Well would you look at that, it’s Friday! Do you think it’s too late for me to get myself and my state-of-the-art gravel bike over to UNBOUND Gravel?
Yes, UNBOUND Gravel–or UNBND GRVL in Gravelese–is nigh, which I wouldn’t have realized if all the bikey websites weren’t slavering over the latest technological advancements:
I’m not exaggerating in the least when I say this is a massive step forward for not only Campagnolo but cycling in general. In fact I feel changed just looking at it. Watch out, SRAMano! Who says Campagnolo is no longer relevant when they can produce a functioning electrical appliance like this? It’s not a stretch to say that whoever is using the new Campagnolo gravel equipment is definitely going to win the bicycle race.
I was similarly blown away by the new Pinarello gravel bike:
I bet this is a MAJOR UPGRADE over whatever their last stupid gravel bike was. How do you even put into words not only how exciting this new bicycle is, but also how dynamic the whole world of gravel bike design is, and how important it is to run out and buy one of these things immediately?
Oh wait, here’s how:
The playbook for gravel bike launches in 2025 is seemingly a combination of increased tyre clearance, more attention to aerodynamics, and a consideration toward boosted compliance.
Incredible.
Wait, did somebody say “incredible?” Get a load of this bike, which is going to change gravel cycling, cycling, and cycling on gravel even more profoundly than the new Campagnolo gravel bike group and the new Pinarello gravel bike for biking on gravel put together:
Wow, these bikes just want to be Y-Foils so bad, don’t they?
It really was weirdly ahead of it’s time…apart from barely being able to clear a 25mm tire, of course. Other than that though they basically nailed it.
And nobody embodies the spirit of gravel more than Lachlan Morton, who’s going to do one of his massive freak rides:
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Lachlan Morton and I wish him nothing but success, but I also have to say I find the entire world of extreme endurance cycling deeply unsettling and completely unrelatable, possibly because the participants look like something you might have to shoo away from your garbage cans in the middle of the night. Sorry, if I looked outside in the middle of the night and saw Lachlan Morton on my front lawn fixing a flat 268 miles into an unsupported race my first reaction would be to turn the garden hose on him:
Fortunately I don’t have a front lawn, though I do have limited access to a garden hose:
If Lachlan Morton ever comes through the Bronx on an unsupported bicycle ride he is more than welcome to help himself to it.
