Australia 2016: The Final Ride – Australia Day & The Adelaide Hills
January 26 marks Australia Day, the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British ships, and the raising of the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove.…
Australia 2016: Visiting the iconic Corkscrew Road climb at the Tour Down Under – The Hard Way – The Gravel Way
While we don't talk too much about professional road racing on the Gravel Cyclist website, the 2016 Tour Down Under is happening at the moment, during JOM's visit to his…
Australia 2016: The Southern Expressway Gravel Ride
January 18, 2016 - Adelaide, South Australia. Taking full advantage of the Tour Down Under's rest day, I (JOM) decided to do a bit of local exploration, versus hopping into…
Australia 2016: The Clare Valley Ride – Wine Grapes & Gravel Roads
January 14, 2016 - on this day, I (JOM) had originally planned to do a road bike ride, in and around my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. I had plans…
Tuesday Morning Ride: A Poem by Steve F, The Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy
Like JOM, founder of Gravel Cyclist, Steve F aka "The Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy" is a fellow Aussie gravel cyclist. While JOM spends much of his year in the US…
The Piggy’s Revenge Race Report 2016: By K-Dogg
Piggy's Revenge - Venice, Florida was held on January 10, 2016. Hoggs, Boggs and Doggs or the Ride of Redemption Two years ago I almost bailed four miles from the…
Australia 2016: VIDEO – Gravel Cycling in the Mid North of South Australia
As promised in our latest ride posting - Railways, Ghost Towns and the Mid North - this is the accompanying video to that ride. While it is hard to capture…
Australia 2016: Railways, Ghost Towns & The Mid North
January 8, 2016 - Today, I (JOM) decided to head far beyond the reaches of suburbia, and into the mid-north of South Australia, to an area that borders on the…
Australia 2016: The Springton to Sedan and Return Ride
January 7, 2016 - There are so many dirt and gravel road options in the state of South Australia, it is becoming a real first world problem to assemble routes…
Featured Bike: K.Bedford Gravel Machine
From the website of K.Bedford Customs - "K.Bedford Customs is the pinnacle of my 30 year career designing and building some of the most iconic bicycles of the modern era."…
Australia 2016: Mount Pleasant, Mannum and the Murray River
January 6, 2016 - the gravel cycling in JOM's home state of South Australia continued, with more excellent summer weather on tap. High temperatures were 31 degrees Celcius / 87…
Australia 2016: The Fleurieu Peninsula Gravel Ride
If you caught my previous post, you'll know I (JOM) was missing a few important items - gravel bike, cycling kit and other essentials. Forward twenty four hours later, and…
2016 – A New Year – A New Continent – Gravel Cycling in Australia
While many of my fellow gravel ciclistas spent New Year's Eve ringing in 2016, I (JOM) was winging it across the Pacific Ocean aboard a Qantas Airlines Airbus A380. Because…
Featured Bike: Dan Craven’s Saffron / Pangolin Monster CX Rig
From the website of Saffron Frameworks in London, UK - "Saffron Frameworks creates custom bicycles that are as beautiful as they are functional. Each Saffron frame is unique and every…