Welcome to RECON where you will find all of our latest stories including gear reviews, ride recaps and industry news.
It’s that time of year again as we celebrate the holiday season together with commonality, adventure, and festivity. Join Gravelstoke and friends as we explore new terrain from the brand new Lost Cyclery location in San Marcos, CA on the day after Christmas.
Read MoreWith early winter set in and the start of the new season coming on December 21, we checked in with Velocio to see what they have for riders looking to keep warm and comfortable while looking their best.
Read MoreOne of our favorite traditions here at Gravelstoke is sharing gift ideas every December for the gravel cyclist in your life. This year is no different as we’ve been planning this gravel gift roundup over the past few months to carefully select the gear and equipment that we can’t live without.
Read MoreLast week we announced all 8 prizes in our very first Gravelstoke Dev Team Raffle. Today we are excited to share Dev Team member names who will be receiving each prize.
Read MoreThe Gravelstoke Trucker Hat 4.0 has arrived. 7-panel construction with updated artwork. Embroidered in San Diego. Available in Sierra/Turquoise.
Read MoreThe Rapha Festive 500 returns later this month. Ride 500 kilometers between Christmas and New Year’s Day. 24th-31st December. One of our favorite festive cycling challenges is back.
Read MoreA new tradition for the Gravelstoke Dev Team starts in 2021 with the Member Raffle. We pulled together some fantastic prizes from team partners and other brands for our first annual membership reward giveaway.
Read MoreThe Los Padres Traverse route is not only an incredible ride, but it highlights the intersection of recreation, conservation, and climate. Watch The Long Traverse Film that highlights the route and story of these lands.
Read MoreWe don’t often feature sunglasses on the site but some recent products from ROKA Sports out of Austin Texas have seriously impressed. Our new favorite is the Lockhart that is a great daily sunglass that works just as well on the bike as it does off.
Read MoreThis just in, State Bicycle revealed the latest gravel bike in their lineup, the 4130 Flat Bar. A slight variation on the State 4130 All Road, now with a Black Label Riser Bar for extra fun when the drops aren’t needed.
Read MoreWe check in with 10 Barrel Brewing and their recent efforts towards protecting the outdoor spaces we love. A portion of every purchase of Nature Calls IPA and Hazy Trail IPA goes toward supporting the Conservation Alliance and The Outdoor Alliance respectively.
Read MoreToday Specialized introduces the 2022 Crux, which looks a lot like the Aethos but with extra tire clearance. We take a look at the history of the CruX and how the brand shifted the product for how most customers now ride.
Read MoreAfter a long wait for parts, our friends at Thesis Bike finally have a few bikes available for preorder with a quick turnaround.
Read MoreWe have a first look at the latest gravel-specific carbon component from Whisky Parts Co., the Spano Drop Handlebar.
Read MoreUnder new ownership, the American Classic cycling brand returns making rubber, not components. Founded the same year that E.T. hit the big screen (1982), AmClassic is back with an on-trend gravel and road tire lineup.
Read MoreRide with GPS today officially unveiled their all-new Surface Types feature, allowing route planners to finally visualize road surface types as they plan, view, and navigate routes.
Read MoreJoin us for Southern California’s most anticipated adventure series on Sunday’s this fall. In collaboration with Velotown and Queenstage Coffee, the 3rd season of DirtChurch will bring more dirt, the best gravel routes, friendly vibes and a new host venue.
Read MoreOnce again our friend Brian Co of Veloworthy did an excellent job giving us an inside look at one of the biggest gravel races on the calendar, SBT GRVL. In this video Veloworthy goes behind the scenes, and in some cases, inside the minds of the some of the top gravel athletes at this Steamboat, CO event on Aug 15, 2021.
Read MoreIn this new short film presented by Smartwool, Alex and Ella McAndrew take on a whole new kind of adventure. The video, called Riding the Rails by Evan Kay, follows Alex and his curious endeavor to make a bike-powered railroad machine that takes two riders and their dog to places not possible with an ordinary vehicle, or bike.
Read MoreNo stranger to making great backpacks for off-road riding, Ergon has just announced the launch of a new hip pack with some cool features.
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