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YT goes gravel with the SZEPTER
How do you pronounce that then? YT Industries has always been a mountain bike brand but now it’s getting into where mountain biking first started: gravel. And because it is…
Bespoked Bike Check: Eastwood Cycle Works Omni
Continuing our amuse bouche of Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them, we have another bike check for you. If looking at beautiful bikes…
Bespoked Bike Check: Stolz Crosser
We’d love to tempt you along to Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them. To give you a taste of what you might see,…
Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel Hope Wheelset review
The Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel wheelset is on my Planet X Tempest, a bike I intended solely for gravel use, but over time I have found to lean more…
Grinduro Supports Inclusivity with ‘Concerned Cyclists’ Jersey
Grinduro event organisers have offered riders at Grinduro Wales the chance to show their support for inclusion in sport by creating a ‘Concerned Cyclists’ jersey, subverting the phrasing used in…
Where The Wind Blows: An Icelandic Gravel Audiobook
An eager Hannah heads to one of her dream destinations, only to discover it’s not like she imagined at all. Issue 143 of Singletrack World contains a story about Hannah’s…
ENVE G Series Dropper for Gravel and Racers
The ENVE G-Series Dropper post weighs 395g, can be cut to fit the riders need, features stealth routing, has a drop-bar specific lever that is accessible from both the hoods…
East Anglian Way is a 500km bikepacking non-event
What is The East Anglian Way? It’s a route around East Anglia (funny that) that takes in some Napoleonic forts, castles and cathedrals. Basically loads of back country roads filled…
New Nukeproof Digger Revealed
Nukeproof has revealed its revised Digger gravel bike, along with the story of why it is like it is. They’re not afraid to put flat pedals on it, it’s that…
Smuggling Spring – A South Coast Smuggling Inspired Adventure
Words by Dean Hersey, pictures and video by Trail Creatives With the turning of the season and the daylight hours tipping the balance over the dank darkness, it has been…
“40-50mm of travel simply isn’t enough stroke to take any meaningful impacts”
Cotic has nailed its colours to its marketing mast by coming out against the new breed of gravel suspension products. A newsletter from Cotic just arrived in our inbox with…
Campagnolo goes gravellissimo with new Levante wheelset
Campagnolo has announced its first wheelset for gravel bikes. Called the Campagnolo Levante, the wheelset is named after an easterly wind of the Mediterranean. Because Campagnolo. Campagnolo Levante Wheelset nutshelled:…
Tailfin’s new dry bag storage system and cargo straps
The new Tailfin Cage Pack System aims to do exactly what it says: to be a better way of attaching dry bags to your bikepacking rig. The most straightforward method…
Salsa Journeyer ditches The Man and embraces everyone
Previously known as the Journeyman, the renamed Journeyer is Salsa’s do-as-much-as-possible bike. Dropbar or flatbar. Covered in bosses. Nice paintjobs. Salsa Journeyer nutshelled 6061-T6 aluminum alloy 12 x 142 mm…
Garbaggio Nutmegger – Built to forgive bad decisions
Hannah is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California, USA. It’s a four day festival of racing and a huge expo area. There are races for every type of bike, but…
Lauf Seigla – Reviewed in Iceland and the UK
You probably know who Lauf is: they make those Marmite forks that you may well have dismissed as looking too weird. Or, maybe you’re in the evangelical ‘but they really…
Spotted at Sea Otter: Prototype Vitus Gravel Bike
Hannah is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California, USA. It’s a four day festival of racing and a huge expo area. There are races for every type of bike, but…
Fox 32 Taper-Cast Gravel Fork finally made public
Looking every inch (or should that be every two inches?) like a 90s MTB fork from Marzocchi, here is the Fox 32 Taper-Cast.
Cannondale Topstone Carbon shock-less full susser
Cannondale Topstone Carbon sees improved geometry and Kingpin shock-less suspension. Designed to go anywhere and ride everything.
Grinduro Gravel Enduro Returns To Wales: July 2022
After the inaugural Grinduro Wales was a huge success last year, it returns to Machynlleth July 22-24 2022. Last year saw dusty trails, sun-drenched camping grounds and plenty of smiles.…
‘Proper Charlie’ gravel trouser range
Our very own Charlie has decided that local competition is good, and is dipping a toe – or rather both legs – into the trouser market. Inspired by his years…
‘Seriously Gravel’ – The Gravel Club
Orbea’s Pachamama project looks at cycling culture away from competition. This latest episode about ‘The Gravel Club’ in Berlin is especially nice, capturing the spirit of the informal group ride.…
New Hutchinson Tundra Tyre – What Tyres For Wet Gravel?
Ah, the long dusty roads of Kansas, the white ribbons of the Strada Bianche… these are the dreams on which we are sold ‘gravel’. Off we go, out the door,…
Wild About Bikepacking – 496-km connecting Mull, Jura, Islay and ButeÂ
Markus Stitz is once again doing his best to persuade us to get out and ride a very long way on a gravel bike. This time, he’s in the Inner…
Salsa Stormchaser: for when dirt turns to mud
Salsa Stormchaser is a gravel bike built for "adverse conditions". Designed for comfort, confidence and durability.
New Assos Mille GTC: Gravel Specific Gear
Love your Assos kit but don’t want to wear your road gear on the gnarmac? Mountain bike baggies spoiling your gravel grinding? Fret no more: Assos has now brought out…
The Stanton Switchpath Ti – Gravel with a grin
Stanton Bikes has launched its first ever bike that’s not a mountain bike: the Switchpath Ti. If you count measuring your tyres in mm rather than inches as the criteria…
New Surly Ghost Grappler
The Ghost Grappler is a new ‘drop-bar trail bike’ from Surly. Is that going to be the next thing? Drop Bar Trail. Soon to be followed by Drop Bar Downcountry?…
New Sonder Camino – even better than before?
When Hannah reviewed the Sonder Camino, it was only finances that stopped her buying it and keeping it forever. It was, in short, a very good bike. So how could…
New Cotic Cascade – just what sort of bike is it?
The new Cotic Cascade is a…erm…what is it? It’s a bike that sits between the Cotic Escapade and the Cotic SolarisMAX. It’s designed for drop bars, but the angles mean…
British Success at 2022 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships
Not giving it away in the headline, in case you’ve yet to watch the racing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but it was a weekend of great results for Britain in the…
Contrast – A Kona Sutra Adventure
Dreaming of travels and big plans? Maybe this video and story from Kona about bikepacking in France will inspire you to get the maps out and start making ferry bookings……
The Brussels Sprout Ride
Rob Sherratt, Global Marketing Manager for Nukeproof and committed mountain biker, heads out on a gravel bike for an attitude check with Adam Brayton and Meg Whyte. Photography by Laurence…
New Canyon Grail – Alloy and Carbon – In Stock Now
The 2022 editions of the Canyon Grail are now available on the Canyon website. For 2022, there’s a return of the Canyon AL alloy model, plus a range of component…
Donate and Win: The Dream Gravel Bike by World Bicycle Relief
Fancy a new gravel bike? Here’s your chance to win a very nice one while also making a donation to World Bicycle Relief. Or your can just admire what’s a…
New Orbea Terra – For the fun and faster side of gravel
Orbea’s press launch is at some pains to point out that the Orbea Terra is not a jack-of-all-trades gravel bike. They’re not claiming it’s amazing at everything, has no limits,…
New Giant Revolt – Revealed and in stock now
First issued in 2013, the Giant Revolt now exists as two models: the Advanced Pro and the Advanced. The Pro is the lighter model, using an Advanced SL composite fork…
Review: Give your gravel bike some drop with the Brand X Dropper!
Gravel bikes are built far tougher than their on-road cousins and as we tackle steeper stuff the Brand X dropper posts make a lot of sense. Brand-X dropper seatposts have…
Schwalbe G-One R Gravel Tyre Review
Schwalbe’s G-One R Gravel tyre is a race-ready gravel tyre that’s fast-rolling and offers a velvety-smooth ride. I wouldn’t say that I am a connoisseur of gravel bike tyres, I’ve…
Singular Peregrine Mk3 – A Classic Gravel All Rounder
Singular Peregrine Mk3 From: singularcycles.com Price: £1000 (frame and fork) Tested By: Celia Way Test Duration: One Month Singular is a small British brand, known for steel framesets with classic…
What I’m Wearing – Giro Gravel Gear
What makes cycling clothing gravel-specific? Slightly less baggy than mountain bike gear, not as skin tight as road gear? Helmets that combine aero and breathability? Of course, making sure that…
Top of The Rock – Yorkshire’s Gravel Event with Altitude
Singletrack Premier Dealers, Sutton Bank Bikes, has a gravel event on Sunday 26th September for you to get your teeth into… A true adventure ride with some of the finest…
Microshift Advent 1 x 9 drop bar groupset review | Top-Notch performance on a budget!
We’ve rated their mountain bike groupset, so how does the Microshift Advent 1 x 9 drop bar groupset stand up? Find out in our review. I think it’s fair to…
SRAM XPLR Review – 200km On A Gravel Groupset
It’s been a crazy year for reviews, just because products have been out of stock, or not even ready when they get launched. So despite talking about this groupset back…
SRAM Launches ‘XPLR’ – Its Wireless Suspension Gravel Groupset
Today is a good day to be a gravel rider (whatever that is, but we’ll get on to that…) as SRAM is launching ‘XPLR’ – a gravel groupset with a…
Grinduro Wales – Pushing The Limits Of Gravel
Last week Amanda attended her first gravel bike race in Machynlleth, Wales. Grinduro aims to be the best elements of a mountain bike enduro with a gravel-style road race. Did…
Raiders Gravel, Galloway – The UK’s Newest Gravel Event
There’s an undiscovered gravel haven with open access, dark starry skies, award-winning ice cream, and endless trails… and it’s not too far away. Arriving at Gatehouse of Fleet, I realise…
Can you read this press release without dying a bit inside?
Gravel teams are now A Thing, and LOOK has thrown its bucket and spade into the sandpit with a new gravel team and a press release. As we opened our…
Is Scott’s New Addict Gravel The Most Aero Gravel Bike Yet?
Scott Bikes has had an Addict Gravel bike for a few years, which it developed on the back of the cyclocross bike of the same name. Now, however, the new…
Interview: Meaghan Hackinen, BC Epic 1000 Winner
The BC Epic 1000, a 1000km gravel event across BC, has been won by Meaghan Hackinen in a new Fastest Known Time for a women, and the second fastest known…