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Summer Bike Maintenance with Joel Fletcher

By: Joel Fletcher Here we are in the middle of Summer. Many miles behind us and many more ahead. In the middle of all this riding, it's easy to overlook...

July 08, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

An Epic Backpacking Commute

By: Kerry Werner Editors Note—Kerry Werner is a cyclocross monster riding for the Kona Maxxis Shimano CX team. He’s also one of our Eliel Brand Ambassadors. And he may or...

June 11, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Cross Training For Cyclists: Get Better at Riding by Not Riding

By: Rachel Canning On my team, Levine Law Group Elite Women’s cycling, I am known for doing fitness challenges. Pushups, handstands… you name it... send it my way. Challenging my...

May 26, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Frogger Routes: Creating Your Own Urban Dirt Adventures

By: Ali Halpin “Frogger” a term coined by Ryan Francesconi of Our Mother The Mountain, OMTM.cc. It’s how they name routes that string together close-to-home “shred zones”. My first frogger experience was the perfect blend of...

May 12, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

The Impossible Route: Day 4-7

By: Jake Orness Stage 4 - Primm NV to Furnace Creek CA161 miles and 6700 ft of climbing. Day 4 was going to be the longest stage of this...

April 28, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

The Impossible Route: Day 2 & 3

By: Jake Orness Stage 2 - Blythe to Hole In the Wall Campground126 miles and 6800 feet of climbing Travis opened the van door at 4:30am and a cold blast...

April 26, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

The 2021 Rock Cobbler

We're happy to see events returning to the cycling calendar - especially when they include strict adherence to Covid safety guidelines. This past weekend, we sent our CEO, Ryan Cady,...

April 13, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Adventure Guide: Albuquerque, NM

By: Ali Halpin While we sit in the depths of quarantine in most of the country it’s hard not to think about the awesome adventures that have been put on...

March 31, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

The Impossible Route: Day 1

By: Jake Orness Have you ever committed to something before realizing you’ve gotten yourself into trouble? Not long ago, Tyler Pearce (Vegan Cyclist) mentioned he was doing this “thing” in...

March 17, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Unlock the Secrets to Comfortable Climbing

Joel Fletcher takes us through tips on tackling long climbs. No, sadly, step 1 isn’t “find a flatter route” but his advice will at least increase your climbing comfort. By:...

March 10, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Check That Drip!

Squid Bikes started as a band of cyclocross miscreants spray painting bikes in a garage and evolved into a cult-classic brand known for creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind bikes for a growing...

March 03, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Eliel Welcomes Superstar Chloe Woodruff!

We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with one of America’s great mountain bike stars: Chloe Woodruff! Chloe is much more than a mountain bike racer. She’s a positive force...

February 25, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Forget Diamonds; El Capitan is a Girl’s Best Friend

There are women out there who make cycling – even at the highest and hardest levels look elegant. These women pedal gracefully, suffer with dignity, and sweat in sparkling droplets...

February 17, 2021
Lindsay Goldman

What Being an Eliel Factory Team Member Means to Me

Author: Jonathan Day, First Year EFT Member2021 is my first year on the Eliel Factory Team and I could not be more excited to be part of this group! When...

February 10, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Riding (Comfortably) in a Winter Wonderland

For our friends who don’t love winter, it’s been a bad week. First, a snowstorm walloped the Northeast and sent heaps of snow to blanket roads and trails. Then Punxsutawney...

February 03, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

A Message From Our Favorite Vegan

Tyler Pearce, aka The Vegan Cyclist, shares a few thoughts with the Eliel blog around the launch of his new, rad, and totally gorgeous Pineapples in Paradise Collection. By: Tyler...

January 27, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Keeping a Positive Mindset When Things Seem Not So Positive

We’re delighted to have the smart and talented Nikki Peterson join Eliel as an ambassador for 2021! Nikki got into endurance sports at a young age, becoming an avid runner...

January 20, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Bundle Up, Buttercup!

An in-depth examination of how the right layers can prepare you to enjoy even the coldest rides, presented by Joel Fletcher, a person who rides somewhere with a lot more...

January 13, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

The Best of 2020

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then we have a breathtaking 36,000 words for you today as we look back on our most delightful images from 2020. It...

January 06, 2021
Eliel Collaborator

Looking Back On 2020

It wasn’t a great year, but some great things happened thanks to you. 2020 will most certainly be one for the ages. We will not easily forget the hardship, disruption,...

December 30, 2020
Ryan Cady

May the Best Exerciser Win: Tips for Virtual Racing

During my first ever bike race, I distinctly remember thinking, “This is horrible; it’s taking something fun and making it hard, painful work. Why would anybody do this on purpose?!?”...

December 23, 2020
Lindsay Goldman

Squats for Watts: 20 Minute Program to Boost Your Riding

Racer, rider, and skills instructor Ali Halpin returns to the Eliel blog to help us all get stronger with this at-home workout you can knock out in just 20 minutes!...

December 21, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Make the Most of Indoor Miles

An expert coach joins us today to share how to get the most out of indoor training. By: Susan Hefler of HPC Cycling Susan Hefler has been an athlete for...

December 17, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Indoor Training Survival Kit

Beth Herman-Davis is a lifelong cyclist and active Eliel Factory Team member. Her obsession with cycling began with a golden banana seat bike and expanded from there. She is also...

December 15, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Indoor Riding: The Juice Is Worth The Squeeze

Sure, indoor riding is terrible. Boring, uncomfortable, and the perfect way to make a minute last an hour. But maybe it’s worth it after all? “I cannot WAIT to get...

December 13, 2020
Lindsay Goldman

Avoid These 10 Training Mistakes!

Whether you’re preparing to race or just trying to make the most of your time on the bike, you’ll want to avoid these common training traps which plague so many cyclists. I’ve made...

December 09, 2020
Lindsay Goldman

Cycling is Transcendent

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it is lethal.” By: Michael Marckx Some say it’s ADD, but I live for distractions. Maybe it’s a rebellion against the inculcation from...

December 01, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Pedaling with Purpose

You may recognize Lauren Diaz from Eliel’s site and social media, as we love to feature her bright smile and electric energy as a model for our latest gear. Or...

November 19, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Grip It and Rip It: Three Tips to Elevate Your Handling

Ali Halpin is a Level 1-certified instructor through the Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association and works with Ladies AllRide, traveling the country to help women improve their mountain bike skills....

November 10, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

The New Normal: Taking On an Event in a Pandemic

Matt Waak, Eliel’s new Marketing and Events Manager, recently attended the Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride Cedar City. The occasion marked his first major event both in supporting Eliel and facing...

November 04, 2020
Matthew Waak

Steamboat to Fort Collins… or Bust!

Whitney Allison is a racer on Eliel’s ButcherBox Pro Cycling team as well as the co-owner of Bike Sports, a cycling company offering a gravel-focused racing team, a bike fit...

October 27, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Till Death (Or The KOM) Do Us Part

Love is a beautiful thing. So is cycling. But what happens when you try to mix the two – even more beauty? Well, not exactly. My first recollection of riding...

October 21, 2020
Lindsay Goldman

Why does my bellybutton show? And all your other questions, answered.

We spend our whole day trying to make rad gear you’ll love to wear, but because we’re up to our eyeballs in zippers and grippers, sometimes we forget that not...

October 14, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Tired Legs and a Full Heart

Ali Halpin lives in the outdoor mecca of Bend, OR and races cyclocross and mountain bikes at the elite level for the Eliel-sponsored PDXTi Team. Ali found her way to...

October 07, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Staying Sane in a Season of Uncertainty

Levine Law Group Elite Women’s Racing was ready for the first national-level race of the season in Birmingham, AL when the COVID pandemic set off a chain of event cancellations,...

September 30, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Bikepacking Through a Pandemic

Jessica Alexander is a racer and rider with Ruckus Racing based in Austin, TX. She has a diverse cycling background and has raced criteriums, road, cyclocross, gravel, and triathlon. As a...

September 22, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Backcountry Gear Recipe

Jess Cerra, pro gravel racer for Canyon Bikes and Eliel Cycling, is no stranger to all-day rides in the Montana wilderness. Today she shares her tips for surviving your own...

September 16, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

The Paradox of Impossible Hills

By: Jared Hanson Jared Hanson is a racer & rider with the First City Cycling Team in Fort Collins, Colorado. Although primarily focused on criteriums, XC, enduro mountain biking, and...

September 09, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Eliel People are Extra Rad

Lindsay Goldman is an avid cyclist, mother of a small child who is leaning hard into the terrible twos, and the Director of Marketing for Eliel. She interrupts our regularly...

September 02, 2020
Lindsay Goldman

My Reason to Ride

By Andrew Mohama Andrew Mohama is a passionate year-round bicyclist living in Minneapolis. He learned how to ride a bike at the age of five and has since used the...

August 26, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Adventures on Dirt: Making the Most of Summer in Bend

Joel Fletcher grew up in the Seattle area riding mountain bikes and working in bike shops through his formative years. He started racing in college and worked hard to move...

August 20, 2020
Joel Fletcher

12 Days, 2,800 Miles: Coast to Coast Challenge for NAACP

By Allison Schroeder and Lauren LeClaire The women of Levine Law Group Racing not only tear it up in professional American criterium racing, they also excel as biomedical engineers, nurses,...

August 11, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

John Harris Makes Lemonade from a Year of Lemons

By John Harris Professional cyclist John Harris honed his talents and engine by mixing crit racing across America with kermesse racing in Belgium, culminating in what promised to be a...

August 05, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Twinning in Glacier National Park

By Jess Cerra Jess Cerra is a professional gravel adventurer and racer for Canyon Bikes and Eliel Cycling, as well as an accomplished former professional road cyclist and XTERRA veteran....

July 29, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

What a Sports Dietitian and Pro Bike Racer Eats on Race Day

By Kristen Arnold ButcherBox Pro Cycling rider and team nutritionist Kristen Arnold talks about what she does to fuel for a fast and aggressive bike race under the lights. Setting...

July 22, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

Welcome to Gravel Graceland

By Whitney Allison Whitney Allison is a long-time American professional road cyclist. After several years with Colavita Pro Cycling and Hagens Berman Supermint, she signed with our own ButcherBox Pro...

July 14, 2020
Eliel Collaborator

5 Real Foods for Training Rides

As team nutritionist for ButcherBox Pro Cycling it is my job to enhance the performance of our athletes through optimal nutrition practices. The team’s cornerstone is all-natural performance. This means...

May 14, 2020
Kristen Arnold

Maximize Your Trainer Time: Eliel Staff Favorites

We're all spending a little bit more time indoors than we expected for this time of year… and some are even managing to make the most of it all. Instead...

April 03, 2020
Jamie Sullivan

Commuting and California Dreaming

The ding of my inbox grabbed my attention, as the subject line “Joel and Michaels Most Excellent Adventure” slid across the screen. 2020 kicked off with training in the LA...

March 25, 2020
Joel Fletcher

Come on in, the water's fine.

Chances are, when you think of Monterey Bay, or its neighbors Carmel-by-the-Sea and Big Sur, you picture dramatic, rugged and sweeping California coastlines, Bixby Bridge, Pebble Beach Golf Course, ridiculous...

February 27, 2020
Michael Marckx

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