All-New Avona Debuts with Holistic Callis Carbon Gravel Bike; Road & MTB to Follow
There’s a new high-performance bike brand on the block named Avona, created by one of ARC8’s co-founders, and they launch today with a race-ready Callis carbon gravel bike. Avona also will have a short travel Silva trail bike later this spring, and a Velum road bike in the works, too. But for now, let’s focus […]
Challenge Getaway Race TLR: Less Money with Comparable Performance
The Challenge Getway Race TLR is primed to offer PRO-level performance at a fraction of the price. How? It has an updated casing, 60 TPI (instead of the PRO 260 TPI), and a different construction. The Getaway Race TLR is slightly heavier and arguably less supple than the flagship model, but this comes from a […]
Sturdy Cycles Offers New “Off the Peg” SC-G Titanium Gravel Frameset
UK-based custom bicycle manufacturer, Sturdy Cycles, launches its first “off the peg” Titanium gravel frame. The new SC-G frame kit is a departure from Sturdy, as they usually make custom titanium frames “to measure”. The SC-G is available in 4 sizes and is aimed at customers who don’t need the full custom experience or just don’t […]
Delicious Honey Butter & Cranberry: The 2025 Panaracer Gravelking Limited Colors Are Here!
Japanese tire manufacturer Panaracer has just rolled out its highly anticipated 2025 GravelKing limited edition colors. This time we are seeing them a little earlier than we did last year. Fine by me. This year’s new colors are eye-popping in Cranberry and Honey Butter. (Photos / Panaracer) The new limited GravelKings are available in the […]
Continental Terra Adventure Review: All-New MTB-Inspired Gravel Tire for Off-Road Racing
Continental’s newest addition to their gravel race tire family – the Terra Adventure – leans on mountain bike tire tech to take on ever-tougher racing. Not only is the new Conti Terra Adventure tread design clearly influenced by fast-rolling but capable XC tires, and even offered in XC widths. Continental also directly applies the exact […]
Seven Cycles’ Rider-Ready Bike Lineup Offers 1000’s of Options in 24-36 Sizes
Seven Cycles has been building some of the world’s best-looking and best-riding titanium bikes at their Watertown, MA factory since 1997. While there is no substitute for a bike built 100% to a rider’s exact fit and specification needs, the full-custom ordering process and lead time can deter some potential customers who are after an […]
Panorama Cycles Anticosti Chromoly Gravel Bike Update Includes UDH, Dropper Routing, More
Offering a forgiving ride and excellent durability, chromoly steel is an ideal material for a bike you’re planning to ride for years to come, or take on adventures far from civilization. Panorama Cycles has just updated their chromoly-framed Anticosti gravel bike with some modern features for 2025. A gravel bike that’s also suitable for light […]
Oh, Canada! T-Lab Updates Flagship X3 Gravel Bike
T-Lab, a Montreal, QB-based manufacturer of titanium bicycles, has updated its flagship gravel bike. The X3 now features fully internal routing, 50mm tire clearance, and UDH compatibility. What hasn’t changed about the X3 are the things that helped make the previous iteration T-Lab’s most popular bike, namely a sublime level of comfort and competition-ready power transfer. A uniquely […]
5DEV Machines 155 &160mm Ti Crank Arms to Add to Road/Gravel/XC Crank Lineup
There’s been a movement in the industry lately with riders switching to cranks with shorter arm lengths. Doing so is supposed to lead to better aerodynamic efficiency, reduced hip flexion, improvement of power balance, or being able to maintain a higher cadence over longer durations. That has led brands like 5DEV to develop shorter cranks, […]
Ritchey Drops BIG News About the New Outback Frame Upgrades
If you take Tom Ritchey’s 50 years of bicycle crafting and design, and combine it with the fact that he still rides 10,000 miles a year (mostly off-road), you get an icon that knows a thing or two about bikes. And, the Ritchey Outback is a culmination of that experience. The Outback has become iconic […]
