Choosing and maintaining equipment, training and technique, the most beautiful routes
Grinta! Steven Kins Bart Vandermaelen

A practical pocket book for every gravel biker

Gravel means racing hard on unpaved roads or going off-road in nature. Asphalt, gravel, grass, sand or forest soil. Mud or rain. The possibilities for the gravel biker are endless!

Authors Steven Kins and Bart Vandermaelen of GRINTA! introduce you to the versatile gravel bike that effortlessly combines the best of both worlds - the racing bike and the mountain bike. Which bike do you choose and how do you best adjust it? With which techniques do you effortlessly explore the unpaved paths? How do you prepare your bike for bikepacking? Where can you find the coolest gravel routes in your own region?

Everything you want to know about the gravel bike, because gravel is here to stay!