Tag: gravel
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Worn: fi’zi:k M3B Uomo Shoes
Click or not: Worn: fi’zi:k M3B Uomo ShoesIt used to be that shoes came in either mountain or road varieties, with not much in the way of choice in either category. Mountain meant XC, basically lightweight, stiff-soled shoes with Velcro straps and maybe a buckle, and either so well-vented that the mesh would fall apart and your toes would be poking out… …
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Hunters: Gustavo’s Garage
Click or not: Hunters: Gustavo’s Garage Deux North’s Hunters series kicks off with a tour around the LA digs of Gustavo Sanchez, a purveyor of style on two wheels of both the rumbling and quiet kinds. …
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Stages Of Pain And Euphoria: Tour de Gravel
Click or not: Stages Of Pain And Euphoria: Tour de GravelGravel riding is not exactly a new thing, but its increasing popularity is spawning a whole new form of riding and with it a slew of new events. In fact, gravel riding is probably the oldest discipline of bicycle riding, or transport as it was called a hundred years ago. Before tarmac there was dirt,… …
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Eroica Montalcino
Click or not: Eroica MontalcinoI thought I was pretty lucky getting the chance to ride Eroica Japan in 2017, but my luck continued in 2018 with a five week trip to Italy, Croatia and Slovenia, with five days in Montalcino Tuscany, to ride the Eroica Montalcino. It started out as an opportunity to reunite with some Eroica friends from the Japanese… …
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Silk Road Mountain Race
Click or not: Silk Road Mountain Race It will take a special kind of crazy to take this on… The PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The clock does not stop and prizes are not awarded. It will follow gravel, single and double track and old soviet roads that… …
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Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor Speedmaster
Click or not: Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor SpeedmasterI’m an impatient type of guy, mostly. I’ll lie in bed thinking about something that I need to do tomorrow, but jump up and do it right now. If it can be done inside, of course, I mean I’m not heading out to change the oil in the car or anything. So waiting for a new… …
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Outskirts: Route 66
Click or not: Outskirts: Route 66If you’ve had the pleasure of watching any of the Thereabouts films, you’ll know the inspiration for what makes them tick; getting out on the bike with good friends, amplified by crazy massive distances, in places that seem less than ideal or even hospitable for cycling. Outskirts takes Gus Morton’s latest crew across America on… …
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Riding Is The Answer
Click or not: Riding Is The AnswerIt doesn’t really matter what the question is, does it? Personally, there’ve been many queries that the bicycle, and the motion of the body it takes to move it, has provided the solution to. What are yours? …