Woodrup's 'path racer' reimagines the fixie for the gravel biking generation and we want one

Leeds brand recreates the type of bike that was designed for unpaved roads as well as track racing in the 19th century - and it's surprisingly relevant

Woodrup Path Racer
(Image credit: Woodrup Cycles)

There are Victorian inventions that we might not feel like revisiting - the workhouse and body snatching, for example - but our hairy-cheeked ancestors might have been onto something with the bike they called 'path racer'. 

In the gravel-obsessed 2020s it's suddenly more relevant than ever.

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