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Featured Bike: NTP (Nelson Titanium Products) Gravel Bike of Rowie Jaron

By JOM May 29, 2018

About NTP Custom Bikes "Dan's been welding all his life. Before he started specializing in titanium frames he worked on construction and special effects for film. You may have seen…

VIDEO: JOM’s gravel bike for the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200!

By JOM May 27, 2018

The 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 is just under a week away, at the time this article was posted. It's pretty well known I'm a tinkerer, and I like to utilize…

Event Preview: JOM rides unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley in Pennsylvania – Part One

By JOM May 25, 2018

"The Susquehanna Valley is a region of low-lying land that borders the Susquehanna River in the U.S. states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The valley consists of areas that lie along the main branch of the river, which…

VIDEO: Riding the Historic Brick Roads of North Central Florida!

By JOM May 22, 2018

April 2018, the Gravel Cyclist and friends crew rode the dirt, limerock, gravel and sand roads of North Central Florida, and many of the Historic brick roads that are located…

Tech: Inside the Argon 18 Dark Matter Gravel Bike

By JOM May 22, 2018

Recently, we featured Argon 18's new Dark Matter gravel bike, first released to the public at the recent Sea Otter show. Do yourself a favor and check out our extensive photo…

Exclusive: Shimano XTR gets 12-speed for 1x / single chainring with two cassette options and more… good for gravel?

By JOM May 21, 2018

Hot off the press from a reliable source (as in a good mate of JOM's), we've learned the following: Shimano is close to releasing XTR 12-speed for their 1x /…

Race Report: 2018 Almanzo 100 – Spring Valley, Minnesota by Nicholas Garbis

By NicholasGarbis May 21, 2018

Almanzo 100, Spring Valley, Minnesota - May 19, 2018 It's the Saturday after Mother's Day in the town of Spring Valley in the southern corner of the state of Minnesota. …

VIDEO: 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina

By JOM May 20, 2018

The Bootlegger 100 gravel race traverses 100 miles of North Carolina gravel, with a bonus of 10,000 feet / 3,000+ meters of climbing thrown in for good measure! Weather conditions…

VIDEO & Feature: Cirrus Cycles Kinekt Body Float Seatpost – Sea Otter 2018

By JOM May 18, 2018

"Effective isolation from vibrations, impacts, and body movement provides more comfort and less fatigue. With the Kinekt Post, you can stay in your saddle over more terrain with improved traction…

Race Report: 2018 Saluda Roubaix – Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina

By Jimbo May 18, 2018

Saluda Roubaix - April 29, 2018 - Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina Tales from the peloton… I vowed to attend Saluda Roubaix this year after I missed last year’s event due to…

Review: ENVE Composites M525 G Carbon Fiber 700c Tubeless Gravel Wheelset

By JOM May 17, 2018

"We are more than riders… We are risk takers, engineers and innovators, driven by our love of cycling. We are a dynamic collection of skilled individuals that create the world’s best…

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Feature: Rotor releases new range of cranks and chainrings, including Power Meter options – Sea Otter 2018

By JOM May 17, 2018

"Rotor was founded in 1994 by two friends and cycling enthusiasts, who believed they could eliminate dead spots in the pedal stroke. Pablo Carrasco, an aeronautical engineer, and Ignacio Estellés, a…

VIDEO: 2018 Heartbreaker Cycling Invitational, dedicated to Shawn Smith – Gainesville, Florida

By JOM May 16, 2018

This edition of the Heartbreaker Cycling Invitational is dedicated to our friend, Shawn Smith of Gainesville, Florida. Shawn's life was tragically cut short on Thursday, May 10, when he was…

Dirty Kanza 200: K-Dogg’s Countdown List for 2018

By K Dogg May 16, 2018

Trendsetters (taking cues from JOM), here we are again about to take part in this grand adventure under the wide open skies of Kansas! To assuage my pre-race nerves I…

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