Western North Carolina is known for many things – flowing singletrack followed by rugged descents, miles of beautiful and serene country roads, seemingly endless gravel tracks… and really good beer. A staple of that regional beer culture is the “small batch” brew. These are unique and interesting beers that are produced
One of the trickiest variables when heading out on a ride is weather. How many bottles do you need? Should you pack a jacket? Will you enjoy a tailwind on the way home? Local forecasts don’t solve that variable. Weather in Denver might be drastically different than weather in
The Plug5 Pure allows you to easily power up your bike and charge your cell phone or GPS device on the tour. Like its sibling the Plug5 Plus, the Plug5 Pure is equipped with a Rotary Door, the twist lock that covers the USB port to protect it from the
A pair of high-performance wireless earphones designed specifically for indoor training. The limited edition Beoplay E8 Sport earphones take indoor training to the next level. Tuned by B&O’s acclaimed sound engineers, the earphones feature two in-built microphones on either side, with optimised passive noise cancelling for a
With a mix of turquoise, pink, purple and silver, the eeBrakes El TD are a perfect complement to a set of eeWings Tie Dye cranks or stand-alone to add a pop of color to your bike. With the same ultra-lightweight and superior stopping power of the standard eeBrakes, the eeBrakes
A new gravel race with a $10,000 prize purse is on the calendar for 2021. Utah is known for its huge mountains and high elevation and the Wasatch is the epicenter. The Wasatch All-Road Bicycle Race takes its inspiration from the terrain it is named after and, true to
Living with fire has become a way of life for all in California, but rebuilding trails from the resulting ashes is reserved for a select few. See the Whole Soil Searching Project: http://bit.ly/soil-searching Soil Searching founder, Fanie Kok, shares this intimate profile of Dillon Osleger, a man
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Dirty Kanza, the biggest gravel racing event around, has a new name. Founded in 2006, the race rolls over the flowing hills in Kansas and attracts riders from around the world. This summer, race founder Jim Cummins made indefensible comments on his Facebook page about a police shooting. Cummins was
The measurement of success for athletes of all levels is oftentimes determined by the results in a race or a challenge. What is often missed in the pursuit of performance is the change that sport makes on an athlete’s life and how those changes are powerful and stand the
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As cyclist deaths nationwide are on the rise, and as COVID-19 continues to drive a bike boom, it is now easier than ever to report bike lane obstructions. North America —The cyclist-led civic tech platform Bike Lane Uprising®, founded by Chicago’s Christina Whitehouse, has released an app for reporting
Gravel specific tire inserts which will protect expensive rims without adding too much weight for just $30, count me in. Air-Liner GRAVEL takes the performance of tubeless-ready gravel tires beyond the limits. Given the success and positive results achieved by Air-Liner mountain bike version, Vittoria decided to push the product