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Forgotten Roads is a 3 part series by Safa Brian and Alex Colorito. In each episode the two document a gravel ride in different parts of Southern California. They do this self-supported, carrying all their film gear, in the hopes of inspiring others to explore the world by bike. For the first episode they travel to Big Sur and tackle some seriously steep gradients in search of a Ridge Road that has been closed to cars since a storm hit a year ago.
Read MoreIn the latest episode of Rapha's Gone Racing series, Lael Wilcox attempts to set a Fastest Known Time on the Alaska Pipeline road, which follows the oil pipeline between Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.
Read MoreThe Amazing Chase presented by Wahoo was a challenge to beat the peloton to Paris and in doing so win the Tour de France, with a twist.
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 MoreThe Impossible Route: Trans Appalachia is a 3-day gravel bike-packing adventure that follows the first attempt of the Lost Roads Route. In this expedition, The Vegan Cyclist, his 19-year-old protégé Travis Longfellow, and Jeremiah Bishop attempt to traverse the Appalachian Mountains on a route filled with legend.
Read MoreThe 2021 Belgian Waffle Ride California took place on Sunday, July 18 in unprecedented conditions for this “Hell of the West Coast” thriller. Held in North City, San Marcos, California, the BWR hosted its biggest race yet with a stacked field of pro gravel cyclists. In this story we share a great race recap that followed along the top men and women throughout the day as they took on the 132 mile, 11,000 ft course in San Diego county. We also share the 2021 Waffle San Diego route and 2021 BWR men’s and women’s results.
Read MoreThis week Scott announced an updated version of its Addict gravel bike, along with this video of Safa Brian ripping around the Eastern Sierras.
Read MoreVideo by Veloworthy capturing the 2021 Unbound Gravel 200 race, with some solid event coverage and interviews for an inside look.
Read MoreWe’ve been enjoying some of Terry’s recent gravel adventures in upstate NY on his YouTube channel and tossed him some of our new Dr. Pepper-inspired bottles. Just uploaded is a quick bike check on his beautiful titanium No. 22 Drifter gravel bike. Check out that SRAM AXS Reverb dropper!
Read MoreWatch the Vegan Cyclist and Jeremiah Bishop take on The Impossible Route, a 7 day epic gravel adventure in Death Valley California.
Read MoreENVE’s Grodeo ride and Builder Round-Up weekend is set for June 25 & 26, 2021. Watch the video preview and see registration details.
Read MoreLife during the COVID pandemic as seen from an athlete's and team's perspective. Payson and Hannah experienced 12 months of solo training with no racing. It was a time to reflect, grow, develop, and pursue solo adventures which has not traditionally been possible to do and still meet sponsor requirements.
Read MoreThis is #camploneliness, Easton Overland 2021.
Read MoreWatch Ian Boswell, Pete Stetina, and Colin Strickland take on a new kind of training camp. The Lost Coast follows these riders as they explore Northern California and over 400 miles of mixed terrain.
Read MoreThe PPBC Gravel Grinders got out to tackle the SBT Gravelstoke San Diego Black gravel route as a warm-up for the 2021 Rock Cobbler in Bakersfield. With over 80 miles of terrain and 10,000 + feet of climbing (2/3s of which happens in the first 50 miles) this one is definitely a challenge.
Read MoreSpecial guest and Southern California gravel YouTube sensation Mucho Arigato joined us for the 2021 Great Western Reroute.
Read MoreKailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky are on a mission - a mission to change the idea that people in larger bodies can't ride bikes.
Read MoreToday ENVE will announce the Custom Road, a modern road bike with clearance for 35s that is manufactured at their Ogden, Utah based headquarters.
Read MoreThis video is a first-person account of the White Rim Trail on a Flaanimal 5.0 Titanium rode and recorded by Steve Fitzgerald of Rodeo Labs.
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