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Yesterday I had to escape the heat of the Piedmont here in NC. I opted to hit some of the gravel roads around the Linville Gorge. The ride was only about 30 miles, but included well over 4K feet of climbing. The views…
After 10 days off the bike in St. Louis, I was back home in Caroline, so I had to get out for a gravel ride. Here are a few photos of my secret stash of farm roads near the house. The donkey is my friend.
I was able to get out for a selection of local gravel roads to test out a new batch of custom embrocation I have been working on. Great day for gravel!
Wilson Creek area of North Carolina. I finally managed to get out and do Maple Grove Church Road. Nicknamed Maple Sally. 18 miles of gravel, maybe four houses and one church on the entire road. And yes, this Maple Sally…
I'm still waffling on trying some sector 28s set up tubeless. Any of you fellers tried setting up these wheels as tubeless yet?
More southern Virginia gravel roads.
No, unfortunately I won't make it for the Grovel...but I will be up there for the Brown County Epic in October. I have to choose my events/family visits up there as it is about a 10.5 trip with a two year old in the…
An excellent ride in Hoosier National Forest. Hickory Ridge firetower provides an excellent view.
I've got a few hundred more miles in on the bike. Still going strong, the only minor issue is that the happy mediums wear fast if you are on pavement much...that's to be expected though!
Another NW North Carolina ride. A few sections of dirt and gravel to an old mill. One of my favorite parts of riding gravel is the lack of civilization. I saw many deer, turkeys and even a bear on this ride.
I got in a good ride today. 48 miles, 7k feet of climbing. Lots of gravel, and summited Mt. Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
So, I've been late in posting this review...but, the bike still rocks. Last weekend I "raced" to a mid pack finish in the Love Valley Roubaix. The course consists of about 47 miles, 30+ of which were gravel. There were…
Heh, the road that has the turn off AC sign on it gets ridiculously steep. Gps has it pegged as a .9 mile grade with a 14.1% average. The max is 29%. It's brutal. My normal road bike that I ride on quite a bit of dirt…
I haven't been able to find anything out about those HED rims. I also haven't tried to set them up tubeless, but I'm betting one of the Stans kits would likely work. If you end up trying it, let me know how it goes!
And a few more from Southern Virginia this week.
I'm loving mine. I bought it through backcountry about three weeks ago. I've had it on some pretty terrible roads and I haven't noticed it being harsh at all. It feels extremely planted going over washboard roads, and…
A few more from this weekend in NC and VA.
First two are from Hoosier National Forest in Brown County Indiana. Second two photos from Northwest Nebraska. The fifth, and final photo is from near my home in the foothills of NC
I just picked up this DB Haanjo Trail this week. I was able to get it out on a decent ride that involved four gravel sections and two categorized climbs. So far, so good.