Gravel
The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile route from Denver to Durango, Colorado that includes 70,000 feet of climbing. Last month Morton competed in the first edition of the GBDuro – a self supported off-road race from Land’s End to John o’Groats. He finished 39 hours before the next
Components
Continental has added some new gravel specific tires to its catalog, the new Terra line comes in a Trail (650×40, 700×40) and Speed model (650×35, 650×40, 700×35, 700×40). The new tires are manufactured in Germany and feature Continental’s ProTection Technology which reduces the
Culture & Opinion
Originally launched in 2016, Blackburn’s “Roll With It” follows a group of friends (a photographer, food blogger, ecologist, illustrator, and musician) as they escape on a bikepacking adventure from New Orleans to the Florida coast. Now you can watch the full 27-minute film for free.
Culture & Opinion
A great look at Grinduro Scotland 2019 from Canyon bikes. On the hunt for the perfect party-to-race ratio, we travelled north to Grinduro Scotland. From flowing singletrack to fast fire roads and a kick-ass atmosphere, we were rewarded with one of the best days riding out there, and the Canyon
Culture & Opinion
The Tour of Ara, named for the Southern Hemisphere constellation of Ara, was a prestige race ridden mostly on South African-built steel racing bicycles in the proud tradition of the early Italian multi-day stage races. For it’s five year duration, the Tour followed a tough dirt-road route over six
Bikes & Frames
Building off the launch of the Cache titanium all-road bike, Knolly just announced a steel version for its 2020 lineup. The steel Cache retains the geometry of the titanium Cache and most of its other frame details. The frame only option goes for $999 and frame-set for $1399. No details
Culture & Opinion
The seventh edition of the Transcontinental Race was won by 24 year old German cancer researcher, Fiona Kolbinger at €‹7:48am CET €‹ on Tuesday 6th of August 2019. She traveled over 4000km from Burgas, Bulgaria to the finish line at Brest in Brittany, in northwest France in just €‹10 days,
Bikes & Frames
In a week of $17,000 e-bikes and $6,000 aluminum road bikes, who’d of thought that a reasonably priced, gravel, speed machine would come from Cervélo of all places? While most gravel bikes come with the necessary bolts and bosses for bikepacking as well as faster rides, the
Bikes & Frames
Nordest is best known for its mountain bikes, but the company’s newest release is the Albarda, an all road/gravel bike that is worth a closer look. The Nordest Albarda Ti M1 bike is manufactured from CrMo 4130 steel double butted tubing, with geometry designed by Pedro Jerónimo.
Culture & Opinion
Another great video from the EF Education First squad. I’m so tired of hearing people mock EF as hipsters and say these EF guys are killing the vibe of the races they are entering in their alternative calendar. They’re one of the most innovative pro bike teams in
Culture & Opinion
An epic video from Phil Gaimon and I share his concerns. Why does the cyclist always get blamed? There are more cars on the road, everyone’s using a cellphone, everyone’s driving their 2-ton pickup like it’s a race car and there’s a total lack of infrastructure
Culture & Opinion
Great short video from Wahoo Fitness, now actually getting your hands on a ROAM is the real trick. Sometimes you just need to push the reset button on life by going for a ride with friends, open landscapes and the freedom that comes from blocking off your calendar for the