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Tubeless is the future. We work with a group of talented professional riders and world-class mechanics. We draw from their years of experience in the cycling industry and their knowledge of equipment and wheels. They have worked and ridden on almost every tire and wheel combination possible, and their feedback and other industry leaders were…

Kanuga Bike Park Is A Go! It all started in the Spring of 2019 when I received the call that said, “quit your job, Kanuga’s a go.” The call was from my boyfriend, Neko Mulally has been involved in the initial deliberation of the Kanuga Conference Center, allowing him and Dave Lamond, Ride Kanuga’s co-founder,…

Preparing for the 2022 Race Season I moved to Asheville in May of 2021 from the Ozarks to take a teaching position here in Brevard. It has been a blessing to be in Brevard as a mountain biker. Many famous Pisgah descents are only a short 5-10 minute drive from work, making it easy to…

Assault on the Carolinas 2021 Gulo Composite was proud to be a 2021 Sponsor of the Assault on the Carolina’s (AOTC) fundraising event for the Rotary Club of Pisgah Forest. The Gulo tent was busy all day during the event with visitors showing a lot of interest in our Road and Gravel wheels, including the…

Recap of BWR 2021– Hell of the North (Carolina) by Reny Townsend I’ve had a lot of thoughts running through my head since the BWR NC event. All of them are good, except I wonder if I could have ridden faster;) To put my experience into perspective, BWR NC will be the keystone event I…

The BWR Asheville course proves to be a challenging ride. Although this course is shorter in distance than the other races in the Triple Crown series, clocking in at just under 100 miles, the nature of Western North Carolina’s gravel roads make up for it in difficulty. Not only do you have to scale over…

Jim Miller with Pure Gravel and Pre-Ride Show stopped by the Gulo Booth and sat down with John Murphy, Gulo Composite Brand Manager and course designer for BWR Asheville 2021 to do an  impromptu interview. Both them were super pumped about the ride and discussed ride strategies and the benefits to riding Gulo Wheels for…

“Hello, my name is Reny Townsend and I’m a long time cycling fiend who longs to ride the hardest and biggest stuff on my days off. BWR Ashville is my #1 race priority of the year.  My goal is to win the 40+ male category even though it probably isn’t realistic. In my experience there really isn’t a…

Imagine, you’re about 2 weeks out from the toughest gravel grinder event you’ll face this year or maybe ever. How are you feeling? A little nervous? A little anxious? Or maybe extremely confident? Whatever you’re feeling, the answer is to be calm! There is little denying that BWR (Belgian Waffle Ride) is going to be…