Factor’s original Ostro Gravel was quite pioneering, insofar as it was one of the first aero gravel bikes on the scene, along with the 3T Exploro, before aero gravel bikes were really a thing. Gravel racing has come on a long way since 2023, and while the Ostro Gravel still is a competitive machine, it’s starting to seem a little long in the tooth.
In the lead-up to Unbound, much like the flurry of new bikes that arrive before the Tour de France, we get some new gravelly machines to pore over before their actual releases. Factor has posted a couple of videos on its official Instagram page following the Santa Vall gravel race that show Romain Bardet and Norwegian gravel champion, Magnus Bak Klaris, aboard what appears to be an overhauled Ostro Gravel model. Whether it’s ‘hiding in plain sight’ or ‘deliberate leak to generate media interest’, we will leave up to you, but whatever the tactic, the end result is the same.
