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Zurichman wrote: Where do you live? Zman it would be a 9hr drive for me right now. Not in KS anymore.
Zurichman wrote: Has anybody on here signed up for this ride/race this year? The other thing is I always like to read some ride reports of previous races to get a feel of the ride. I know each year conditions can vary…
Brennus, what does an old article about mountain bike shifting have to do with this conversation? At the top of this thread I read the following text: " Have a Jamis Renegade and love the bike. Came with Shimano Tiagra…
If you have a chance snap a few ride pics. Curious to see what the gravel looks like up there.
QUESTION: Can I Use 9-Speed Derailleurs with 10-Speed Shifters? By Tyler Benedict - Posted on October 19, 2011 - 10:40 am Say you’re upgrading on a budget and can replace a few parts at a time and still have a perfectly…
I use profile design carbon stryke aerobars with two pads on the elbow cradle instead of one. When first riding gravel other riders would growl at me for lining up with aero's. Many would not ride with me out on the…
appreciate your thoughts on this one bobknh! I've got a bike with a steel fork and a bike with a carbon fork. The steel fork has kind of a classic look. For me, the most obvious difference between the steel bike and the…
For me saddle sore prevention has always been about getting out of my shorts ASAP post ride. Right after recovery drink get out of the bike shorts. Also clean that area with a couple of alcohol swabs as soon as the…
I've ridden thousands of miles in southeast and south central Kansas. Sounds like we're about the same body weight... I ride 700x35 Forte Gotham ST. On the latest set I've ridden 703 competitive gravel miles without a…
"I am looking to buy this Specialized mountain bike Pitch 650b . Is it a good choice, if I also want some gravel riding? " Yeah, sure! If you just want to give gravel a try & you're looking for something that will go…
I've ridden a lot of miles on 2x and a lot of miles on 1x. You can make either work. \n \nMost folks running gravel 1x are using 38t up to 45t chainrings. I started with a 38 and later moved up to a 40. With an 11-36 on…
SpeedWorks wrote: How do you train for the events you do or have done? There are a lot of different methods of training, some people may not even consider what they're doing training per se, but if you're getting ready…
kansroad wrote: I am a senior rider currently riding about 100 miles a week on a Salsa Warbird carbon. I am using the DK 100 training schedule which I downloaded last year to give me some guidance on my training. I…
I use a Garmin 200 for navigation (DK200 included). So a 520 should be cake. Keep this in mind, tho...from Garmin's website specs for each device: Garmin 500 18 Garmin 510 20 Garmin 520 15 Battery life for the 520 is…
Oh wow. Yeah, that's one of those things that nobody can just 'suck it up'. Major discomfort. Revenge of Chicken Pox.
Zurichman, what's your pacing strategy going to be? Will you start out trying to hang with whatever lead pack there is or just try to hit your own pace right from the get go? I was just looking at the flyby of last…
Babylou: vuelta 37mm wheels. The set available from Nashbar, which have bladed spokes. The 37mm wheelset on the Vuelta wheelset have round spokes.
No typo. 37mm tire on clincher rims that have 17mm inside width. I've done the DK200, tx gravel champs (103 miles), red river riot (145 miles), tx chainring massacre (130 miles) & a stage of the dirty fury (110 miles)…
Based on the plethora of fantastic info on this forum, I do several things wrong with my wheel/tire setup. Not sure I'm financially prepared to resolve all of these but anyone who has an opinion, please comment: which…
Here is the flyby of a 110 mile gravel race I recently participated in. If you select all the participants and click the play button you'll see it doesn't take long before riders are well spread out. There are many…