Journal
Reading from the start line
Guides, Gritliner spotlights, and dispatches from gravel cycling in Catalonia. New writing roughly weekly.
Two things are closing Catalan forest right now. They work differently.
Fire risk and swine fever shut different places, on different timelines, under different rules. What each one means before you ride.
Jul 23, 2026 · Robin Spano
Gritliner Spotlight Series Issue 04 - Coen Hagens
Coen Hagens splits his year between Barcelona and Amsterdam, builds his own wheels, runs 55mm tires, and finished the Traka 360 on the day the plan held.
Jul 21, 2026 · Robin Spano
The Tour started in Barcelona. Here's the other side of Catalan cycling.
The 2026 Tour de France started in Barcelona but Catalonia's other cycling scene runs on gravel. The routes, the calendar, and where to ride it.
Jul 8, 2026 · Robin Spano
Gritliner Spotlight Series Issue 03 - Judit Muñoz
A primary school teacher, a cycling editor, and the night through Brunyola that taught her to ride long days as experiences, not challenges.
Jun 30, 2026 · Robin Spano
First on the line: Guava is Gritline's founding bike partner
Seven weeks after Gritline launched, we have a first bike-brand partner. Guava is Barcelona-built, gravel-only, and sits closest to how Gritline reads in writing: bold, honest, made for the rider who chooses and commits.
Jun 25, 2026 · Robin Spano
Gritliner Spotlight Series Issue 02 - Théo Tommasini
A road cyclist of ten years sells his new mountain bike, buys a gravel bike instead, and discovers that a weekday loop on dirt can feel like an expedition.
Jun 23, 2026 · Robin Spano
Where to wash your bike in Barcelona
A short field guide to bike-wash spots in Barcelona
Jun 12, 2026 · Robin Spano
Gritliner Spotlight Series Issue 01 - Robin Spano
The first Gritliner Spotlight features Gritline’s founder - a road cyclist who fell for Catalan gravel, now building the guide he wished existed.
Jun 4, 2026 · Robin Spano