Feature: Sage Barlow Titanium Gravel Bike – Sea Otter 2018
"When I founded Sage Titanium in 2012, I was looking for something different. I grew up at a time when bike frames were forged from steel, aluminum and titanium. Back…
Press Release: More Grit at Yorkshire True Grit for 2018
The team at Yorkshire True Grit has been working hard behind the scenes to improve last year’s route, so whilst the event HQ remains the same (High Paradise Farm, Boltby),…
Feature: Diamondback Haanjo Carbon EXP Adventure Bike – Sea Otter 2018
"Diamondback Bicycles was founded as a BMX brand in 1977 by Western States Imports in Newbury Park, California, which sold bikes under the Centurion (bicycle) brand. Early in its history, the brand name was…
Race Report: 60 Miles of the 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina by Ted “Bird Man” Hollander
After braving a traffic congested12-hour drive, we checked into our deluxe accommodations and hit town for registration and a great dinner at the local Italian restaurant. I can eat a lot…
Press Release: Chamois Butt’r Returns as Official Dirty Kanza 200 Partner for 2018
"Chamois Butt’r, the ultimate skin lubricant and chamois cream, announces its continued sponsorship as the official skincare sponsor of the Dirty Kanza 200, the world’s premier endurance gravel road race.…
Feature: IBIS Hakka MX customized by Pro Bike Supply & Premier Bicycle Werks – Sea Otter 2018
"Ibis Bicycles was founded by Scot Nicol, one of the earliest mountain bikers in northern California. It began in Scot's garage in 1981, when a friend asked him to build a frame. Nicol sold…
Training: Cracked worse than a cheapo carbon frame – Dirty Kanza Prep for 2018
Sunday, April 29. 2018 For the past several days, I'd been lugging around a cold. Airline travel, long hours and not enough sleep will do that to you. And, this…
Feature: Kona Libre DL Gravel/Adventure Bike – Sea Otter 2018
"At Kona, we're all about the freedom and empowerment of the bicycle. We have been since 1988. We still have the same founding owners. We're still populated by a staff…
Press Release: FSE Filament Spins Up Carbon Fiber Gravel-Specific Wheelset
"The G40/30X is stronger, lighter, and wider than your traditional gravel and cyclo-cross wheel. They are made with their carbon fiber filament spinning process that is superior to the traditional…
Race Report: 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina by K-Dogg
Bootlegger 100 Gravel Race, April 2018 Promoter Eric Wever said gravel conditions were harder than last year and that finish times were about 40 minutes slower (JOM disagrees with this…
Feature: Teravail goes Black and Tan on the Rampart, Cannonball & Sparwood – Sea Otter 2018
Tan sidewalls have gained in popularity over the past season or so, but this trend isn't exactly new. Remember, what's new, is old again, certainly the case in the cycling…
Feature: Fat Chance Bikes Chris Cross, and it does Gravel too! – Sea Otter 2018
Quote from a 1993 Fat City Cycles Catalog: "Who are these Fat City people, and why should I ride one of their bikes, anyway?" "Well, there are 32 of us…
Ride Report: 2018 Miesville 56 Gravel Ride (Minnesota) by Nicholas Garbis
April 29, 2018 Twelve days ago there was twelve inches of snow stacking up on the roads and fields here in Miesville, fifty miles southeast of Minneapolis. This morning was…
Video Feature & Photos: Noble Bikes GX5, GX3 & NEW Flat-Mount Brake Standard – Sea Otter 2018
"Noble Bikes is a small high-quality, performance oriented bike brand. We are rider owned and design bikes for other riders." "Things have been quiet the past few years around Noble Bikes,…