Lover of off road adventure and wild places; founder of Special Blend Gravel; committed to community, coaching and connection.

We aren’t asking for a seat at the table, we are building our own. We are not looking at the past for a road map, we are drawing our own; we are setting our sights on our destination and heading straight for it.

Serena Bishop Gordon

I live in Bend with my husband, Ben, and our medium-sized pup, Piper. I love coffee & chocolate almost as much as I love riding my bike.

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Special Blend Gravel

Camps, coaching and community designed to take your love of riding to the next level.

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When I opened my computer and refreshed my TrainingPeaks calendar, I did a double take. Not in all my years of training have I had such a visceral reaction to a training block — a full-body “can I do that?” moment. That week, I wa
The Patagonia Hangover is real, and so is the knowledge that large deposits have been made in the training bank. Good friends, nourishing meals, solid gravel miles in the SRV, more grams of CHO than I care to count, and a confidence that comes with
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The more time you spend in a place, the more it reveals itself. More colors, more sounds—the color and the rustle of tall grass, the silhouettes of birds overhead, the bird songs you almost didn’t hear before. Over the past two years, I&
That’s a wrap! ⁠ Mallorca Camp JW — 10 days, close to a thousand miles — the riding, the views, the climbs (and descents!), our coffee shop stops and mountain top selfies… every bit of it fueled by our theme for the week: FUN
I’m in Mallorca for SBG JW Camp—ten days of amazing rides, dramatic views, and mid-ride lunch stops with good coffee and better baguette sandwiches. I haven’t been here since 2018, but the roads and paths came right back: limeston
A week removed and I am still soaking in all the goodness of last weekend’s Special Blend Gravel Camp in Dufur. I’m not sure I have all the right words yet, but I keep coming back to the magical feeling of being surrounded by such incredi
From concept to execution - seeing the process unfold makes the final result even more meaningful. My new Titanium @seekeradv - custom-built and thoughtfully crafted by Coach @mcgoverncycles - came together more beautifully than I have imagined. It