The Radavist

Today, Trek introduced two new gravel bikes; The all-new Checkmate SLR is the brand’s first-ever gravel racing bike and the Checkpoint SL Gen 3 is for improves on the previous model with increased comfort and storage capacity, an improved fit, and all-around carbon performance for long gravel rides and overnighters.

While you’ve no doubt seen this information elsewhere on the web by now, the thing that caught our collective eyes, however, is the Raw Lithos Project One paint design, which is specific to the Checkmate SLR…

Project VA is an annual project from Guy Stone of Relstone Cycles. Each year, Guy builds and donates a custom bike to a veteran, and this year, he fabricated a custom steel gravel bike for Matt. Check out the latest Project VA bike and all the amazing details below with photography from Scott Payne…

Announced today, SRAM’s RED XPLR AXS groupset combines elements of its UDH-compatible mountain bike components with its high-end road group for an all-new gravel-specific product lineup. SRAM designed it to be light, fast, and durable for the needs of today’s gravel racers and riders wanting the highest performing upper echelon groupset.

To discover how RED XPLR AXS stacks up and who it’s best suited for, check out Josh’s review below.

Fizik has launched limited-edition versions of its popular Ferox Carbon and Atlas gravel shoes in bold, new Team Amani and Black Mamba colorways. To celebrate the achievements of Team Amani, fizik has unveiled two new designs, both inspired by the wildlife of Kenya…

If you want a sneak peek at Ronnie’s ALUMAX gravel bike he brought to MADE last year, check out this build video!

Otso’s Warakin has been a popular choice for those wanting a stainless or titanium chassis all-road bike and today, the brand announced the steel version. Let’s take a closer look…

State Bicycle Co’s 4130 All Road, as reviewed by Josh extensively last year, just got a fresh makeover with a matte olive drab paint job. These entry-level bikes can take 650b or 700c wheel sizes and have steel forks with cargo and rack bosses. With a retail of $899.99 you get a capable do-it-all platform, now in a great earth tone color.

Check out more at State Bicycle Co.

In this episode of Race Metal, Miguel talks about the different sorts of cycling nutrition he uses for rides and races.

Established in 2012 by framebuilder Matthew Sowter in London, England, Saffron Frameworks just announced the launch of its Custom Collection, offering four fully custom, made-to-measure models, covering road and gravel. Today we’re looking at the Grāvā, the gravel model.  Find out more below…

Otso Cycles‘ flagship gravel bike, the Waheela C, just got a new color design for 2024. Let’s check out the new white and cool gray Waheela C below.

Specialized‘s last two bike releases have been made of aluminum. Earlier this month, the brand announced its all-new Crux DSW, and today, its XC machine, the Chisel DSW, was also refreshed with an aluminum chassis. Both bikes are lightweight, race-oriented, and metal. Needless to say, we took note…

Stormchaser is Salsa‘s gravel bike built for adverse conditions. Choose the all-new geared suspension version for comfort and control on jarring roads or the single-speed setup for added durability when the dirt turns to mud. Let’s check out the new Stormchaser offerings below…

In this episode of Race Metal, Miguel talks us through why he ditched his 1x setup for Shimano’s 2x Di2 GRX groupset.

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Remember our article on the Caletti Framebuilder Summit? Where builders got to learn some tricks of the trade from John Caletti? Well, the two steel gravel frames the team built during the summit are available. There is a size 52 cm top tube and 55 cm top tube for sale for $2,500. Proceeds will go to funding the next Framebuilder Summit at Caletti. Let’s check out more below…

The Rondo Bogan comes in two models, ST-1 (€2,999 2x drivetrain) and ST-2 (€2,459 1x drivetrain), fits a 2.1″ 29er tires, and is made from Tange Champion tubing. Like its sibling, the Rondo RUUT Gravel it features an adjustable fork offset to tune the off-road ride quality…