Chris King Open House Gravel Bikes

Our friends at Path Less Pedaled came through with a great video featuring a number of sweet builds from this past weekend’s Chris King Open House in Portland, OR. The show gave builders the chance to show off Chris King’s beautiful new colors, Violet and Matte Bourbon.

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Three Peaks Cyclocross 2019

The latest instalment of EF Gone Racing's tour of alternative races around the world sees Lachlan Morton land in Yorkshire. An iconic race on the British cycling calendar, the Three Peaks Cyclocross event has drawn hundreds to the Dales for more than 50 years. But are these runners and riders, runners or riders? Tune in to find out how Morton fared on foot and in the saddle.

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Three Things I learned from Cameron Falconer

During my recent visit to Downieville for the Roval Terra wheel launch, I had the opportunity to chat with custom frame builder Cameron Falconer, and appreciate up close one of his recent works. Cam was invited to not only give the new Terra CLX wheels a spin, but share his knowledge of the local terrain with two rides during our stay. Northern California has a rich history in frame building, so I was curious to learn more about his philosophy as a builder, the benefits of steel and why someone might consider going custom.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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