Bull at Rock Cobbler

The Rock Cobbler 9.0 and Pebble Cobbler 5.0 gravel race is an early season favorite among gravel racers that are looking for a challenge.  Sam Ames, the promoter describes the event as: The World Famous Rock Cobbler is a stupidly hard ride bordering on a race. The Pebbler is less stupidly hard but still a true challenge. As always …

Product Review: Cannondale Topstone Lefty 3 Gravel Bike

It’s been a few years since Cannondale first introduced the Cannondale Slate in 2015, which was the first iteration of Cannondale’s entry into the gravel market. Cannondale took their knowledge from bikes that they designed in the cyclocross market and paired it with their mountain bike knowledge and vast road experience and tied it all …

SoCalCross Watch Party

SoCalCross invites you to celebrate the Cyclocross World Championships tomorrow on Sunday, January 30 at Around the Cycle in Pasadena. Details: 9 AM Gravel Ride, Worlds Watch Party at 12 Noon in the parking lot starts LIVE! Around the Cycle Bike Shop is located at 1270 Lincoln Ave. Suite 1500, Pasadena CA 91103 Check-in begins at …

Gravel Tires

Hey man… what’s the best gravel tire for this event? That’s something I’ve been hearing a lot over the last few months as more and more mixed surface and gravel events come on the calendar. I remember back to my full-time cyclo-cross (CX) days riding with the KCCX team and all the conversations we had about …

Monuments of Cycling has announced the prize purse for the Belgian Waffle Ride will be the largest ever for a gravel race with over $50,000 in cash and prizes being distributed between the top five men and women, inclusive of a $5,000 purse and prizes for the top three junior riders, 18 and under, who …

SoCalCross Crossitas

Cyclocross and More! 5k Rund, Dirt Duathlon Bike Packing / Grave Ride Adventure   The holidays are almost here, winter rain and cold are to arrive by next weekend, and SoCal Cross has arranged for several inexpensive camp share sites in the rolling hills north of Ventura and west of Ojai. Altogether, the Crossitas weekend …