GRVL’EMBER RIDE

18th November Meet at 8:30am to ride for 9am Church Farm Café, Station Road, Aldbury, HP23 5RS (2min ride from Tring train station) Details 50km Gravel ride through the stunning Chiltern hills, taking in Ashridge Forest, woodlands, towpaths, and the Ridgeway. Meet at Church Farm Café for coffee at 8:30am and ready to roll for 9am. ...

HALLOWEEN GRAVEL NIGHT RIDE

30th October Meet at 18:10 to ride for 18:30 Church Farm Café, Station Road, Aldbury, HP23 5RS (2min ride from Tring train station) Details Spooky fancy dress optional! 30km night-time gravel ride through the surrounding Chiltern hills. Charge your lights and ride the trails perhaps as you’ve never seen them. The dark transforms your senses and ...

Cyclist Magazine France

1816 Test / Cyclist Magazine France 1816, une marque britannique faisant référence à l’année d’invention du vélocipède par Karl von Drais. L’Enfer du Nord, le nom du premier modèle gravel de la marque (en français, dans le texte). « Ce vélo a été conçu pour être rapide, mais pas seulement, annonce d’emblée Mark Tinker, patron ...

Cyclist Magazine Review

Named after the year Karl von Drais invented the velocipede, 1816 is the brainchild of ex-Ashmei clothing founder Stuart Brooke, and L’Enfer du Nord is its first gravel bike. ‘It’s designed to be fast, but not an out-andout racer,’ says company director Mark Tinker. ‘It’s a gravel bike that’s fun off-road but able to keep ...

FIRST LOOK: L’ENFER DU NORD GRAVEL BIKE BY 1816 CYCLES

I’ve got a confession… I’ve just got back from a dirty weekend. The thing is, I’ve been riding another man’s bike – and I loved it! Before I go any further, I should explain: the weekend was the launch of the L’Enfer du Nord, a brand new gravel bike by 1816 Cycles. And what a weekend ...

Review of 1816 Gravel bike “Le Enfer Du Nord”

A review of the 1816 Gravel bike by UK Gravel Co L’enfer du Nord Recently I was invited down to the Chiltern Hills by 1816 Cycles to have a look at and ride their “new” gravel bike, the L’enfer du Nord. I’ve put the word new in inverted commas because the original design was begun ...

GRVL   |  1816 Cycles launch…Wild Gravel Escape to the Chilterns

Join us for a day in the stunning Chilterns Hills to celebrate the launch of 2 iconic gravel brands – GRVL and 1816 Cycles! A days’ gravel riding on a specially designed route in the countryside. Join fellow gravelistas for a fab day out on the trails with a lunch stop at Chiltern Velo – ...

Recce Review: Suisse Gravel Explorer

Not one to turn down an adventure, I especially couldn’t miss the combination of Switzerland and a first trip abroad following the easing of COVID restrictions during summer 2021. An invite from HotChillee to join one of their Ride Captains checking out the Suisse trails was well timed with an outstanding component delivery to complete ...

Travel – where have we taken the bikes?

No words, just images from where we’ve been lucky enough to take the bikes over the last 21 months. March 2019 – Grenada April 2019 – Grenada May 2019 – Ireland June 2019 – Wales August 2019 – Avebury October 2019 – South Africa November 2019 – China December 2019 – Hong Kong December 2019 ...