Gravel Bikes

As a breed, cyclists tend to want it all. They love the feeling of speeding along on the open road, then getting out and trying to conquer the challenges of rough terrain.  It’s basically why hybrid bikes were invented, and it’s that kind of segmentation that led to the creation of gravel bikes, which are also known as adventure road bikes these days.  Every bicycle has limitations, though, and gravel bikes are no exception. They have a lot to offer, but there are some issues to …

Top 3 Limitations of a Gravel Bike: Are they worth it?Read More

Carbon fiber built bicycles have been growing in popularity, and lowering in price, even to the point that Walmart now offers a mountain bike made with the material. That in conjunction with the gravel bike growing in popularity, may give the false impression that gravel bikes may only be made with carbon fiber as well. So are gravel bikes made just with carbon fiber? Gravel bikes are by no means made with carbon fiber. Sure, they can be, but just like every other type of bicycle on the …

Gravel Bikes & Carbon Fiber: Are all Gravel Bikes Carbon Fiber?Read More

The relatively new form of riding known as gravel riding has come up with different meanings for different people. While compared to traditional riding gravel riding is known to be a lot more exhaustive and requires great endurance and focus. The sport is quite young and can be called something like mountain biking and off-road cycling. It is among the quickest cycling disciplines. Compared to road tires gravel bicycle has wider ones, with long wheelbase for higher stability on the descents …

Is Gravel Bicycling Riding Hard Compared to Road BicyclingRead More

If you have spent much time looking into, and enjoying bikes, you likely have heard of an adventure bike, but on the other hand, you walk up to a different bike that looks exactly the same and they are calling it a gravel bike. Is there a difference, should you pay more for one or the other, and why would you want one of these? That is what we are going to talk about in this article. Gravel Bike vs Adventure Bike While they sound like two different things, gravel bikes and adventure …

Gravel vs Adventure Bike: What is the Difference?Read More

Bikepacking is a distinct style of bicycle touring in which riders normally move lighter than with standard racks and panniers while using rackless bag systems. Touring with bikepacking packs enables riders to navigate rugged terrain quickly, such as single mountain track or rough four-wheel drive routes. Bikepacking will vary from a leisurely overnighter to a 2800-mile dirt road trip, from a technically demanding 500-mile race on the Colorado Trail to an 4200-mile tour along the TransAm …

Bikepacking: What is it, and what do you need?Read More

So, if you have made your mind up and you have decided you will take upcycling. You also want to try out that awesome blue gravel bike that always sits on the showroom floor of the bike shop. But, you are curious as to why the drop bars on most gravel bikes. Do drop bars make your ride much better of a ride? Well, I am going to talk about the reason for drop bars and is it comfortable. If you can upgrade your handlebars to drop bars and a good idea, also, I will talk about the different …

Gravel Bike Drop Handlebars: Why do they have them?Read More