Gravel & Gears

The Journal of a life outdoors

Category: From the Bike

  • I’m Back… Well, It’s a Beginning

    It’s been a strange few months. Back in June, I ruptured my Achilles and, pretty much overnight, everything stopped. No gravel rides. No bikepacking. No disappearing for the day with a rough route, a camera and somewhere for coffee marked on the map. For someone who spends a lot of their free time thinking about…

  • Adventure Cycling Over Chasing PBs and Podiums

    Last year, if you’d asked me what made a good ride, I’d probably have started talking about average speed, distance or climbing. Now, I couldn’t care less. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with training hard or racing. Plenty of people love it, and fair play to them. It just isn’t why I ride…