Factor unwraps prototype aero gravel bike at Unbound

Zach Duncan

Zach Duncan__is a cyclist and freelance photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He's submitting tech galleries from Unbound Gravel this week.__ Escape staff contributed copy and captions based on Duncan's interview with Factor designer Mike McGinn.

Remember when Factor released the One aero road bike with its wide-set fork legs and ridiculous tire clearance and one of the jokes on social media was that someone should race gravel on it?

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Well, it's happening. Kind of. The One itself isn't being raced off-road, but this week at Unbound, Factor offered a sneak peek at an unnamed new aero gravel race bike that is visually a close cousin to the road-going One. The bike – which first appeared at February's Santa Vall race – doesn't yet have a name, price or eventual availability, but Factor representatives did allow more than spy shots at start lines and shared some details about the new platform, which will be ridden by five Factor-sponsored athletes in the Unbound 200 on Saturday.

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