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In Review: Schwinn Vantage RX1 Gravel/Adventure Bike – A Gravel Softail?
Schwinn and its parents Pacific Cycles and Dorel Industries are not first names you think of these days in cyclocross, gravel or high-end bikes in general. Many cyclists see Schwinn and its sister...
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Bike Review: Diamondback’s Haanjo EXP Carbon Adventure/Touring Bike
Diamondback has a long history of producing off-road bicycles. It started with BMX in 1977 and continued to serve the BMX and mountain bike segments into the 1990s before the brand changed hands. Now...
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Gravel Bike: Amanda Nauman’s DK200 Niner RLT 9 RDO “Cadillac”
Despite the growth in popularity of gravel bikes, the two 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 winners both rode cyclocross bikes to win their respective races. When Amanda Nauman first won the race in 2015, she too...
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In Review: Knight Composites’ 35 Clincher TLA Disc 2018 Cyclocross/Gravel...
Cyclocross season is fast approaching, and to help you get ready to race, we are doing a #crossiscoming series between now and September. This week, we have provided some training advice and a look...
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2018 Crusher in the Tushar Start List and Preview
This Saturday, 678 riders will roll out from Beaver, Utah, and head deep into the Tushar Mountains for the eighth edition of the Crusher In The Tushar. The event began as something promoter Burke...
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Ridden & Reviewed: Opus Spark 1 Shimano 105, Hydro Disc Gravel Bike for the...
Getting off the beaten path and onto roads less traveled is becoming increasingly popular as the gravel discipline grows and adventure bikes abound. The cyclocross bike used to be the ideal bike for...
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De Crescenzo, Carlton Win Crusher in the Tushar – Results
Saturday’s Crusher in the Tushar in Utah brought out an impressive field that included past winners, Dirty Kanza 200 champions and cycling legends Rebecca Rusch and Ned Overend. When the Utah dust...
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Review: Garmin Edge 130 Compact Cycling Computer
Garmin first released its Edge 500 in 2009—which is decades in tech time—but the computer remains a go-to for many cyclists. Garmin has since released other 500, 800 and 1000-series computers, but the...
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Pro Bike: Michael van den Ham’s 2018 DK200 Lauf True Grit
Canada’s Michael van den Ham grew up riding gravel roads near his Alberta home, so it is not much of a surprise he has embraced the modern version of gravel riding this year. Van den Ham started his...
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Gravel Bike: Kae Takeshita’s Double Aero 3T Exploro Flatmount
When Chicago’s Kae Takeshita got the call to join the Panaracer / Stan’s NoTubes p/b Bicycle X-Change gravel team, she almost missed it. “In early 2017, when I happened to log in to a social network...
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Photo Essay: 2018 Crusher in the Tushar Gravel Race
Utah-based photographers Cathy Fegan-Kim and Christopher See have seen everything over the years at the Crusher in the Tushar, and the two have teamed up to supply a stunning photo gallery of the...
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Gravel Bike: Matthew Nelson’s Lost and Found Steel SaltAir Cycles Custom Bike
Sometimes it pays to be the boss. In the case of SaltAir Cycles’ Matthew Nelson, being the owner of a custom frame building company means you get to design your bike to your liking. Based in Salt Lake...
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Interview: Comeback Kid Lauren De Crescenzo on Winning the 2018 Crusher in...
When Boulder’s Lauren De Crescenzo came across the finish line to win the 2018 Crusher in the Tushar, it was about much much more than a bike race. “Winning this race wasn’t just about winning a bike...
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Interview: Mountain Biker Zach Calton on Winning the 2018 Crusher in the Tushar
Prior to the 2018 Crusher in the Tushar, Utah’s Zach Calton had exactly zero formal gravel racing experience. When Calton crossed the line first to win the 2018 Crusher in the Tushar, he kicked off his...
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Review: Lake MX241 Endurance Gravel/Adventure Shoes
As we saw at the Sea Otter Classic this year, bike companies are embracing gravel cycling in a big way. We’ve recently seen that the gravel trend includes gravel-inspired shoes. We reviewed the Shimano...
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Never a Bad Time: Author Nick Legan on Gravel Cycling and Adventure...
Like it is for many gravel cyclists, all it took was one taste of the discipline for Boulder’s Nick Legan to fall in love with gravel cycling. Legan grew up racing bikes and worked as a professional...
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Interview: Retired Pro Olivia Dillon’s Standout 2018 Gravel Season
After a seven-year professional racing career, California’s Olivia Dillon has found a new home on dirt roads. In recent years, Dillon has taken a liking to gravel riding and racing, and this year, she...
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Gravel Grinding Roads Into Ukraine at Gravelion
Thus far this year, we have covered gravel events from across the U.S. and today, we take one of our first international trips to the roads less traveled of Europe. Gravel is nothing new in Europe—Nick...
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Race Preview: Gravel Worlds in Nebraska to Crown 2018 Captains of the Gravel...
Our coverage of the 2018 Gravel Worlds is brought to you in part by Panaracer. Check out its line of gravel tires for your next adventure. With the days getting shorter and the intonations of...
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Fixed-Gear, Gravel, Fun: Colin Strickland Eyes Repeat at 2018 Gravel Worlds
Our coverage of the 2018 Gravel Worlds is brought to you in part by Panaracer. Check out its line of gravel tires for your next adventure. We have seen gravel racers who also excel on the road, at...
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