Culture & Opinion
Four Ladies on their FIRST EVER Bikepacking Adventure
After finishing some huge boat projects, I decided to go for a bikepacking adventure, but this time I left Logan and Max at home and replaced them with three lady friends.
Culture & Opinion
Salsa Cycles presents: Along For The Ride
ALONG FOR THE RIDE is a short film about bike-parenting, a reflection on the positive impact of one family’s bikepacking experiences together as the father and three-year-old son, Oliver, embark on a 320km gravel race together to honour their shared time on the trail. RJ Sauer and Sarah Coates
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In Memory of Sule Kangangi
An homage to Sule Kangangi who recently passed away at a gravel race in Vermont.
Culture & Opinion
Brennan Wertz, Depth of Calm, Part 2, La Famiglia
From elite rower to elite gravel racer, Brennan’s story is something else. Standing at 6’8″, Brennan proved the mountains aren’t only for the little guys, setting a course uphill TT record on-stage two of the Rebecca’s Private Idaho three-day gravel stage race. In the second film
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Seven Serpents Gravel 2022
Last May, starting from the heart of Slovenia, 62 riders tackled a brand new route of about 820 kilometres with 15.000 metres of elevation gain. An incredible journey from Ljubljana to Trieste through Croatian islands by gravel and secondary roads. This is Seven Serpents Gravel!
The Mindset
2022 New Colo Race Kicks Off Tomorrow, Follow Live
The New Colo Race is a self-supported, 1000-mile race on a mixed-surface bikepacking route. The race meanders along the Colorado / New Mexico border and has plenty of climbing and mixed terrain. The inaugural grand depart takes off from Durango tomorrow at 6 a.m. You can follow along live here.
Bags & EDC
Silca Gravelero Mini Pump
Silca’s Tattico pump is a great mini pump for road riding, the new Silca Gravelero Mini Pump builds on the beloved design and boasts 35% more air volume for bigger tires. It’s made of aluminum, has a retractable hose and a thumb-lock chuck for both Schrader and Presta
The Mindset
Down but Not Out - Payson McElveen's fight at UNBOUND Gravel
On March 12, Life Time Grand Prix rider Payson McElveen took the hardest fall he’s ever taken as a cyclist. “I knew immediately that I had a broken collarbone and a broken hand.” His injuries knocked him out of Stop #1 of the Life Time Grand Prix presented by
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Wahoo and Team AMANI Partner to Help Four East African Riders Race Slate of American Gravel Races
The ‘Fursa’ partnership between Wahoo and Team AMANI will give four top-level athletes the chance to compete at SBT GRVL, Gravel Worlds, and Vermont Overland Wahoo, a leading fitness technology company, is excited to partner with Team AMANI, an organization aiming to make the sport of cycling more inclusive. The
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Thunderbolts and Pine Trees
This week I’m joined by Evan Green (@thegreenevan on IG) as we set out to ride the Chama Charmer (link below), a 117 mile route that starts in Chama New Mexico and heads North to peek into Colorado before turning South to Ojo Caliente. It’s described as mellow
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The Path Less Paved - Alex Morgan
PATH LESS PAVED: OCATE, NEW MEXICO. Shimano’s latest Originals short film shows us how an open-mind can help us find common ground in the unlikeliest of places. It’s this mindset that led lifetime cyclist Alex Morgan to gravel riding, and how he leads a fulfilling—if unconventional—life
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Repurposed: Gravel Riding in British Columbia
British Columbia’s vast network of forest service roads is now seeing a growing number of gravel cyclists using them for recreation and adventure. Once used for commercial logging, these roads are being repurposed for gravel riding. Through this network of roads, riders are now able to access places that