Rolling Perspectives Episode 1! Here we go! The first episode of our new show - Rolling Perspectives. A show that still talks all things Cycling, Adventures and the Stories that follow. Except this time, it's not just Gravel, its wherever we find the stories! AND we are no longer just audio; that's right, we will be moving over to a video podcast-based show (wherever it is possible!). Make sure to check out our links below and subscribe while you are there. This show can also be found on our Substack platform, so sign up there to make sure you don't miss out on any news and posts! Our first gu ..read more

Welcome to the first Gravel Junction episode of 2023! Our guest today is Finley Newmark, former road racer, now film-maker, photographer and ultra gravel rider. Although relatively new to filmmaking and photography, Finley is quickly making a name for himself.  We sat down and talked about everything from joining a race team just before the pandemic to Chihuahuas and the exciting world of being a documentary filmmaker. Enjoy! Finley Instagram: www.instagram.com/finley.newmark/?hl=en Mind Mapping Film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldZTh-lPhTk Badlands 2022: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnfh-66qUX0 ..read more

We are taking a walk on the Geek side in today's show, and who better to help guide us down this path than the venerable Mr Dave Rome? Dave is an authoritative voice, opinion leader and bike industry expert with world-class technical knowledge and experience. We sat down and had a chat about some essential maintenance tools as well as some great tips and tricks.  A slightly longer show than usual because, as it turns out, talking tools is fun and time flies!! Enjoy! Instgram: www.instagram.com/romeandstuff Placeholders Podcast: For more Dave Rome, search your podcast platform for "The Pla ..read more

Part three of our "Where Be Boru" series as we track down Boru McCullagh on his epic "Mind Mapping" round-the-world bike ride. In today's show, we find him in Vietnam. Please check out the links below and consider donating to the wonderful cause that Boru is supporting. Enjoy. Instagram: @marlboru_ Where is Boru: www.followmychallenge.com/live/mind-mapping-2022 Where to donate: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mindmapping What is Mind Mapping: www.albioncycling.com/2022/09/mindmapping   ..read more

This week we are bringing you news from the recent BESPOKED Handmade Bike show in London. Plenty of beautiful and inspiring designs and details at what is one of the worlds best hand built bike shows. We did the rounds and spoke to the people behind these amazing bicycles and accessories. Enjoy! Companies we spoke to: Bespoked - www.bespoked.cc Clandestine - www.clandestine.cc Condor Cycles - www.condorcycles.com Prova Cycles - www.provacycles.com Quirk Cycles - www.quirkcycles.com Sideways Bike - www.sideways.bike Tailfin Cycles - www.tailfin.cc  7R Bags - www.7rbags.com ..read more

The RHINO RUN UNPACKED! Joining us today for his second appearance on the show we have friend of the podcast Kevin Benkenstein. Benky sits down with us to unpack his impressive performance at the recent Rhino Run ultra-cycling race.  You are not going to want to miss this one! - instagram.com/kevinbenky - instagram.com/bekyrides - instagram.com/the_rhino_run   ..read more

Imagine going out for a bike ride in the forest. The fresh air, the silence, the anxiety. Thats right, anxiety because you are not sure when you get back into phone signal if there will be messages that your town has been bombed. Thats exactly the sort of thing todays guests are dealing with.  We first encountered the Ukrainian bike-packing bag company 7 Roads bags at the recent Bespoked bike show where there were being represented by a customer of theirs, Artem. After speaking to Artem and hearing the 7 Roads story we knew we wanted to hear more and more importantly we knew we wanted to ..read more

Part two of our "Where Be Boru" series as we track down Boru McCullagh on his epic "Mind Mapping" round the world bike ride. In todays show we find him in Mumbai, India. Please check out the links below and consider donating to the wonderful cause that Boru is supporting. Enjoy. Instagram: @marlboru_ Where is Boru: www.followmychallenge.com/live/mind-mapping-2022 Where to donate: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mindmapping What is Mind Mapping: www.albioncycling.com/2022/09/mindmapping ..read more

Part one of our "Where Be Boru" series as we track down Boru McCullagh on his epic "Mind Mapping" round the world bike ride. In todays show we find him at the end of a long very wet day,  in a little hotel in the Bosnian city of Mostar and hear a little more about why he decided to tackle to this exciting adventure. Quick note, for various technical reasons the audio qualitiy is not what we would normally want here on TGJ but like I say in the intro, we think the story is the most important part and so its well worth putting up with the less than ideal sound on this one! Enjoy. Instagram ..read more

TGJ News Show . A regular news round up show of whats been going on in the two wheel world over the past week or two. Think more "talking shop over beer" and less 'news desk' but you get the point. This week we unpack a bit about this past weekends UCI Gravel World Championships. Might have used the term 'Spirit of Gravel' more than is totally necessary. Oh well...Enjoy!     ..read more