#gravel-adventure

#gravel-adventure

The Spawn Yoji offers one of the lightest frame options out there with bikes coming in at just over 13 lbs for the 14" option or 14 lbs for the 16" option.

Take full control of your RockShox Flight Attendant suspension system and experience a level of integration unlike anything else - only Karoo can do this! Riders can seamlessly control, visualize, and customize all their essential Flight Attendant data directly on Karoo.

Felt delivered a 10.5% reduction in aerodynamic drag compared to the old bike through a new aero-optimized frame, redesigned fork, and a carbon one-piece cockpit.

Santa Cruz is offering the Bullit CC in two new frame colors this year. The new Matte Carbon/Purple Sunset Chameleon colorway has color-shifting graphics/decals. The other is Gloss Purple Smoke/Spring Green, which looks pretty classic Santa Cruz.

The 2026 UCI MTB racing season kicks off in Mona YongPyong, South Korea, marking a significant milestone with the first-ever Asian UCI Cross-country Olympic and Short Track World Cups.

Aventon has been enjoying some well-deserved success after the launch of its first full-suspension eMTB. Using that momentum to build on, they decided to display and tease us with a prototype of their new eGravel bike.

"We spend a lot of time in the shop dreaming up ideas, testing theories, and building things that may never see a production line," said Adam Miller, Revel's founder.

The GT8 has all the trappings of a modern race bike: internal cable routing, integrated cockpit, UDH, internal storage, and massive tire clearance. The frame is crafted from Toray T800 carbon fiber, making it lightweight yet durable enough for a few adventures.

The special build also included a custom Bike Ahead cockpit and the latest Shimano groupset offerings, showcasing the innovative approach to gravel bike design.

The core idea here isn't gimmickry. It's composure. Specifically, the idea that a calmer, more composed ride creates speed, and that a platform intentionally designed around 32-inch wheels can deliver that in a way a scaled-up 29er simply can't.

I had trained for a full year to complete a self-supported bicycle tour from San Diego to Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was meant to be the next-to-last chapter in my coast-to-coast cycling journey - one more long stretch of road before the final piece fell into place. Thirty-four miles into the ride, it was over. A microfiber towel caught in my derailleur. A fluke. One of those things you never plan for and still struggle to explain afterward.

Pinion Smart-Shift is an electronic shifting system that draws power from the e-bike battery and reduces additional wiring. The Smart-Shift integration enables automatic shifting features, too, like the pre-select and start-select modes. These two modes can automatically shift to your preferred gear when stopping. You can't use this system on Viral's non-electric models due to the absence of speed sensors.

That's right, you read it correctly. Minnesota's Surly Bicycles wants you to up your daily fiber as they join the masses, and spec some carbon bits on the new 700c Black Cherry Fizz Midnight Special. Don't worry, if you prefer your Midnight Special with a steel fork and trusty aluminum hoops, come this Spring you can get that if you want. But, more on that at a later date.

South Korea doesn't immediately come to mind when you picture world-class singletrack, but with South Korea being mostly mountains, it makes sense that there would be plenty of mountain biking to uncover. When Giant Bicycles athlete Sascha Kim touched down in Seoul, he found himself connecting with a mountain bike scene bursting with life, a tight-knit community, and some seriously great trails.

While most modern competitions recruit riders with similar skillsets and design courses to suit them, Natural Selection flips the script. By drawing riders from a wide range of backgrounds, NST creates a format that values creativity and individuality as much as technical execution. It is one of the few competitions where the structure of the contest comes secondary to the riders themselves.

Otso really wanted the Warakin to be a true "all-road" bike, meaning it is ready and adaptable for all surfaces. This means tire clearance up to 50mm and a frame that is super adjustable. The Warakin comes standard with a rigid carbon fork with an axle-to-crown of 420mm.