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I swear I posted something about a year ago in the Southeast forum about graveling from the same location. From Andrews, there are tons of gravel roads a bit north (<20 miles) starting at Robbinsville and around Lake…
Two years ago I was mountain biking in Nashville. Sat down in between laps in the parking lot and chatted with a guy, I mentioned I was from Knoxville, about 175 miles away. Turns out I used to work in a bike shop with…
jhueber1 wrote: @Ergo Thanks for the info. I might be in touch for some more details as the trip gets closer. Thanks Yo, jh, I was looking at some old threads and saw this. Did you ever make a trip to Pigeon…
From Andrews, go probably a bit more than 20 miles north to Robbinsville. From there, from Lake Santeetlah to Bald River Falls, there are quite a few gravel roads between the Cherohala Skyway and River Rd. From River…
I think I'm going to go with the Easton EC70AX. Thanks for everyone's input.
I've got a Moots Routt YBB with 11sp di2 Ultegra. Wanting to update my regular 46cm/31.8mm dia drop bars to something with Flare. I see lots of choices - I want something pretty light, and I'm not sure how much flare to…
Hey GHC, thanks for the GREAT information. Those all look like fantastic options. I think Lincoln NE would be our best bet, as it's closest to the middle of our trip. We could ride the GM trail and ride a day in Lincoln…
OK, this is the genesis of a trip idea for four of us. We live in Tennessee, and I really want to ride the George Mickelson Trail. My tentative plan is to drive 1,400 miles to Edgemont, take a shuttle to Deadwood and…
And to respond to the OP, magnesium has been tried decades ago. What about scandium? And someone once made frames out of berrylium, which is explosive in a powder state. Let's not get started on bamboo.....
chas wrote: The problem with Ti is that it doesn't really last longer than other materials, so its not a "lifetime" frame. What ever frame you buy will be "obsolete" before the frame wears out. That is the bike…
csacwp wrote: With ybb and the wait is 8-10+ weeks. Without and the wait is 2-3 weeks. Right there is your answer. Never eat at a restaurant where there are no diners.
csacwp wrote: I'm trying to decide between the Moots Routt RSL, Routt 45 Ybb, and Lauf True Grit. Very tough choice. Road the Lauf (race edition) and found it incredibly fast but with a very aggressive geometry. I don't…
ljsmith wrote: I just saw on the home page that MOOTS is finally making a Routt YBB. I really can't believe it took them this long to make this bike since they have had similar bikes in the past. It looks perfect.…
I found the ride where I did the loop into the Catalochee Valley in Garmin Connect. Let me know if you want me to send it to you. (I don't know how, but I'm sure I could figure it out or share the ride or send a bunch…
I think I gave one bit of bad info for the Mt. Sterling ride. When you get off the I40 exit, take Waterville Rd less than two miles. After the park, you'll take a left on Mt Sterling Road, and you'll be on the gravel…
When you take I40E from PF to Asheville, the last exit on the TN side is Waterville. Get off at that exit, take a right on Tobes Creek road and continue for less then two miles, and there is a park on your left that you…
There's parking at the trailhead on the Lewisburg side, although I don't know how comfortable I'd be leaving my vehicle there overnight, and I don't have any facts to back up my paranoia. We left our truck at the…
Zurichman wrote: ergo since I don't know the area is it flat like say the C & O Canal? You said about staying at Marlinton. Would that be say the 60 some miles on the leg out or so you could do an out and back? Thanks…
One correction to what I said. The greenbrier trail is 89 miles long. It’s about 68 from Lewisburg to Marlinton.
OK, I'm late to the party and my first post, but I'll contribute my $0.02, All of these are rails to trails, generally a 1% grade each way, and they're conducive to doing out and back..... mileages are one way. For VA,…