I'm in Indiana, PA. There seem to be more and more gravel events in PA, such as the race in Confluence last weekend (I couldn't make it, unfortunately). When it's gravel around here, however, you know it's going to be steep as well!
If you're close PM me -- there is one very nice gravel route close to Indiana.
The Chinese gravel frame has been great for my 225 pound mass, but the wheels rode a bit harsh on single track so I switched to a Stans Arch/Flow combo. That pic was taken at the bottom of an awesome trail in Pittsburgh at Frick Park. Very fun on a gravel bike!
Got ya. I am going to make way their soon. Right now I am looking at different bikes myself. Jeff Jones, spookey, and endpoint. I also have been looking at the new warbird.
I got the frame from a middleman seller on Pinkbike, paid 630.... but the same frameset is available on eBay for 525. Tideace cx-039 or something. The newest one is flat mount but mine is standard mount and STD. thru axles. The bike is good, but the toe overlap is bothersome and I had to knurl the seatpost clamp...
I thought I saw in the news media that they had somewhere in the range from 550-600 riders in the unpaved race. With those high entry fees I was really surprised especially for the first year out. They must have drawn a lot of riders from the big cities like New York and Philly.
Nativio wrote:Anyone here do the ironcross before?
I think if you go over to gravelcyclist they did it and will either have a video on it or a ride report. Look thru their racing thread on the upper left. You might have to scroll back awhile.
