Our First Live Stream!
We’ve been curious about live streaming for the last few months and finally took the plunge! On our first live stream Russ builds up a review bike from Thesis Bikes. Things didn’t quite go as…
How to Pronounce Pannier
Pannier is one of the most mispronounced words in the bicycling lexicon and its origins are often misunderstood. Where does the word come from? Is it a French or English word? What is the correct…
2019 Sea Otter: New Gravel and Bikepacking Gear
In this video we search out all the interesting and quirky new gravel and bikepacking bags and accessories at Sea Otter. Although it is primarily a mountain bike event, with the demise of Interbike, it…
Why is Gravel Popular?
Whether you call it gravel grinding, mixed terrain riding, underbiking or country biking, the fact remains there is a renewed interest in riding unpaved roads. Why is this the case? Is it just people responding…
Gravel Riding for Beginners
Are you gravel curious? How is gravel riding different from road riding? What are the different set of concerns? In this video, I give some beginner friendly tips to gravel riding. Support what you love!…
Long Term Review: Velo-Orange Polyvalent
The Velo-Orange Polyvalent was one of our favorite all-rounder bikes from 2018. I recently took it with us on tour in California and put it through its paces with a front load. How did it…
Gravel Geometry with Ira Ryan
Ira Ryan is the other half of Breadwinner Cycles. In this podcast we get real nerdy about things like bottom bracket height for climbing, Ira’s preferred chain stay length, trail for front loading, why mass…
The Case for Flat Pedals
Over the years I’ve gone back and forth between clipless pedals and flat pedals. While some proclaim that clipless are the BEST in terms of efficiency, I would argue it depends on what your definition…
Gravel Bike VS Touring Bike
They both have drop bars, disc brakes and room for wide tires. What’s the difference between the modern gravel bike and the traditional touring bike. In this vid, I compare the Surly LHT and the…
Gravel Bike vs. Mountain Bike
Aren’t gravel bikes just repurposed mountain bike technology? We get this comment a lot and decided to compare geometries between the modern “gravel” all-road bike and a 84 Stumpjumper. We also talk about reasons why…