The Dorset Gravel Dash is a 100-mile organised off-road ride through West Country hills, with camping and feasting. Sam Jones signed up At 9am on a May morning, the ...

It's one of the best gravel bikes around ... these for something with a bit more tread if you’re going to be riding in muddy conditions and you can fit up to a 700x45c, or 650bx50c if want ...

Instead, it can be anything from the hard-packed but loose-topped surface of a Tuscan strada bianca to a muddy, horse-churned British bridleway. Gravel bike tyres are generally expected to have some ...