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It was definitely looser and larger gravel than previous years, along with some washboard, washouts, and loose sand; but overall not too bad. After the rest stop we hammered in order to get in before it got too hot. The…
Headed over to Warner for this annual ride. Thirty percent, or so, threat of thunderstorms during the ride. Hope it stays dry; I'm using Vittoria Terra drys on my bike. Anyone else doing this ride today?
Alrighty then.
Volsung wrote: Unless you look at Europe's covid trends, it seems like events will be back on this spring. Anyone have any bike updates/upgrades going on this season? I need inspiration. Turn off your television. Walk…
I ride a lot of gravel because there's a lot of gravel where I live. I frequently used a restored 1979 Torpado Beta steel racing bike for the packed gravel roads. I have 28 mm Clement Strada LGGs on it. It goes without…
Anyone done this ride? Whatdja think?
Why don't they just have a mountain bike race and call it that.
I have to say that my road bike gets the least use of my little fleet. I mostly ride either my cyclocross bike or my restored vintage bike. My rides are about 25 percent gravel; sometimes about 40 percent. The rest is…
Start is in Woodsville. You get on the Ammonoosic Rail Trail. It's decently packed gravel and runs for about 22 miles. It's fairly flat. Then there's a pavement section for about 10 miles. This connects with a packed…
Starting out tomorrow from Woodsville, NH. It's 83 miles on gravel, dirt, grass, and about 10 miles of pavement. We're going as far as Jefferson, NH (about half way) and we'll finish at Bethel, ME on Sunday. Has anyone…
I’ve been on road rides that included some surprise gravel sections. Mostly hardpack; no loose stuff. The road bike handles it just fine. In Italy everyone I know that rides white roads uses a road bike as well. How…
leggett24 wrote: I base rides on time and TSS and have found that I get a lot more bang for the buck out of gravel riding than the road. I feel there's less freewheeling on gravel. Whether it's true or not, there's no…
I figured that it takes 3.5 hours for a 35 mile gravel ride and on an equally hilly road ride, I cover about 50 miles in that time.
I never used tubeless and find the tubeless ready wheels do nothing but make changing a flat a major pain in the ass. Period.
Sometimes, what with the cars, and boredom, I substitute a gravel ride. I have found that a 35 mile gravel ride equates roughly to a 50 mile road ride and will build endurance for longer road events. Anyone concur?
For what it's worth, I've been riding on the Clement strada 28s on my colnago graveler. For mixed pavement they're good if the gravel isn't too gnarly. But for tougher gravel rides I switch to Vittoria terrano dry g+…
I should also mention that I use Clement Strada LGG 28 road tires for most use, but for more serious gravel rides I use Vittoria terrenno Dry 33s. Both are clinchers.
I have a Colnago Ar-1 cyclocross that I use for gravel, mixed pavement, and bad pavement rides. I like the bike but would like to upgrade the heavy Artemis 24 wheelset. Any suggestions?
I travel light. A tube, Pedro levers, a co2 (with a piece of tube around it), valve, multi-tool, and a Fiberfix emergency spoke. Same for road or gravel biking.