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The Flaanimal is Rodeo Labs‘ multi-category cycling platform and the titanium version just got its sixth notable upgrade. Let’s check it out…

We’ve partnered up with Silca and Time Bicycles for an Ultimate Bike Giveaway! One lucky winner will receive an ADHX 45 gravel bike in their size choice. Read on for more information below…

Ibis Cycles’ Hakka MX has been featured here numerous times over the years and remains one of the best carbon gravel bikes on the market. Not one to mess with perfection, the Santa Cruz-based brand gave the Hakka a splash of new color for 2025 with Lemongrass green (above) and Cleanslate Gray. The frame and fork pricing is set at $2199 with SRAM Apex builds at $3299 and Rival at $4599. Check out more at Ibis Cycles and be sure to check out our reviews of the Hakka below in our Related Archives.

Miguel reviews the Cane Creek Invert Fork and dives deep into suspension with Radavist author Travis Engel, who gives Miguel a straightforward answer to the question he’s been asking ever since taking on the fork to review…

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Meriwether Cycle‘s Ponderosa adventure gravel bike now has an open queue. The steel frame and fork will run you $2600, while the steel frame with a Wilde carbon fork is $2500. Roll on over to Meriwether Cycles for ordering and check out John’s in-depth review for more on this capable gravel machine.

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This month, we’ve partnered with All-City Cycles, which graciously donated a complete Cosmic Stallion Steel in the new “Mermaid” fade paint job to one lucky subscriber. The frameset size of the winner’s choosing will be built with RIVAL XPLR ETAP AXS.

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Congrats to  Reese Butler and Oliver Moss for winning the Custom Chris McNally X Tunitas Day Tote + Ripton Gift Card! kit!

We love to see framebuilders make their customer’s dreams come true. That’s what legendary builder, Jeremy Sycip, did for Matt in California who wanted something different than a straight-up gravel road bike…

The Horse Cycles Rambler ($2,950 frameset) made its debut here at The Radavist in the Salida Bikepacking story we posted up last week. A few commented on how good the bikes looked, and here it is, unloaded and in its shiny, ombré sunset fade paint job…

The Pivot Cycles Vault just got a refresh, shaving weight from its predecessor but that’s not all. It now has added more bottle mounts, fender compatibility, increased tire clearance to 700 x 50 mm, a higher stack (rejoice!), and some geometry tweaks to make it better suited for whatever your definition of gravel may be. Let’s check it out.

The Cotic Escapade, the all-road gravel bike John reviewed last year, now comes in a UK853 model and is made in the UK.

This is the best Escapade Cotic has ever made. The bike is supple, tough, and light Reynolds 853 tubing carefully crafted into the perfect ‘life-bike.” The UK853 is handmade in the UK with a choice of a la carte’ colors, for rough roads, gravel smiles, and everything from the daily commute to your big adventures.

See more at Cotic.

Our own Miguel stars in the newest project from the Gravel Adventure Field Guide, profiling some adventurous rides in Santa Fe! John and Cari even make a cameo appearance amongst the cholla and Chamisa.

Get your copy of a 64 page art forward gravel cycling guidebook that includes art, maps, digital route links, and stories highlighting the adventure riding in Santa Fe County,-Central New Mexico at Gravel Adventure Field Guide. Whether it’s the Town to Towers ride, or double track in the Caja del Rio, this guide has a lot of terrain covered.

We helped guide the GAFG team to some of our favorite rides, so check it out!