Gravel Riding Homepage

Looking to change up your ride? Dive into gravel cycling. Recently, gravel riding has seen a huge boom, and for good reasons: it's fun, challenging, and super rewarding.

WHAT IS GRAVEL CYCLING?

At its most fundamental level, gravel cycling is just riding a bike on an unpaved road. Can't you do that with your road bike? Yes. What about your mountain bike? Yep. So what makes gravel cycling different? The answer lies in three things: community, culture, and equipment.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF GRAVEL RIDING

While the gravel boom in the past few years has a relatively short history, the kinds of things gravel riders do--venturing into rough, rural spaces seeking good times and good people--are as old as the bicycle itself. Read on to learn a little more about the history of gravel riding and the proliferation of gravel racing in the USA.

Gravel Tires

Finding the right tires for the terrain is the most impactful and cost-effective upgrade you can make to your gravel bike; however, the choices can be overwhelming. Driven by the advent of tubeless systems and innovations in frame and rim specs, modern gravel tires are available in multiple wheel sizes, widths, treads, and casings.

THE BEST TIRE INSERTS FOR GRAVEL?

Tire inserts can protect your rims and provide a higher level of sidewall stability. Learn about the setup here.

THE ULTIMATE GRAVEL BIKE?!

We raced this unique gravel bike from Specialized and put it to the test. Learn about what's special about the Diverge STR and its new bike design.

THE BEST HYDRATION PACK FOR ENDURANCE GRAVEL RACING

Is a hydration pack the right call for your next race? Here's our experience with using hydration packs and what makes them an essential addition to your ride.

Winter Gloves for Gravel

Just because it's cold out doesn't mean gravel adventures have to stop. Having the right gloves to keep your hands warm and protected can make a huge difference.

Video: BWR on a Tandem!?

The Performance crew headed down to San Diego (or rather San Marcos) for the 2023 Belgian Waffle Ride, an extremely challenging 130-mile unroad race with 9000+ ft of climbing. And if the race wasn't already difficult enough, Nick & Jeffrey decided to tackle it on a Tandem!

Our BWR Winning Ritchey Tandem

Designed around a Ritchey BreakAway Tandem, we built this bike with the Belgian Waffle Ride in mind. Wider tires and the ability to handle gravel are just some of the special things about this configuration.

Bikepacking Homepage

We have been getting a hankering to get out in the wild, which led to a bit of research on our end. Anyone is welcome to join the squad, so we threw together some of our findings to share with you, whether you’re completely new to the idea or are ready to up your game and deck out your rig for a longer trip. There are a million ways to approach bike camping, so we’re going to hit the topic from a few angles in the coming months and hope that you’ll join us for the ride.