Gravel

Culture & Opinion

The Wasatch All-Road, a New Utah Gravel Race for 2021

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

Culture & Opinion

Dirty Kanza Rebranded as ‘Unbound’

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

Components

Vittoria’s New Air-Liner Gravel Tire Inserts are Affordable Protection for Expensive Rims

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

Culture & Opinion

MATTY & CLARE: LOST CAPTURES [official trailer]

“Norway is a country close to Matty’s heart, a connection which only came to light after unearthing his Grandfathers previously unseen photo albums shortly after his death. They show a young and cheerful man, with a dry wit, exploring beautiful Norwegian nature by bicycle, endless gravel roads, stave churches

Culture & Opinion

EF Gone Racing: Badlands

Before Lachlan Morton took on the Giro, he had other business to attend to. Truly mind-blowing business. Lachy finished the 700 kilometer Badlands race in just over 43 hours. His longest break? 19 minutes. He mounted over 15,000 meters in climbs and crossed some of the most remote and

Culture & Opinion

Ruta Chingaza - Trailer

Ruta Chingaza is a film that documents Lael Wilcox and friends as they partner with Conservation International to build a new route through some of the most inspiring, rugged, and environmentally important landscapes in Columbia. The 261-mile route boasts 31,000 feet of elevation gain while traversing through the critical

Components

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

Components

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

Bikes & Frames

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.

Culture & Opinion

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

Culture & Opinion

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.

Bikes & Frames

Graviator

Toby Monks is in search of that premium gravel onboard his Fustle Causeway.