Desert Gravel Sponsors
Great events attract great sponsors!
At Desert Gravel, we seek the very best in class to support you in your adventures with us!
Wonder what is the best bike, wheel, tire, computer, rack, nutrition or chamois to trust? Check out this list with confidence that if they are good enough for Desert Gravel they will absolutely serve you well!
In addition, these sponsors want to reward you for adventuring with us! You’ll find awesome event swag, prizes, and promos that will further remind you why Desert Gravel is “Like no other on Earth!”
Salsa Cycles - Title Sponsor. Official Bike and Fork
“Our event aligns perfectly with the Salsa brand and their mantra: ‘Adventure by Bike’. Just like us they believe riding bikes is more than just pedaling, or going fast. We believe our event will build community, solidify relationships, and give our riders an amazing experience,” said Event Director, Morgan Murri. “And we’re so pleased to have Salsa on board for all of it.”
About Salsa Cycles: Salsa’s mission is to build the best possible bikes and accessories for adventure. We believe that adventure makes life better. Our products lead riders to new places, new people, and unforgettable experiences. “Salsa Cycles is thrilled to partner with Desert Gravel in providing an inclusive atmosphere for gravel riders to savor the unmatched terrain on the Western Slope of Colorado,” said Lindsay Beltchenko, Marketing Manager for Salsa Cycles. For more information visit: https://salsacycles.com/
Fruita Colorado - Official City of Desert Gravel
Known throughout the world as a Mountain Biking Mecca, Fruita is also home base to epic Gravel Riding! From decades of oil and gas exploration comes a gravel road network that weaves and stitches across the Colorado/Utah border lands for hundreds of miles. Big views, big rides, breathtaking climbs and huge dinos!
Why Fruita? There are so many awesome answers to this question. Check out some this link to learn about all the why’s associated with Fruita, Colorado, including videos where we catch locals and visitors and have them answer spur of the moment, impromptu questions about why they choose Fruita.
Rocky Mounts - Official Rack of Desert Gravel
RockyMounts was born out of a need in the cycling community. Founded in a garage in 93′; they’ve always called Colorado home. “The Western Slope was excited to hear that RockyMounts would be moving to Grand Junction. Our community was thrilled to see this company and its employees eagerly immersing themselves in the culture that’s alive out here on the Western Slope,” said event director, Morgan Murri. “Their products are designed to eliminate worry, and built to withstand anything you can throw at them — which fits our vibe perfectly. Plus we love the tagline: ‘if you absolutely, positively cannot ride it there.’ That pretty much sums up Desert Gravel.”
About RockyMounts: For over 25 years, Rocky Mounts has been designing high quality products for outdoor enthusiasts and professional athletes to transport gear to their next big ride or backcountry adventure. Today, RockyMounts offers a full lineup of bike, ski and cargo racks along with a complete bike security collection. Their innovative and high quality designs will get your prized possessions to your destination with peace of mind. For more information visit: https://rockymounts.com.
Knight Composites - Official Wheel of Desert Gravel
“A good wheel is only good if it can hold up to the abuse you throw at it. We get it. We build our wheels to ride across just about any terrain, in all conditions on the same wheels. Whether it’s race day or Wednesday, we don’t want to think about our wheels. We just want to ride. And that’s what we want for our customers, as well.” said Knight Composites Brand Manager, Brad Swaim. “We’re excited to be a part of Desert Gravel– events that are perfectly fit for our wheels… and truthfully we all can’t wait to ride, ourselves.”
About Knight Composites: Though a small company, this Boulder-based brand is stocked in 38 shops across the US. With superior in-house engineering and manufacturing technology, they have complete control of the design and pride themselves on the precision of build that only a small detail-oriented crew can deliver. For more information visit: www.knightcomposites.com
Skratch Labs -Official Nutrition
skratch labs makes sports nutrition designed to help you perform better without offending your gut or your taste buds because we use real food, starting from scratch. Our mission is simple – to develop and sell food and drinks that taste great, that are made from real ingredients and that solve problems for active people. Most importantly, we intend to educate and to continue to learn and grow ourselves – to help our customers improve and thrive as they help us to do the same. We know we have a lot of work to do to fulfill this mission and we are the first to acknowledge that we are a work in progress – that things won’t always be perfect. But there’s no better time to start than now.
Thanks for supporting our small and independently owned business as we work to support you and your active life. www.skratchlabs.com
Muc-OFF - Official Lube and cleaners of Desert Gravel
“We’ve been creating the best bike care products since 1994. And for us, gravel is a new exciting focus. We love the sense of adventure, and that you’re not bound by road or trail – we think gravel riding is the absolute business. Our incredible tubeless range will keep you rolling mile after mile. While our award-winning Clean, Protect and Lube products will make your bike look and perform at its very best, so you can just enjoy the ride.” Glenn Summers – Muc-Off
About Muc-Off :At Muc-Off we’re big into being active. Whether it’s on a mountain, trail or at the skate park, we just love to be outside and going big. Since 1994. www.muc-off.com
DNA Cycling - Official apparel at Desert Gravel
Dirt & Asphalt = Gravel
We love to think that DNA had the perfect formula already in place in 2008, Dirt & Asphalt = Gravel. With that, the trend continues towards adventuring where ever our bikes can take us. This sense of exploration has always fueled us, embracing the tradition of custom clothing with the innovation of technology that pushes the barriers of our product, much like pushing the limits of our bikes through unique terrain.
DNA is excited to partner with Morgan Murri and his team at Desert Gravel. Their sense of adventure, endless views, and vistas aligns with our need to explore, push and challenge ourselves every day.
“DNA’s quality, comittment to the riders and their incredible breadth of product is in perfect alignment with us. Giving our riders not just amazing designs in a jersery but butter soft t-shirts, 200 mile long comfortable chamois, ankle saving socks and killer awards. And, our shared Utah roots is an important bonus!” Morgan Murri
About DNA Cycling:
We’re what happens when tradition meets innovation
DNA Cycling was launched in 2010 with the singular goal of creating the type of cycling apparel we wanted for ourselves. Four words that fuel our mission? Let’s do it right.
Over the years we’ve continually refined, re-designed, and pushed the boundaries of what The Other Guys were doing. Our desire to create the perfect fit has led us on a journey that we never anticipated. And it’s culminated around a concept we refer to as Body Mapping. In a nutshell, we want your kit to feel like it’s painted on. This requires matching up the perfect fabrics for different body types and riding styles. We then add in laser cut trims, compression, seam construction, wicking properties, suspension systems, superb chamois and bio ceramics to create a kit that feels like a new kit each and every time it is worn. Because doing it right shows. Every time.
Sticker Mule - Official Sticker of Desert Gravel
“Custome printing that kicks ass!” Put your brand where you want it, one sticker at a time!
About Sticker Mule: We aim to build an incredible experience for ordering custom products. Wasting time sucks. That’s why we relentlessly focus on making it fast and easy to order custom products. Order in seconds and get your product in days. . www.stickermule.com
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Looking to get involved with a high-quality group of Gravelers?
We are much more than an event company. We are passionate about the land, our region our community, all things bike, and most of all our people. Ya see at Desert Gravel we don’t have “riders” we have people. People we treat respectfully, equally and most of all kindly. We LOVE to share our wedge of the desert be it one on one or a few thousand at a time. If this way of doing business appeals to you too reach out – we’d love to chat and share more about how and why Desert Gravel is “Like no other on Earth!” Morgan@desertgravel.com
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