Cannondale x Grinduro 2019

A race? A ride? Whatever. Grinduro is an event for anyone who likes to have a good time around two wheels. This year was no exception as the weather rolled in for a monumental day on the bike - and a most excellent party off the bike.

VideosDave MalwitzOctober 9, 2019grinduro, cannondale, gravel cycling video, rides

California Gravel Rush: Adventures on the All New Roval Terra Wheels

Well known for its history off-road, the gold rush town of Downieville is perhaps most recognized today for the downhill mountain bike race that bears its name. The “Classic” descends 5000ft of singletrack over 15 miles, covering just a slice of what this mountain town and the surrounding buttes have to offer. With an invitation to join the crew from Roval Components on a 3-day gravel adventure in the Lost Sierra I jumped at the opportunity to experience the more supple side of Downieville.

Eliel Drops Eastern Sierra Collection

Just in time for cooler weather the good folks at Eliel Cycling announce their Eastern Sierra Collection. Included in the fall apparel launch are all new short and long sleeve jerseys, jackets, vests, base layers, gaiters and socks. We love the imagery captured by the brand’s very own Topher Riley.

#DirtChurch 9/15 Photo Gallery

Sunday September 15 marked the start of #DirtChurch Season 2, with a kick-off ride and celebration. Here is our photo gallery from the day.

DirtChurch 2019: All Are Welcome

Join us for Southern California’s most anticipated adventure series on Sunday’s this fall. In collaboration with Lost Cyclery, Eliel Cycling, Latigo Coffee and The Lost Abbey, the second season of DIRTCHURCH will bring more dirt, multiple route options, free coffee and new host venues.

Orbea Gain All Road Review: A Gravel Commute Project

My own introduction to gravel started in Southern California with an old Trek 1200 road bike on 25c tires. The bike was primarily used for commuting on the occasional weekday, a 30 mile round trip from Carlsbad to La Jolla. My true riding interests took me off-road, exploring local open spaces and linking together trail systems on a hardtail mountain bike. As my knowledge of rideable dirt grew, so did my curiosity on what was possible with the road bike on evening commutes. With good reasons to escape traffic-heavy roads and an ideal climate year-round, these interests only grew. What failed to grow in parallel was the suppleness of my Trek, ultimately limiting the potential for adventures I knew were there. My first gravel bike in 2015 would change all that.

Ass Savers X OPEN WI.DE. Detour Edition

It seems like some of our favorite products and designs often come from relatively small brands, creating from a place of passion rather than the result of a marketing strategy. This is certainly the case with the latest collaboration bike from OPEN. This time, delivering a beautiful limited edition Winding Detours adventure bike based on artwork from the newly released ‘Detour Kollection’ by Ass Savers.

Top Eight Gravel Bikes from Utah Builders Summit

In mid-August, The ENVE Builders Summit brought 20 of the world's top custom frame builders to ENVE's Ogden, Utah headquarters for a multi-day event that also included the inaugural Grodeo gravel ride. We pulled together photos of the 8 gravel bikes from the event, all bike images courtesy of John Watson.

Gravelstoke Sticker Featured on GCN Show

At the recent SBT GRVL event in Steamboat Springs we caught up with GCN Presenter Simon Richardson. This being his very first gravel race his Canyon Grail setup wouldn’t be complete without a little help from us at Gravelstoke. We offered him a “Gravel is the Future” bike sticker and he slapped it right on the hover bar.

Inaugural Colorado Gravel Event Enjoys Unprecedented Success - SBT GRVL Photo Gallery & Event Recap

In the ethereal mountain town of Steamboat Springs, an event known as SBT GRVL would bring in a new era for gravel cycling. On the weekend of August 17-18, 2019, some 1,500 riders representing every US state made their way to northern Colorado’s Yampa Valley. With promises of a welcoming community, pristine gravel roads and a star-studded field, SBT had seemingly everything one would expect from a world-class gravel event.

SBT GRVL Post-Race Video

The inaugural SBT GRVL race took place on August 18, 2019. Just a day later the organizers released this thank you video, giving us a preview of some of the content captured at the event. Stay tuned for more of our coverage and a full race report from SBT GRVL.

VideosDave MalwitzAugust 20, 2019sbt grvl, steamboat springs, gravel grinder, gravel video, rides

#dirtchurch Preview Ride - August 4

Join us as we preview Southern California’s most anticipated adventure series and celebrate the grand opening of Lost Cyclery with a proper kick-off ride. The inaugural #dirtchurch gravel rides, a collaboration between The Lost Abbey and Gravelstoke, took place in Sept 2018 and we’ve been asked about its return ever since.

NewsDave MalwitzAugust 3, 2019gravel event, san diego, lost cyclery, the lost abbey, dirt church

Gravel Race Recap: 2019 Crusher in the Tushar

More than 600 riders, including a number of current and former U.S. professional national champions, descended on Utah’s Tushar Mountains for the ninth annual Crusher in the Tushar gravel event. After one of the fastest races to date it was professional mountain bikers Alex Grant (Gear Rush) and Evelyn Dong (Pivot-Stan’s No Tubes) who crossed the finish line first ahead of their respective Pro/Open fields that were particularly stacked this year with notable road cycling talent.

Race Report: Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder

I got pretty excited when I first heard about the inaugural Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder, an epic gravel adventure set in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Traversing through Central Oregon’s high desert, the course included places like Sisters, McKenzie, Oakridge, Gilchrist and Bend. The race would merge two of my favorite disciplines - gravel racing and stage racing. Even better, the event registration included camping and food, making the 400 mile point-to-point gravel race arguably more of a bike-vacation.

The Most Beautiful U.P. Ever | OPEN x ENVE 2.0

This OPEN and ENVE Collaboration celebrates the breathtaking views of the high mountain scapes with their glacial granite peaks. Spec’d and designed for dirt with an idyllic dusty colorscape this OPEN U.P. pays simple homage to the wandering unpaved roads of the Swiss Alps where OPEN was born, which when covered in dust and dirt, improves the frames monochromatic aesthetic.

NewsDave MalwitzJune 28, 2019open up, enve composites, open x enve

Hunt of the North 2019 Participant Videos

Check out these 2 videos produced by participants attending the 2019 Hunt of the North. The first comes from our friends at Veloworthy, who not only covered the event but was able to ride the entire course. The other comes from Postproduction Cycling Team who said about the day, “This was an amazing event, I hope every race will be like this.”

Videos, ReportsDave MalwitzJune 27, 2019hunt of the north, veloworthy, postproduction cycling team, rides

The Definitive Photo Gallery and Event Recap: Hunt of the North 2019

It was a perfect day in Carlsbad, California for the 2nd annual Hunt of the North. Riders gathered early at the CANYON Bicycles USA headquarters in the heart of coastal North County San Diego on Sunday June 9, 2019. The event was not your typical gravel event, and not a race in the traditional sense.

Hunt of the North 2019 - Gravel Race Report

Gravel races and events have their unique characteristics. Nearly all test riders in distance and climbing. Some events merge elements of bike packing, cyclocross, and even straight up road racing. Most gravel events grow out of the local riding culture and are often dictated by terrain. By any measure, this year’s running of the Hunt of the North in Carlsbad, California was unlike any other gravel grinder you will find.