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Absolute Black Drops New PVD Rainbow Oval Chainrings for SRAM
I’m a big fan of Absolute Black’s award-winning oval chainrings. For MTB and Gravel they seem to really take the edge off of low-cadence ultra-steep climbs and help me not destroy my knees. Now, you can go oval and add some bling with this new rainbow PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) coating rings. The new chainrings…
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Public Trust Feature Film | The Fight for America’s Public Lands
A feature-length documentary about America’s system of public lands and the fight to protect them. Despite support from voters across the political spectrum, our public lands face unprecedented threats from extractive industries and the politicians in their pockets. Part love letter, part political exposé, Public Trust investigates how we arrived at this precarious moment through…
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Campagnolo Ekar the 13 Speed Era Comes to Gravel
Thanks to constant patents, leaks and buzz, it’s no surprise to find out that Campagnolo has been developing a 13-speed drivetrain. That is was developed specifically for gravel riding, though, that would have been a heck of a prediction. Campy announced today that it’s entering the gravel market with a new 13-speed Ekar drivetrain, which…
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Redshift Sports Kitchen Sink Gravel Handlebar
For the rider that wants to go everywhere, the Kitchen Sink Handlebar has everything. There’s a lot going on here: • 20mm RISE means less pressure on the hands and a broad range of fit options.• 7° SWEEP means the bar is positioned where your hands want to be, whether your on the flats, the…
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Gravel Bikepacking with Dustin Klein
Dustin Klein is always entertaining. In his latest video installment, he heads out on a custom Wilier for a gravel bikepacking overnighter.
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Good Trouble Cycling Club Tee
Great design. Great cause. What’s not to like? The Good Trouble Cycling Club tee pays tribute to the badass cyclist-protestors who have been rallying together to organize and protect protestors on-foot during the Black Lives Matter movement. They ride day-in and day-out to protect their communities, educate others about riding while putting themselves in harms…
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Crankbrothers New M20 & M13 Multi Tools Add Tubeless Repair Capabilities
The Crankbrothers M17 has been my tool of choice for years. It’s tough, it’s got every tool you could need, it’s the right price and it packs nice and flat. So, when I saw Crankbrothers was reinventing the wheel with a new multitool, I got a little worried. Thankfully, they didn’t. They just took everything…
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Kerry Werner’s Six Part Video Series on Bikepacking the Colorado Trail
Kerry Werner posted this amazing six part video series which documents his recent bikepacking adventure on the Colorado Trail.
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The Path Divided
In 2019 Jonny Moses biked the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. The GDMBR is a 2700 mile off road bike tour that follows the continental divide along the spine of the rockies from Banff Canada to Antelope Wells New Mexico. He rode this route in order to both challenge himself and to challenge the narrative…
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Strengthen Your Core and Ride Faster in 4 Weeks?
I work really hard to not present any “this one little trick will make you faster” types of reporting, but here’s a protocol with some solid science behind it that can make you faster on the bike in short time. First the science. Kate Wiseman’s dissertation paper at the Durban University of Technology showed that cyclists…
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The Arbuckle Pass Film Trailer
Summer 2020. John Finlay (Marc Grau) and Young Nils (Nils Kamminga) set off on the trip of their lifetime in the Post Covid-19 era. One of the destinations throughout this unforgettable journey is the Arbuckle Pass, where they will take on some of the best bike packing terrain to be found. What they don’t account…
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Trash Rat 2020
Having ridden this spot for 20 years, I have never seen it so messy. while lockdown has created time for everyone to enjoy the outdoors it dissapponts me the lack of love shown by the local riders. Take no riding spot for granted, if you can carry your rubbish there, surely you can carry it…
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The 2021 Bombtrack Bicycle Co. Range
Bombtrack does a great job teasing their new bike lineup each year with video clips of forthcoming models. Here’s what they’ve been up to for 2021.
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The Gorgeous New Sim Works John Bottle Cage
The newest product Sim Works, a brand worth a look, is the “John Cage.” The cage was designed and is manufactured in Japan and it is truly gorgeous. The elegant design as explained by Sim Works: “When a young musician found hunger on his path, he looked to the ground beneath him to carry him…
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2020 Lake City Alpine 50 Recap
One of the few races on my calendar that actually ran this year was the Lake City Alpine 50 in southwest Colorado. In its second year, this event was very much not a gravel race, a lesson I thankfully learned before race day by listening to the Dirty Chain Podcast. Turns out a few people had…
