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One<\/span>of the first times we heard about gravel relative to the world of running was last March, when Craft<\/em> unveiled the Xplor model<\/a>, a versatile shoe conceived and designed to run on different surfaces, seamlessly transitioning from road to dirt. When I think of the gravel phenomenon automatically my mind tunes into a dimension without boundaries and space-time limitations. There are those who like to go out running on city streets and those who prefer trails and the feel of the earth running under the soles of their shoes to asphalt. So why not fade these rivalries by fueling a movement that could be a point of contact between the two worlds? In cycling, there are already several points and groups of reference for those who want to approach the gravel world: in Milan there is the Wizard Cycling Crew<\/a> while in Bergamo Reverb Hub<\/a> is both a place to rent bikes and a meeting point from which to share rides, evenings, experiences and the passion for cycling lived as a tool for exploration and discovery. Already popular in cycling, the gravel movement could spread and take hold in the running world as well.
\nYesterday we published a news story<\/em> featuring the launch of Salomon’s gravel line<\/a>, which will be part of the new fall\/winter collection.
\nThe growing interest in this discipline is pushing brands to expand their product offerings to meet the needs of those who, between asphalt and dirt, just don’t know which way to go. <\/p>\nThe gravel world<\/h3>\n
\nGravel is going into and getting lost in the wildest nature.
\nIt is adventure in its purest state.
\nAs an alternative to road and off-road cycling, the gravel movement<\/em> was born by taking the best from both worlds, and now, little by little, history is repeating itself in the racing world. <\/p>\nTo each his own dialect<\/em><\/h3>\n
\nDe gustibus<\/em>.
\nEveryone has preferences, and it is good and right to have them.
\nHowever, it is not always the case that one has to necessarily choose sides.
\nIt often happens that street walkers and trail runners, or mountain bikers, look at each other sideways for no reasonable reason.
\nEveryone argues their own thesis and “superiority,” but without considering that, at the end of the day, we all practice the same sport, albeit declined in different ways and environments.
\nWe all speak the language of running, each with our own dialect. <\/p>\nThe peacemaker between the two disputants<\/h3>\n
\nGravel is the solution for the eternally undecided, for those who do not want to choose or compete at all costs with the next guy, but who just and simply want to run.
\nIt doesn’t matter where or how long, the important thing is to run.
\nBrands are realizing the potential of gravel by offering hybrid products<\/em> that allow users to be comfortable at all times, on whatever surface they find themselves running on. <\/p>\nGravel community <\/span><\/h3>\n
\nThere are already many crews in running, both in the road and trail worlds, and perhaps we will see new ones emerge, or see some of the existing ones change their faces, in the wake of this new strand, with the hope that they are not just trying to ride the “fad” of the moment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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