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This article first appeared in the January/February 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Black Mountain Cycles: they’re simple and affordable steel bicycles designed by ...

This article first appeared in the November/December 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. It was only Day One, and we’d already found ourselves in a grim state of affairs. Our ...

Today Shimano unveiled the latest version of its mechanical GRX gravel-focused drivetrain, now with 12 cogs on the cassette instead of 11. But Shimano didn’t just slap on an extra ...

As the latest niche in the cycling world — gravel — continues to evolve, it’s refreshing to throw a leg over a bike that isn’t trying to invent its own ...

Many years ago, when I was a young service member living in Southern California, a friend and I visited the local BMW dealership. We were both junior enlisted Marines and ...

This article first appeared in the June 2022 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Bike testing is an important part of what we do here at Adventure Cyclist, but lately, with the pandemic ...

This article first appeared in the February 2022 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine.  Ibis has long been a boutique brand in the mountain bike world, with its premium carbon frames demanding a ...

This article first appeared in the July 2021 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Redesigned for 2020, Ritchey’s new Outback is a bit of a departure from the norm. In the world of ...

This article first appeared in the May 2021 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine.  While I was taking a water break on one of my local trails in the Salt Lake City foothills, ...

This article first appeared in the April 2021 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine.  Among Specialized’s electrified offerings, all of which are named Turbo something — Levo, Kenevo, Creo, Vado, and Como — ...