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Bontrager announced a major change to its warranty program for carbon wheels recently, upgrading the program to include a lifetime warranty against defect while keeping the Carbon Care Wheel Loyalty Program, which offers free replacement or repair of any Bontrager carbon wheels that sustain damage from riding within the first two years of ownership. This new lifetime warranty covers all Bontrager carbon wheels for road and mountain bikes and comes at no additional cost to the purchaser. It includes all Bontrager carbon wheels purchased aftermarket as well as those that come stock on Trek bikes. This program applies to the original owner only.

Artist Dustin Klein recently teamed up with Wilier Triestina to design a one-off JENA frame as part of the Wilier UNICO artist series. Check the video out above and the photos from this project below!

Kona’s popular Libre DL all-road model has some changes in build spec for 2020. Most notably is the wheel package. The Libre DL now comes with 650b/27.5 wheels and a 2x Shimano GRX 800 drivetrain, giving this capable bike even more range. The Libre DL’s frame is made using Kona Race Light technology and is mated with an Easton carbon bar, Race Face carbon seatpost, Easton EA70 AX wheels and a Kona Verso Carbon touring fork. Retail for the complete build is set at $3999 with the frameset coming in at $1999.

-Frame Material: Kona Race Light Carbon
-Fork: Kona Verso Full Carbon Flat Mount Disc
-Wheels: Easton EA 70AX 650b
-Crankset: Shimano GRX 810
-Drivetrain: Shimano GRX 810 11spd
-Brakes: Shimano GRX 810 160mm front / 160mm rear rotor
-Seat Post: RaceFace Next Carbon
-Cockpit: Easton EC70AX bar/Easton EA90 Stem
-Front Tire: WTB Venture TCS DUAL 650bx47c
-Rear tire: WTB Venture TCS DUAL 650bx47c
-Saddle: WTB SL8 Pro

With five classes of Romax, Brodie’s do-it-all gravel bike model, ranging from the Comp for $2099, to the Carbon (pictured) for $3999, and many tiers of build kit and wheel options, Brodie’s offerings for these all-road bikes has something for everyone. The Romax has a steel, aluminum, and carbon frameset offerings, each with cargo bosses on the fork, clearance for plush and supple tires, and build kits ranging from 105 to GRX. There are just too many options to list, so head to Brodie to see the 2020 Romax for yourself.

At this point, if you’re a MTB company, you need to have a gravel bike in your lineup. While the UK brand Ragley might be known for their Blue Pig 27.5 hardtail and other MTBs, their Trig is a gravel bike that checks a lot of boxes, including a stout carbon fork with cargo cage bosses, fender mounts, and clearance for a 27.5″ x 2.1″ tire.

-5 Year Warranty and lifetime crash replacement
-4130 Chro-mo steel frame & Carbon fork
-ISO 4210 Certified
-Head Angle: 70˚Static
-Effective Seat Angle: 74˚
-Chain stay length: 425mm
-Seat post: 27.2mm
-Front Axle: Ragley 12mm x 100mm Thru-Axle
-Rear Axle: Ragley 12mm x 142mm Thru-Axle
-BB Shell: 68mm BSA
-Headset: ZS44/28.6 | ZS44/40
-Wheel Size: 700c
-Max Tyre Size: 700x40c/27.5×2.1”
-BB Drop: -66mm
-Size Options: S – 19”, M – 20”, L – 21.5”, XL – 23”
-Rack & Fender mounts

Check out more at Ragley!

Gravel Bike California pulled together a video recap from the LA Tourist Race, showcasing the monster climbs during this event!

Join three of Niner’s gravel racers as they embark on a journey throughout the high desert in Nevada, inspired by the tales of an old prospector named Charles Breyfogle…

Jamis’ Renegade received an update after being announced in 2016. With two new models, the C1 ($3,699) and C2 ($2,599), both competitively priced, the brand offers up two different carbon layup designs and the versatility of Shimano’s GRX component groups. This follows the trend we’re seeing this year with a lot of brands building their carbon gravel bikes with GRX.

While the C1 (in tan) has the better kit and layup (Omniad M30), the C2 (in grey) is over $1,000 cheaper and cuts cost with the more affordable layup (T700/FRP). Both frames have mounts for cargo and clearance for 40mm tires. See the full lineup at Jamis.

Feast your eyes on the new Warbird, in its highest-end build spec with GRX 810 Di2 in 700c. For 2020, the Warbird is only available in 700c wheel kits but if $5699 is too rich for your blood, there are other GRX builds ranging from $3199 and an Apex build kit for $2599. Or just the frameset for $1999. These frames are the same, with the same carbon layup, bottle mounts, and tire clearance of 700 x 45mm and 27.5 x 2.0″. The Warbird has been Salsa’s flagship gravel build since forever (2012 was a long time ago, right?), read on for the updates and details at Salsa.

Pricing:
-Warbird Carbon GRX 810 Di2 700c – Pink – MSRP $5699
-Warbird Carbon GRX 810 700c – Black – MSRP $4099
-Warbird Carbon GRX 600 700c – Dark Blue – MSRP $3199
-Warbird Carbon Apex 700c – Light Blue or White – MSRP $2599
-Warbird Carbon Frameset – Black – MSRP $1999

Kona’s sponsored riders Barry Wicks and Eric Tonkin take on two beastly climbs in Maui for the brand’s latest video.

The Good Times Roll is a group of friends that like to take on ambitious rides. This past summer they rode from Freiburg to the Bodensee, through Switzerland along the Rheinfalls, through Lichtenstein, over the Vorarlberg where they encountered snow and almost got lost but somehow made it all the way to the Königssee in Berchtesgaden.

With what is the most unique profile in the drop bar universe, the Evil Bikes Chamois Hagar really shook y’all when we posted it during our Grinduro 2019 coverage. Well, this bike is now in stock at Evil and we’re all impressed at the brand’s bold move. There’s a lot to unfold here, so read on below.

When mountain bike brands design cyclocross or gravel bikes, you never know what you’re going to get. Some brands make controversial models, others play it safe, and while it’s not an easy task to expand into new markets, we are lucky to have such diversity within the gravel bike offerings. Nukeproof’s Digger gained a lot of attention last year and for 2020, they updated the spec on it. Now kitted with Shimano GRX, these 700c or 650b bikes look better than ever. Head to Nukeproof to see the full break-down and below for more specs and photos.

Wish One Cycles is a framebuilding and engineering operation in France. They design, build, and paint their frames, with their most recent project being the SUB, a sport utility bicycle, which was tested in the high country in Colorado during the Steamboat Gravel Race. Be sure to check out their video from the event here, see more photos of the bike below and check out all the details at Wish One Cycles.