6 Tips for Your First Gravel Ride

Now that you’ve purchased your first gravel bike, let's get you onto the road and trails. These tips will help make your first gravel ride more enjoyable and safer. Riding your bike on gravel roads and trails brings many riders peace, tranquility, and views that often go unseen. But one of the unique challenges when riding gravel roads is there is less of everything—fewer gas stations and convenience stores, no people willing to help, or even a familiar road to get you back home. Recently, I attended Grinduro California, a three-day gravel riding festival in Mount Shasta, California. At the event, I chatted with many cyclists about their tips for new riders—plus, I added some suggestions from my experience riding gravel for many years. [View in Browser]( [Bicycling]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [6 Tips for Your First Gravel Ride]( [6 Tips for Your First Gravel Ride]( [6 Tips for Your First Gravel Ride]( Now that you’ve purchased your first gravel bike, let's get you onto the road and trails. These tips will help make your first gravel ride more enjoyable and safer. Riding your bike on gravel roads and trails brings many riders peace, tranquility, and views that often go unseen. But one of the unique challenges when riding gravel roads is there is less of everything—fewer gas stations and convenience stores, no people willing to help, or even a familiar road to get you back home. Recently, I attended Grinduro California, a three-day gravel riding festival in Mount Shasta, California. At the event, I chatted with many cyclists about their tips for new riders—plus, I added some suggestions from my experience riding gravel for many years. Now that you’ve purchased your first gravel bike, let's get you onto the road and trails. These tips will help make your first gravel ride more enjoyable and safer. Riding your bike on gravel roads and trails brings many riders peace, tranquility, and views that often go unseen. But one of the unique challenges when riding gravel roads is there is less of everything—fewer gas stations and convenience stores, no people willing to help, or even a familiar road to get you back home. Recently, I attended Grinduro California, a three-day gravel riding festival in Mount Shasta, California. At the event, I chatted with many cyclists about their tips for new riders—plus, I added some suggestions from my experience riding gravel for many years. [Read More]( [Read More](   [Is Julian Alaphilippe Using a New Training Method for the 2023 Tour de France?]( [Is Julian Alaphilippe Using a New Training Method for the 2023 Tour de France?]( Watch Loulou dabble in dad watts on a training ride with his family. [Read More](     [Just Learning How to Ride? Use This Guide to Polish Your Take Off]( [Just Learning How to Ride? Use This Guide to Polish Your Take Off]( Whether you’re riding with flat, cage, or clipless pedals, here’s how to have a smooth start and get rolling with confidence. [Read More](   [New Release From State Bicycle Company: A Klunker Paying Homage to the Beatles]( [New Release From State Bicycle Company: A Klunker Paying Homage to the Beatles]( The Arizona brand says you’ll ride the Yellow Submarine Klunker eight days a week, and love every minute of it. [Read More](     [Remco Evenepoel Is Making His Comeback From COVID. Where Is He Racing?]( [Remco Evenepoel Is Making His Comeback From COVID. Where Is He Racing?]( After a disappointing Giro d’Italia, Remco announces he’s recovered and gives us a glimpse into the rest of his post-COVID season. [Read More](   [Watch the Trailer of “Making Our Space: Unbound and Beyond”]( [Watch the Trailer of “Making Our Space: Unbound and Beyond”]( In a new film that just premiered at Unbound Gravel, traditionally marginalized athletes who identify as trans and nonbinary share how they’re creating a space for themselves within gravel cycling. [Read More](   [Weight Loss After 44]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( Bicycling.com ©2023 Hearst Magazines, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019