As any Continental Army regular or John Wayne Bobbitt* will tell you, you don't want to go off half-cocked, which is is why you shouldn't buy that exciting new gravel bike you've had your eye on: *[I really do deserve a Most Dated References On The Internet Award, or "Datie"] And yes, that's Part 2... Continue Reading →

Having recently sold an Industry Standard Gravelling Appliance, I know how difficult it can be, and it's probably because of articles like this: Granted, according to Salsa the ISGA I sold can fit 50mm, but still, it's a model that's been around awhile now, and the shelf life for these things is only a few... Continue Reading →

Well, all good things must come to an end...like this guy's scooter ride: And so it is that I announcing that The Great Gravel Experiment, AKA The Quest For Spog, AKA my profound emotional journey deep into the heart of the American Gravel Exprience, is offically over, for I have now sold the PRJCT GRVL... Continue Reading →

You know, the other day I said Campagnolo Super Record shifty parts were the most lavish gift I've ever received from a reader: And while that's probably still true I totally forgot about the time someone sent me a whole entire Marinoni. Granted, it was in pretty rough shape: And I had to push myself... Continue Reading →

What was that about pro cycling being boring because of Pogačar again? Sure, his win was a "carbon copy" of last year's, but if you squint you can almost pretend there are other riders behind him: Not that I'm saying it was boring, mind you; I didn't even watch, so what do I know? See,... Continue Reading →

Happy Judeo-Christian Rebirthing Ceremony Season! [Not AI, if you can believe it.] Whether you're applying color to chicken eggs or repeatedly dipping your finger in wine or just invoking some half-remembered religious ceremony from your childhood as an excuse to leave work early, may you go richly forth bathed in the glory of the Lord,... Continue Reading →

It was over Seventy (70) American Freedom Degrees yesterday, and to celebrate I went Full Easter: They say you should never go Full Easter, but after weeks of pursuing the Spirit of Gravel on fattish tires the bike felt impossibly lithe and fast, even if it does look like what would happen if you left... Continue Reading →

Hey, would you look at that? Narrow bars on fixies is still a thing, go figure: Oh, wait, no it isn't: Clearly this is a rider who appreciates width: Speaking of handlebars, I was already taken in by one of those bike website April Fool's jokes: It was quite an emotional rollercoaster too, since I... Continue Reading →

As spring envelops us in a sneeze-inducing cloud of fertility, the hibernating animals emerge from their hidey-holes, and so too do the bicycles that have lay dormant over the course of the long, dark winter: First came GRVL LNCHNG, then it was the GRVL RDNG... ...so I suppose single-speed gravel reading SSGR was inevitable: It... Continue Reading →

It was chilly this past weekend, so I stuck mostly to the trails: Including a trip to the forbidding Trails Behind The Mall on an Industry Standard Gravelling Appliance: In my ongoing search for the Spirit of Gravel I have already come to embrace the gravel lunch GRVL LNCH, but you'll be pleased to learn... Continue Reading →