Rachel Nolan becomes the first female to win Ireland’s epic TransAtlanticWay endurance cycling race. We caught up with her to see how she fared on her Spinergy Zlites. Rachel Nolan is an avid adventurer who bikes hard and explores endlessly. She runs an adventure tour company called Rachel’s Irish Adventures taking people on rugged escapades to experience, discover and taste the best of Ireland. In September, Rachel completed an epic one stage self-support endurance cycling race called The TransAtlanticWay. This race started in Derry in the north of Ireland and followed the Wild Atlantic Way down to Kinsale in county Cork, a staggering...

Clint had the chance to demo some Spinergy GXC carbon gravel wheels this year. He decided to share his review on our blog and filled us in on some of his background as an athlete. My name is Clint Williams. I’m from Northeast Georgia about an hour north of Atlanta, very close to the beginning of the Appalachian Trail and not far from the Blue Ridge mountains. We are nestled in some very good riding areas for road, gravel, and mountain biking. I’ve been in the sport of cycling for several years as I was a transplant from the world...

On August 10, 2019, lead bicycle attorney Joshua Bonnici participated in the infamous Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race. Below is a blog outlining his experience. Enjoy! In late 2018, I came up with the crazy idea that I wanted to race the Leadville MTB 100 – the nation’s highest and arguably hardest one-day mountain bike race. I had a buddy who had raced it years back, and said it was terrible and he would never want to do it again. After some successful coaxing, he acquiesced and we entered into the lottery with two other guys as a “team”, as...

The gravel scene has seen an increase in popularity in the last couple years, but the definition of gravel riding has yet to be officially defined. If you ask someone to describe gravel riding, you will get a different answer depending on where they are from. If I had to define it myself, I would say gravel riding is about “all-road” riding: a mixture of paved road, dirt—and, yes—gravel. But it’s not just about the surface you are riding on, it’s about adventure, camaraderie, and an overall good time. As the number of gravel events grow, we get a glimpse...