As I followed a friend down a flow-y, undulating single-track trail, I started laughing. Unlike my mountain bike-riding companion, I was on a gravel bike, the new Trek Checkpoint SL 7 AXS Gen 3. You ...

Trek has launched its updated gravel bike line-up, with its first dedicated gravel race bike – the Checkmate SLR – and the Checkpoint SL Gen 3, a more versatile option for adventure riding. The ...

Gravel cycling is still one of the hottest disciplines around, and Trek knows this. It's one reason they're still releasing new and upgraded machines for the modern rider. One of those rides is the ...

Aaron Gulley is a Nigerian-born travel and adventure writer. He has covered the world from Bali to Namibia for Outside and writes a regular column for the magazine about cycling and bike culture. In ...