Press

Below you’ll find a collection of posts, articles, and excerpts which have either been authored by the Dirty Freehub team or are about Dirty Freehub.

Tasmania, Australia: The Next New Gravel Capital?

When the Dirty Freehub team hopped on the flight to Tasmania, we weren’t quite sure what to expect. We had looked at maps enough to pack the gravel bikes, but we lugged our inflatable SUP’s* with shark guards as backup entertainment. All we can say is: ohhhhhh myyyyy godddddd, this place is amazing! We think it should be crowned as the […]

Top Ten Rides in Central Oregon

There’s lots of buzz in the cycling community about gravel riding. With new bikes that are a mashup between mountain bikes and road bikes, this is a new type of cycling for a lot of riders, with routes that are both challenging and scenic. And with the forecast offering plenty of sunny days and highs in the 50s, there’s still time in the […]

Photo Feature: The Gravel Roads of Oregon, USA

“Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon’s northern boundary along Washington state, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary along Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. […]

Local cyclists share their love of gravel

Halfway along a 20-mile gravel route, any cyclist would have delighted in the thin, rideable layer of snow that appeared on the firm double track. Immaculate except for prints made by deer, raccoon and coyotes, the smooth, crispy snow crunched beneath knobby tires and accounted for several miles of satisfaction.

Surprises like these account […]