ORAMM 2015: Shawn Smith’s Race Report
ORAMM - The Off Road Assault on Mount Mitchell as it is known, is a 60 mile, mostly off road bicycle race featuring 10,500 feet of climbing. This race is…
The Jonesville-Newberry Sludge Ride
What do you get when rain falls for days and days and days onto dirt, limerock, sand and gravel roads? Answer - Roads become sludged, schmutzed and crudded... or whatever…
400km for the 4th of July 2015 Weekend: A Waco, Texas Ride Report – by David Morrow
The second water crossing was the one that got me. It's often that way. The ancient Greeks defined Hubris as an arrogance or excessive pride that angers the Gods. Hubris…
Tinkering: Shimano XTR Di2 & Road Di2 Shifters – Perfect for CX & Monster CX
Ardent fans of the Gravel Cyclist Facebook page may have noticed our recent teaser photo about the Shimano XTR Di2 parts we acquired recently. Some may be asking, "Why the…
Announcement: Team Gravel Cyclist is LIVE
For a good portion of 2015, K-Dogg (did we mention he's 60yo?), Dr. Pain and JOM have been appearing at various events wearing Version 1 of the Gravel Cyclist kit…
Review: IRC Formula Pro Tubeless RBCC 700c x 25mm Road Tires
From IRC - "The RBCC rubber compound was developed by IRC and its performance has been proven in numerous races. The Formula PRO TUBELESS RBCC shoulders are layered with RBCC…
Observations: Things You Give Up as a Gravel Cyclist by K-Dogg
Our man K-Dogg gives his take on at least twelve things you give up as a Gravel Cyclist. Chains and cassettes that last more than one race. Chains and cassettes…
Route Planning 101: Using Technology
It is the year 2015. While paper maps are useful if the power is out or planet Earth has imploded, online mapping technology makes it convenient to research and plan…
The No Eggs and Bakin’ Ride
There were no eggs, but there was a lot of bakin' - in that the weather was forecast for mid 90's Fahrenheit, humidity of a similar level and not much…
Featured Bike: True North Singlespeed Cross
True North - a custom Singlespeed Gravel Bike - by Damian Bradley This bike is piloted by Damian Bradley; while your first reaction might be otherwise, the “singlespeed cross” is…
Hilly Billy Eldorado: K-Dogg’s Race Report
K-Dogg's Race Report from the 2015 Hilly Billy Roubaix - held on June 27. We should have known - this was not going to be your average extreme gravel race.…
Funk Bottoms Gravel Race Report: by Jon Steinhauser
Why do I put myself through this? Because I love to ride my bike of course! Held on June 27, 2015, this year's edition marked the fifth running of Funk…
Riding and Racing on Gravel – You Get Dirty
Some of the allures of riding or racing on dirt and gravel roads, is the lack of automobile traffic and scenery you wouldn't ordinarily spot riding along a paved road.…
Hilly Billy Roubaix 2015 Race Report – by Dr. Pain and K-Dogg
June 27, 2015 Who in their right mind drives 15 hours for a bike race? Uh, well, we do. K-Dogg, Dr. Pain, and JOM escaped from the blistering heat of…