Podcast Episode · The Guitar Ted Podcast · 01/30/2026 · 1h 10m

Earlier in the week I posted a list of wishes for the 2026 cycling season and I invited you, the readers, to chime in with any suggestions...

Welcome to a top-ten list of cycling items I would heartily recommend for any gravel cycling person out there. This list comprises my choic...

The Nua Silice Ti Gravel Bike from Spain   NOTE: All information and images were provided to Guitar Ted Productions by Nua Bikes . While car...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #83 "The X-tra Black Version"In this episode N.Y. Roll and Gravel cycling Hall of famer, Guitar Ted, discuss x-tra black color, xtra-virgin olive oil, and stick and ball...

I had to ford this bit of flooded road coming out of Shell Rock. The beginning of the Ride For Jacob was a bit of settling in, navigational ...

Escape Route: Bike path to Westfield Avenue With all the preparation work done and a decent night's sleep, I awoke at 6:00 am to feed the ca...

Many of you long-time blog readers know I have done a long Summer ride which started out being called the " Death Ride ", which then became ...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #82 "Where We Came From with shiggy"In this episode N.Y. Roll and Gravel Cycling Hall of Famer Guitar Ted talk with Don "shiggy" Person about the parallels between old s...

Escape Route: Sergeant Road Trail  It had been awhile since I had been out in the country again. Everything that has been going on since our...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #81 "Big Tires - Chunky GravelGuitar Ted and N.Y. Roll discuss Mr. Roll's upcoming CORE4 event, drop bar MTB domination, big tires, and chunky gravel

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #80 "On Gearing & Gardening"In this episode Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame memeber Guitar Ted and N.Y. Roll nerd out on gearing, tire sizes, and how this might affect your ...

the Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #79 "Tire Reviews & Bubbling Cheese".N.Y. Roll and Gravel Cycling Hall of Famer, Guitar Ted talk a couple tire reviews. Then they go on a rambling conversation which inc...

NOTE: All imagery and information in this article were provided by Pinarello . The new Dogma GR kitted out with accessory items available se...

The reasons we rode gravel are now ghosts of the past.  I was in line at the Post Office the other day waiting to drop off a package to be s...

Note: WTB sent two Solano saddles to Guitar Ted Productions at no cost for test and review. WTB has not paid for, nor bribed Guitar Ted ...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #78: "Wrasslin' The Dog"N.Y. Roll and Guitar Ted start out with some tire reviews and opinions. We talk about TPU tubes, and the new Shimano wireless GRX Di2 group. Then...

Note: All information and images provided by Shimano. The new 1 X 12 wireless GRX rear derailleur Shimano announced today, on the heels of...

Fully-stocked bike shops may become a thing of the past. The other day down at the Collective I had an interesting conversation with a man w...

Image courtesy of SRAM Note: Information and images provided by SRAM   Today SRAM announces that Rival and Force levels of AXS XPLR are now ...

Note: Continental Tires sent Guitar Ted Productions two Terra Adventure 700 X 45mm tires for test and review at no charge. Guitar Ted wa...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #77 "Where We Came From with Ryan Dudley"In this episode in the Where We Came From series GT and N.Y. Roll enjoy a rollicking conversation with a person who personifies ...

Red arrows pointing to the feathered bastards of Doom If you've ever ridden the gravel roads in the Upper Mid West, well you know all ab...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #76: "Where We Came From with Greg Gleason"In this episode we chat with former Trans Iowa winner and gravel racer, Greg Gleason about his pathway into the gravel scene. ...

Note: Continental Tires sent Guitar Ted Productions two Terra Adventure 700 X 45mm tires for test and review at no charge. Guitar Ted wa...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #75: "Where We Came From with Mike Marchand"In this episode Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame member Guitar Ted interviews Mike Marchand. Mike was an early protagonist on the ...

Public Service Announcement: I am entering the final day of this series of posts. May 11th, 2025 will mark the start of my 20th year of bl...

NOTE: Stan's sent the Biobased Bike Care Products, Stan's Exo-Core valve stems, and Stans DART tool for review to Guitar Ted Productions ...

Notice - The Bontrager branding is gone now...  This is another " WW4M" post. That means "What Works For Me" and it may not work for you. So...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #74: "If 6 Were 9"N.Y. Roll and Guitar Ted have a wide ranging conversation where they compare a 1989 Rock Combo bike to a modern-day gravel bike, pontificate on bicycle...

Gravel Worlds Foundation Announces "Aloha Gravel" Event In Hawaii: Yesterday the Gravel Worlds Foundation, a new, non-profit arm of Gravel W...

What finish lines were like. Matt Gersib, Odin's Revenge finisher. This series concerning the beginnings of the gravel scene which I have un...

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #73 "Where We Came From with Mike Johnson"In another from the series documenting early gravel stories and pioneers, Guitar Ted and N.Y. Roll have a chat with early grave...

April 23rd, 2005. The moment the Modern Gravel Era started  Twenty years is a long time when it comes to people's memories. Things are so qu...