Odin's Revenge: A New Epic Gravel Grinder In Nebraska

As announced recently on Guitar Ted Productions, a new big distance, self supported gravel event is going to take place in west-central Nebraska. Called "Odin's Revenge", in reference to nearby Gothenburg, Nebraska's Swedish-Germanic heritage, this event will feature remote roads and a two-legged course that will be 180 miles in length.

This event will start on June 30th, 2012. Registration will be by post card only and will begin on February 14th, 2012. Roster limit for this inaugural event has been set at 75 riders with categories of Men's Open, Women's Open, Single Speed/Fixed, and Two Person Relay.

For further details see the website here.

Spokane Midnight Century

Riding gravel back roads at night is really a cool experience. I've done it a lot, and I hope to get out this summer and do even more. Well, it appears I am not the only one who feels this way.

Check out this quote from the Spokane Midnight Century site:

"It's an epic ride that is really a lot of fun if you're cycling with your friends. Riding over rough gravel roads with a group of friends under a dark sky is fun in the same way that sneaking out and night swimming was fun as a teenager."

There "may be some riders" out doing a route the first weekend of August. Maybe. The route is challenging, and "if" riders come out, they will need to be ready to take on a 100 mile challenge with zero support and no formal organized presence running a "ride". That is- if you can call it a ride at all.

Well, if you live anywhere near this, you can check out the details here.

Guitar Ted Death Ride Invitational Announces 2012 Date

Come Burn With Me!

The 2012 version of the "Guitar Ted Death Ride Invitational" will happen on July 14th, 2012. Routes for past GTDRI events have ranged from 80-150 plus miles in one sitting. How many miles will be on tap for this year? Stay tuned....

The ride is typically done on rolling terrain in a "no rider left behind", group ride style.Despite the pretentious name, anyone that wants to come out and ride this event is welcomed, and there is no rider event fee. This is a fully self-supported ride where everyone is responsible for themselves. Stay tuned for more coming soon....

Gravel Grinder Gear: Clement To Offer New Adventure Tire

USH Adventure 35mm

Clement Tires, the iconic roadie brand, has announced several new tires, but one of the first that will become available this spring for gravel grinders is the USH Adventure.

At 35mm, it should please most gravel aficionados with cyclo-cross rigs. The file type tread features a smoother center tread area that should prove to be very fast on smoother sections and the occasional paved sector.

Clement is going to release this tire in three versions: A wire beaded version at MSRP $35.00 with a 30TPI casing, a folding bead version with 60TPI and MSRP of  $50.00, and finally a 120TPI folder at MSRP $75.00 Look for tires to become available sometime in late March.

Look for more information to be coming soon on this model and others that are in the planning stages by Clement. Gravel Grinder News has been promised a set of these for testing, so stay tuned for a hands on look at these coming soon.

Pirate Cycling League Sets Ride Dates

The Pirate Cycling League, which is based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, D Street, U.S.A, Planet Earth, has announced that their traditional rides have dates set for 2012.

All PCL events are free, and most of these are group rides for fun and adventure. (Like any good Pirate activity!) The Gravel Worlds/Good Life Gravel Adventure being an exception here. Want to find out more? Tune in to the PCL channel here.

Arcadian Grit And Gravel

The Arcadian Grit and Gravel event is a new gravel grinder for 2012 out of the great state of Michigan. This will be 30 miles of back roads and gravel based near Arcadia, Michigan.

Here's a bit of a description for ya...

"Now, a little about the course. This may well be the longest 30-mile race you’ll ever gear up for. Even with miles of gravel roads, backwoods 2-tracks, and even some pavement, finishing this monster loop in less than 2 hours is going to be a challenge."

Interested?  Check out this May 19th event's details here.

Dirty Lemming Gravel Grinder

A new Minnesota based event, the Dirty Lemming Gravel Grinder, is setting a date of July 28th for the second running of this longer ride. (Last year they did 100, 100K, versions of the route)

Look for details to be released soon on their website here.