William Tracy

3 weeks ago | velo.outsideonline.com | William Tracy

Welcome to Velo 's first Field Test. We put some of the best and most interesting all-road bikes head to head to find our favorites, and we're bringing you along for the ride with Alvin, Levy, Will, and Josh. Fans of our mountain bike sister-site Pinkbike will recognize the Field Test format, and in this three-episode series, all-road bikes are in the hot seat. So, before Big Bike™ gave them a rebrand, these bikes were known by another name: endurance.

3 weeks ago | velo.outsideonline.com | William Tracy

Unbound Gravel has become the epicenter for not just the latest gravel bike tech but also some of the most interesting equipment choices of the year, giving us plenty to talk about on this week's episode. Alvin Holbrook spent the week in Emporia, Kansas, tracking the race and also tracking down prototype bikes from Orbea, Pinarello, and Specialized.

4 weeks ago | velo.outsideonline.com | William Tracy

What if there was a gravel bike that never needed chain lube and was essentially maintenance-free? And what if it also had 12 speeds, a massive 600-percent gear range, and electronically controlled shifting that never went out of adjustment? Velo tech editor Josh Ross has been testing exactly that, Priority's Gemini Smart.Shift that employs a Pinion gearbox and Gates belt drive to create an apocalypse-proof gravel bike meant for all the miles and none of the maintenance. What about the downsides?

4 weeks ago | velo.outsideonline.com | William Tracy

Hi, I'm Will Tracy and it's an honor to tell you that I am the new Managing Editor of Velo. My name may be familiar to some of you already from my previous role here as Content Manager, and before that as an Associate Editor. But my journey in cycling and cycling media goes back much, much further than that. After discovering the freedom of two wheels in middle school, I caught the road cycling bug in a big way.

1 month ago | velo.outsideonline.com | William Tracy

Unbound Gravel, the biggest event in gravel cycling, is fast approaching and this year there are more ways than ever to follow along. The event encompasses multiple distances, from 25 miles all the way to the mettle-testing 350-mile Unbound XL, but it's the 200-mile event that draws the most attention and top riders from around the world.