Gravel gear gallery: A smorgasbord of tech at Belgian Waffle Ride California
From road bikes with ultra-light rim brakes to mountain bikes with aero bars, there was no shortage of variety at the second Monument of Gravel of the year.
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Gallery: Ashton Lambie’s custom Lauf Seigla with 2.25in tires
The solitary member of the 'Sub-4 Club' said he was happy to have fat tires for the rough course at Wild Horse Gravel.
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BWR bike test: What I learned, what was sagging, and what I loved
Cannondale Synapse with SmartSense provided an education on Shimano's 12-speed wiring.
The Bluetooth internal-hub shifter Rob Britton used to win Belgian Waffle Ride CA day two
Tom Boonen was promoting the Classified internal-hub system at Sea Otter. In California, Britton won with it.
Gallery: Alexey Vermeulen won BWR CA on this unreleased Enve bike with unreleased Kenda tires
Enve launched Custom Road and All Road bikes last year. This is something different.
Cinelli offers made-in-Italy steel gravel bikes with Campagnolo Ekar for $4,900
1,900g steel frame can be painted in a variety of colors, and comes in six sizes.
Campagnolo rolls further into gravel with Levante gravel wheels
Hooked or hookless rim? Campagnolo shoots the gap with 'mini hook' on the 1,485g carbon wheels.
Quoc Gran Tourer II upgrades the British brand’s gravel shoe
Independent brand launches a new gravel model with environmentally conscious packaging.
Vielo claims the world’s sole wireless-only, 1x gravel bike
Father-and-son British company only makes 1x gravel and road bikes.
Powerstrap, BOA and laminated mesh combine in new Fizik Ferox Carbon gravel shoes
The claimed 297g shoe launches today for $299.
Redesigned Cannondale Topstone gets updated suspension, refined geometry
The do-it-all gravel bike has a slew of refinements, as well as some big improvements and standardizations for the bottom bracket, rear wheel, and more.
Gravel suspension fork face-off: The new Fox 32 TC vs the RockShox Rudy XPLR
Fox just launched a new gravel fork that comes in 40 and 50mm travel options. Here's how it compares to the RockShox version. We rode both, and give you our feedback here.
New gravel suspension fork: Fox 32 Taper-Cast Gravel Fork
40mm and 50mm travel options in the reverse-crown fork that can handle up to a 50mm tire.
This $35 gravel inner tube comes with a one-year replacement policy against flats
To paraphrase Keith Bontrager: 'Light, strong, cheap - pick two.' Meet the X-Tubo CX/Gravel TPU tube.
The Mid South gear test: What worked well and what didn’t
SRM power-meter pedals compared to Stages, new S-Works tires, Cadex carbon-spoked wheels, and more.
The Grind: The Mid South on a fixed gear? Meet Corey Hilliard and check out his bike.
A suspension post, a frame-mounted hydration reservoir, and a front brake – to make race organizers comfortable.
The Mid South gear test: Inclement weather, ultimate stoke
I did three group rides in the snow and slush on Friday and then raced the 50 miler on Saturday. Here are some gear highlights.
Gallery: Emily Newsom’s Cannondale Topstone at The Mid South
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider finishes sixth on old bike after new bike shows up the night before.
Gear and grit gallery at The Mid South
From the hyperlight and anodized to the unicorns and bananas, The Mid South opens its wide tent.
Salsa Stormchaser GRX 810 1x Sus launches at The Mid South
$3,499 aluminum bike features RockShox Rudy XPLR 40mm fork, dropper post, ample mud clearance, and an option to switch to singlespeed.