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GRAVEL & GRIT

WHAT: A WINTER HUNT FOR GRAVEL IN VICTORIA’S HIGH COUNTRY.

WHERE: THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS BETWEEN MITTA MITTA AND BEECHWORTH.

WHY: AN EXCUSE TO BREAK FROM THE DAILY GRIND WITH A FEW MATES IN TOW.

Gravel is hot right now. Grinding, adventure (call it what you will) the pivot to drop-bars-off-road has seen a proliferation of specialist kit. Road geometry stretched for wider rubber, flared drops and compliant frames. For me, gravel is an enabler, an apparatus for my own personal exploration.

Victoria’s North East has long been one of the best cycling

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