Gravel vs xc

As gravel riding evolves and diverges, the off-road racing scene has been no exception. That means the bikes have been changing at quite a pace too. We’ve assembled three great examples of cutting-edg

Canyon’s first Grizl gravel bike was launched in early 2021 while the bike industry was still riding the wave of its Covid-induced boom. It joined the company’s other gravel bike, the Grail, when the

Gravel tyre choice is a minefield because the perfect option doesn’t exist. What might be a brilliant pick for one environment may be hopeless in another. Here are the top things to keep in mind. 01 W

According to Cervélo, the Áspero-5 was designed to be the fastest gravel bike on the market. It’s inspired by their pure road-race bike, the S5, with the geometry based on the brand’s more practical b

It felt like only yesterday when a 40mm gravel bike tyre was considered wide, before that figure quickly increased to 45mm. The trend in 2025 has been for brands to push the boundaries even further, a

Some of the most common mountain bike technologies today were once written off as gimmicks, fads or outright failures. But while the initial backlash was often loud, many of these so-called bad ideas