upgrading your wheels. We also get a glimpse into the company’s interesting history. You can also […]
Welcome back to my monthly blog post here on Gravel Cyclist. For those readers who have been following my story, you’ll know I have been enduring a long recovery process after breaking my right foot during a training session. Stating the obvious, my injury was totally unplanned, but during the first days of missing training, […]
Grenzerfahrungen Gallery – Part Three Markus Stitz documents his self-supported cycling journey along the European Green Belt. Born and bred in Germany, Markus travelled 700km along the former Iron Curtain on a gravel bike through the federal states of Thuringia, Lower Saxony, Hesse, Bavaria and Saxony in October 2020, shortly after the 30th anniversary of […]
Quickly becoming known as one of the most challenging bikepacking routes in the country, this self-supported race departs from downtown Fayetteville on Saturday, Oct. 9. The race is a 1,000+ mile loop following the Arkansas High Country Route, a series of three gravel and paved road loops that connect several of the state’s stunning natural […]
“Dirty Freehub is about sharing our passion for gravel cycling. Our goal is that through good stewardship of public lands, collaboration, and sharing of routes, we can have a positive social and economic impact in the communities we ride.” – DirtyFreehub.com Our friends at Dirty Freehub (Gravel Girl & Caption “O”) have ridden far and […]
Our partner in podcasting, The Gravel Ride Podcast, sits down this week with Patrick Carey from Speed Science Coaching to look at the five skills every gravel cyclist needs to master. Whether you come from road or MTB, gravel demands an adaptation of your existing skillset. Patrick drills into five foundation-level skills you need to […]
“The BC Bike Race (BCBR) is proud to announce its newest offering: The Gravel Explorer aka BCBR Gravel. This new event will take place in British Columbia’s Okanagan region, Sept 26-Oct 1, 2021. A new five-day stage-race classic is born!” The Gravel Explorer race is about the spirit of adventure, a gravel grind with grit! […]
“From the event directors of UNBOUND Gravel, Leadville Race Series and Big Sugar NWA comes The Rideaway Experience, a brand new off-road cycling camp series produced by Life Time. Each camp is designed to offer riders an inclusive environment focused on adventure, culture and community.” The first three cycling camps will take place in the […]
