Culture & Opinion
Video: Soil Searching: Home, Home in the Van
These guys are pretty rad. Will Cadham and Mark Taylor (the “Free Radicals”), are nomads on a trail riding – and trail building – mission.
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Culture & Opinion
Video: Onboard the Transcontinental Race
Onboard is a film four years in the making, documenting the incredible Transcontinental Race, the definitive self-supported bicycle race across Europe. « At the sharp end it is a beautifully hard bicycle race, simple in design but complex in execution. » But the Transcontinental Race is rarely a race against fellow competitors,
Culture & Opinion
Race Crits with Zero Fear of Crashing in Zwift Crit City
Racing crits isn’t really my jam. Banging elbows with a bunch of overly angry dentists at 30 mph and the painful reality of broken carbon and collarbones just isn’t my thing. But those are shortcomings of racing crits IRL, the new Crit City course on Zwift does away
Bikes & Frames
All-City’s New Cosmic Stallion Comes in Force1 & GRX Flavors
All-City’s got some exciting new stuff rolling out. The new Cosmic Stallion is dropping in January 2020 with some great updates. The first thing you’ll notice is the new paint. The Stallion comes in a purple to white fade with an SRAM Force 1 kit, or a green,
The Engine
2019 Zwift Tour of London
Winter indoor training is in high gear, events are a great way to keep it fresh. If you’re looking for something fun to do in the pain cave, you’re in luck as Zwift just announced it’s third annual Tour of London. This 5-stage event covers all that
Gear Reviews
Silca Avventura Americana Limited Edition Saddle Bag
Silca’s new Avventura Americana Limited Edition seat roll adds to their roll-up saddle bag family with more storage for adventure riding. Built with the same Boa dial attachment and classic tool roll layout, the new Avventura features easy organization for all-weather, off-road riding. More info at Silca –> What
Road
2020 Rando Imperator: Randonnée from Germany to Italy
The fifth edition of the Rando Imperator, a European Randonnée from Germany to Italy, will take place May 9th and 10th of 2020. The event is part of the Italian Audax calendar and offers three courses: Munich-Ferrara (600km), Munich-Bozen (300km), Bozen-Ferrara (300km) and Bozen-Mantua (200km). More information and registration at
Culture & Opinion
Grinduro Expands to Six Events and Moves California Location for 2020
Grinduro is becoming a force to reckon with, for a race that started as a gravel grinding gran fondo with enduro-style racing thrown in for kicks in Quincy, California in 2015. For 2020, Grinduro is continuing its global expansion with events in California, Wales, Switzerland, Japan, Quebec and Australia. Highlights
The Mindset
Video: The Hunt 1000: Bikepacking the Australian Alps
What an awesome ride! The Hunt 1000 is an over-the-top difficult bikepacking route through the Australian Alps. This video from Hunt Bikes gives a great look into the event.
Culture & Opinion
Video: Bombtrack Presents the Veneto Trail 2020
The Veneto Trail covers 450 kilometers with over 10,000 meters of elevation. Not only does it look like a hell of a ride, the views of the Dolomites look incredible as well. Try your hand June 27th, 2020. A trip of your lifetime – experience Europe’s most spectacular mountain
Culture & Opinion
Video: 21 Questions with Lael Wilcox
Ultra-endurance cyclist, Lael Wilcox, takes questions from GearJunkie. Bug spray as a weapon, awesome.
Culture & Opinion
Video: Where the Water Ends
Great Thanksgiving Viewing: This video profile of Alexandera Houchin from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, gives us some great insight into what Alexandera is up to when she’s not out setting the women’s single speed record on the Tour Divide.