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Congrats! Fantastic job to get to the podium. That mud was hellacious.
Being able to match geometry and tire size to every possible gravel riding condition that exists requires more flexibility than any single bike can offer. I cannot think of a single type of gravel riding I want to do in…
Zurichman wrote: Max Schnell lol on reading online ride reports of races. I am on a quest of riding a 50 mile gravel ride/race in all 50 States. Truth be told most of the rides on the East Coast could and are ridden on…
Hawaiian shirts in the summer and flannel shirts for the winter offer an extremely wide range of bombastic color choices for the swanky & urbane gravel cyclist.
Keep the single track in adventure racing and keep gravel racing on unpaved roads. So long as it is made clear to all before race start, it's all good.
Noonievut wrote: After years of playing around on the gravel roads near where I live, I’ve come to realize that riding on gravel roads is not for me. But the bikes sure are! I live in a small city an hour away from a…
1. Best time of year is Spring and Autumn. Summers can be too hot and humid but doable for the ardent. Winter can be formidable and downright dangerous. 2. There are a lot of free camping opportunities in the national…
Less rules. If people want to use sketchy tactics and semi-ethical behaviors, let them. We are free to talk about them and call them out. So long as other people's opportunity to 'ride their own' race is not infringed…
Could be a couple of factors at work here. Could be too low PSI. Could be just a bad rim/tire combo. Could be a bad bead on the tire. It's not an unheard of issue and there are several dynamics that could be the…
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Trek is the worst of all the big players. Period. I do not have a favorite brand or brands. I own bikes from 10 different companies, including five Trek bikes. They make some good bikes but their culture is toxic and…
imwjl wrote: Something that entertained me and struck home was telling Trek staff friends how I like stuff I used to think the company didn't do a good job at. I was told they can't get away with selling crappy stuff by…
If you already have a decent cassette that does lower it by almost $100 but I would swap out that cheap Praxis M24/BB86 if you are doing the cranks, even if you stay with Praxis. That BB is the weakest part of the…
There is no better way to ruin the look and aesthetic of a nice bike frame than putting a bottle cage there. 😮
Yes, replace the BB to go from Praxis to Shimano cranks. You can replace the Press Fit with a BB86/92 threaded shell made by Wheels and then you have a screw in BB that supports the 24mm spindle of the GRX set. I just…
There are far too many excellent tires to fall in love with any of them. Also, never love something that is incapable of loving you back.
fwiw: There are a lot of races that are harder than Unbound but that might be missing the point about that event and what makes it special.
tinman wrote: Good Info ! Thanks for sharing that with us Shurlock. How many liters is that pack? I am looking for one for my 31 year old son as a gift. He also rock climbs besides cycles avidly do you happen to have a…
I have found The Osprey Hydrapak is a significant improvement over any Camelbak products and wear one regularly. Through Unbound 200 miles, 3000+ miles on the GDMBR and even on short 3 hours rides, it has been a nice…