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Podcast: The Groadio Returns from Gravel Worlds, SBT GRVL and More
Cyclocross season might be in full swing, but that does not mean there is not time for a good Groadio here and there. August was a busy month in the gravel world, with Gravel Worlds and SBT GRVL on the...
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Katerina Nash, Stephan Davoust Take Wintry 2019 Grinduro
A new mostly-dirt course and wintry conditions complete with snow and hail didn’t deter Katerina Nash (Clif Bar Pro Racing) and Stephan Davoust (Giant Factory Off-Road) at the 2019 Grinduro. The two...
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“1000 Miles to Nome”– Photographer Dave Mable’s Movie on the Ultimate Cycling...
Why do we ride and race off-road? For most of us, it’s not about glory but for a physical challenge, some adventure and perhaps scenery. Cyclocross Magazine contributing photographer Dave Mable not...
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Podcast: Groadio Power Rankings Through Rebecca’s Private Idaho
The CX Heat Check Power Rankings have been the talk of the domestic cyclocross community this season, but they are not the only power rankings on the power rankings block. The Groadio podcast returns...
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Ridden and Reviewed: Roval Terra CLX and CLX EVO Gravel Wheels
If you were to design your own dream tubeless cyclocross or gravel wheels, what would they entail? Most of us would want something light, durable and tubeless. Many would want a wider rim to...
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Ridden and Reviewed: Shimano’s GRX Gravel Group and Wheels – RX810, RX812, RX570
Shimano made a big splash with its pre-availability announcement of its family of GRX gravel and cyclocross-oriented components this spring. During the summer, we first took possession of a mechanical...
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Gripped and Reviewed: Coefficient Cycling’s Wave Handlebar
Drop handlebars sure have thrown us for a curve recently. We’ve seen bars add rise, flare, top sweep and outsweep, many with the offroad drop-bar cyclist in mind. We thought we’ve seen it all, until...
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Gravel Race: Don’t Get Left Behind at Pennsylvania’s The Quick & The Dead
The second annual The Quick & The Dead Gravel Race was held on Saturday, September 28th in Pennsylvania. Based in Confluence, which is situated southeast of Pittsburgh in the Allegheny Mountains,...
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Gravelman Cometh: If Iceman Started Today, Would It Be a MTB Race?
In 2018, Geoff Kabush won the Iceman Cometh Challenge using an OPEN U.P.P.E.R. gravel bike equipped with Maxxis Aspen 2.1” tires. At first glance, the concept of racing a gravel bike in a mountain bike...
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Bike Profile: Geoff Kabush’s 2019 Iceman Cometh Drop-Bar OPEN WI.DE.
Earlier this month, Geoff Kabush returned to Traverse City to defend his Iceman Cometh title that he won in 2018 using an OPEN U.P.P.E.R. gravel bike equipped with 650b x 2.1″ Maxxis Aspen tires....
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Rider Diary: Carl Decker’s Grinduro Japan Barry Wicks Buddy Comedy
by Carl Decker The Grinduro “gravel enduro” concept is not new, really. It’s a purpler twist on Enduro MTB racing. Which was stolen from motorbike racing, which was preceded by four-wheeled Rally...
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Ridden and Reviewed: Viathon G.1 Gravel Bike
Earlier this year, Viathon Bicycles launched with a direct-to-consumer business model and a catalog of high-end carbon bicycles, taking an approach similar to the one Canyon has used. [caption...
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Review: CushCore Gravel/CX Tubeless Foam Insert
We have been proponents of low pressure tubeless for cyclocross for nearly a decade now, starting with conversions that evolved to where tubeless for ’cross and gravel is now. Nearly every disc wheel...
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Ridden and Reviewed: Woom Off 5 24″ Wheel Rigid Mountain Bike
Got a kid who enjoys racing cyclocross and hitting the trails? Woom has a new series of lightweight rigid bikes that are race-worthy and won’t break a kid’s back or your bank. We put the $679,...
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New Product Spotlight: Atomik’s Ultimate Berd Gravel Wheels with PolyLight...
Atomik Carbon started with a focus on tubeless mountain bike wheels and now has recently expanded its product offerings to include road disc wheels. The young brand is based in Tampa, Florida, and it...
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Ridden and Reviewed: 2020 Specialized Diverge Expert Gravel Bike
Specialized first released its Diverge gravel bike with the Future Shock suspension system in 2017, and during that time, the design has already become a mainstay on the gravel scene. Alison Tetrick,...
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Groad Pioneer: Peter Stetina Leaves WorldTour for Pro Gravel Privateer Program
Heading into the 2019 cycling season, the EF Education First program drew attention with its proposed “alternative racing calendar,” targeting events such as the Dirty Kanza 200 and Leadville 100....
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Life Time Purchases Crusher in the Tushar Gravel Race
Earlier this fall, Life Time, owner of the Dirty Kanza and Leadville 100, announced the creation of a new gravel race in Northwest Arkansas called Big Sugar. Today, Life Time’s investment in gravel...
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2019 Year in Review: The WorldTour Took on Gravel … And It Went Pretty Alright
The growth of gravel has been a part of the narrative of cycling for several years now, and in 2019, one of the big entries to the ever-developing story was the pros are coming. Or more accurately, the...
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Podcast: The Groadio Presents the 2019 Groadies Award Show
The Golden Globes are this weekend and the Oscars a couple months away, so to fill the award show void, the Groadio podcast has stepped in with the 2019 Groadies award show. The Groadies look back on...
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