Meriwether Cycles Ponderosa Adventure Gravel Bike Review

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Meriwether Cycles Ponderosa Adventure Gravel Bike Review

Yesterday we looked Inside and Out of Meriwether Cycles via an in-depth Shop Visit. In that post, we offered a sneak peek at Whit’s production adventure gravel bike, the Ponderosa. John has been riding a prototype all year, providing Whit feedback for the final production model, which we’ll look at it in detail today. Read on for a full review of this tall and sturdy dream bike platform…

2024 Mid-Atlantic Bikepacking Summit: Building Momentum on the East Coast

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2024 Mid-Atlantic Bikepacking Summit: Building Momentum on the East Coast

The 2024 Mid-Atlantic Bikepacking Summit brought together 100 participants over four days in the beautiful Laurel Highlands region of Western Pennsylvania. The event celebrated riding in beautiful landscapes, inclusive community building, and shared learning among backpackers of all levels. Read on below for a captivating summit recap from Bikepacking Roots Executive Director, Noelle Battle.

Trek’s New Checkmate SLR, Checkpoint SL Gen 3, and Raw Lithos Project One Paint

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Trek’s New Checkmate SLR, Checkpoint SL Gen 3, and Raw Lithos Project One Paint

Today, Trek introduced two new gravel bikes; The all-new Checkmate SLR is the brand’s first-ever gravel racing bike and the Checkpoint SL Gen 3 is for improves on the previous model with increased comfort and storage capacity, an improved fit, and all-around carbon performance for long gravel rides and overnighters.

While you’ve no doubt seen this information elsewhere on the web by now, the thing that caught our collective eyes, however, is the Raw Lithos Project One paint design, which is specific to the Checkmate SLR…