Posted in Apparel Reviews Shoes

Giant Bicycles Line Shoes: At The Finish

My opinion is that the Line Shoe might be best for someone that has a mountain biking first bent to their riding, and if they ride back roads, well then these shoes would be a comfortable, durable choice, with the caveat that they might be a bit toasty on hot days and that their wide stance may interfere a bit with certain bikes/riding styles.

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Posted in Components Handlebars

SPANK Flare 25 Vibrocore™ Drop Bar: Getting Rolling

Part of the “DNA”, if you will, of a gravel bike’s make-up is a flared drop bar. Traditional styled drop bars are used on many gravel/all-road bikes, certainly, but it is the flared drop bar that you will see most often. These types of drop bars were once rare, and not many people were aware of them until Salsa Cycles started producing them for their seminal bike, the Fargo.

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Posted in Apparel Reviews Shoes

Giant Bicycles Shuttle Flat Shoes: Getting Rolling

Giant Bicycles Shuttle Flat Shoes: Getting Rolling- by Guitar Ted [adrotate group=”4″] The contact points of a rider with their bicycle are very important things…

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Posted in Components Reviews Wheels

Easton EA70 AX Disc Wheels: Checkpoint

Easton EA70 AX Disc Wheels: Checkpoint- by Guitar Ted [adrotate group=”4″] The last we heard about the Easton EA70 AX wheels was back when we…

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Posted in Editorial Gravel News Gritty Take

Gritty Take: Don’t Mind That Man Behind The Curtain!

Gritty Take: Don’t Mind That Man Behind The Curtain!- by Guitar Ted Years ago, as a child, we used to get excited when that show…

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Posted in Apparel Bibs/Shorts Jerseys Reviews

Castelli: At The Finish-Winter Wear Review

Editor’s Note: Winter is upon us but that doesn’t mean we have to stop cycling. Our Riding Gravel contributors, Grannygear and MG will be giving…

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Posted in Components Reviews Tires

Donnelly EMP 700 X 38 Tires: Checkpoint

Donnelly EMP 700 X 38 Tires: Checkpoint- by Guitar Ted The Donnelly EMP is the newest gravel specific tire from the company that was one…

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Posted in Components Reviews Wheels

Enve G23 Wheels: At The Finish

Enve G23 Wheels: At The Finish- by Guitar Ted Wheels make the bicycle go and great wheels make that experience a lot better for any…

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Posted in Components Forks Reviews

Fyxation Sparta QR: Getting Rolling

Fyxation Sparta QR: Getting Rolling- by Guitar Ted A couple of weeks ago we reported about a new release from Fyxation. The two models in…

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Posted in Gravel Bikes Reviews

Breezer RADAR Expert: At The Finish

The Breezer RADAR Expert has been used in all sorts of ways here within the last month since my last update on this review. (Missed…

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