Gravel Bike Blog - General

This page consists of our Gravel Bike and Electric Gravel Bike related blogs that don't quite fit into any of the other categories. These blog posts cover questions like "What is a gravel bike?", through to answering questions about tubeless gravel bike tyres and looking at technology in some of the models available. Gravel bikes are still quite new to a lot of riders, but you may find a lot of the questions you have are answered in the blog posts on this page.

Are Gravel Bikes Good For Commuting?

At Westbrook Cycles, we stock and supply a range of bikes to customers looking for their ideal commuter bike. The increase in the popularity of Gravel Bikes in recent years, we are finding that this...

What Is The Kingpin Suspension System?

The Kingpin Suspension System is a leaf spring suspension system, which is found on the Cannondale Topstone range of Gravel Bikes. This new suspension...

Reasons To Buy A Gravel Bike

At Westbrook Cycles, we have been busier than ever through the CoronaVirus pandemic - and although we briefly halted web sales - we soon got the e-commerce side of our business back...

Why Ride A Gravel Bike In Winter?

Although Mountain Biking can be good fun whatever the weather - and there are some great days to be had when riding mountain bikes in winter weather...

Should I Buy A Cannondale Topstone?

The complete range of Cannondale Topstone Bikes are a great choice for customers looking for their perfect gravel bike. The range was one of the first...

What Does Tubeless Ready Gravel Bike Mean?

Gravel Bikes suit running Tubeless Tyres and at Westbrook Cycles, with those of us who ride gravel bikes here not running anything but tubeless tyres. Many Gravel Bikes on the market are sold as Tubeless...

Gravel Bikes Explained

Although at first glance, a gravel bike can look just like a cyclocross bike but they are actually very different propositions and in this post we look at exactly what a gravel bike is, and why...

Reasons To Buy The Cannondale Topstone

At Westbrook Cycles, in recent years and especially during the increase in cycling during the Coronavirus outbreak, we have been supplying our customers with an increased range...

What Are Cyclocross Bikes?

There can be quite a bit of confusion around exactly what a Cyclocross Bike is and what they are used for. To the untrained eye, a Cyclocross Bike looks just like a road bike - but in fact they...

Why Buy A GT Grade Gravel Bike?

There are so many reasons to buy a Gravel Bike - seamlessly switching between on road cycling and off road cycling - these bikes can do it all, and handle everything from racing, to...

The History Of Cannondale Topstone

The Cannondale Topstone is a name which is instantly recognisable and the Topstone bike model is instantly associated with the Cannondale brand. As well as being associated with the brand, Topstone represents adventure and versatility - important things in this ultra competitive gravel bike market segment.

The History Of The Pinarello Grevil

It’s not too often that a bike is launched without any compromise, and that’s exactly what we believe the Pinarello Gravel Bike is - a bike without comprimise. Pinarello is one of the most exclusive and high end bike brands in the world of road cycling, and Pinarello is a brand which has always pushed the boundaries of innovation and bike design. The brand is responsible for the dogma series of bikes which included groundbreaking aerodynamics. Similarly, the Pinarello Grevil is another great example of this bike brand pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with regards to a gravel bike.