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To each his or her own.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
That would be great riding on a Salsa Cuttthroat, Kona Sutra LTD, or many of the “drop bar mountain bikes” that fall within the “gravel bike” category. It also would make sense to ride a hardtail with minimal suspension on it depending on local trails that might connect those roads as long as the rides weren’t so long that you wanted different hand positions.
I first heard of her when I shared a flight with her and crew to Deadhorse, AK. The amount of bikes and gear stood out among the oil workers on the flight. A crusty oil man asked what they were doing, laughed and told them they’re going to get eaten alive out there. She laughed it off and went on to set the FKT for the Alaskan Pipeline route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
https://youtu.be/oHEN9WpVayc
That looks steep as shit, is that what you meant to convey?Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
Obviously she rode faster than the mosquitos and grizzlies!Quote:
Originally Posted by benk
She is a beast and someone I knew and played kickball with in college.Quote:
Originally Posted by benk
Kind of messed up to call out your buddy's fitness/basic gravel road bike handling issues publically like that. Maybe better to work that out amongst yourselves? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
Perfect dirt, perfect weather. Right now in the Shire
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It’s steep, washboarded and basically all sharp rocks. I trained for a Leadville on these roads back in ‘99, on my hardtail 26”. They’re not fun on any bike, so why ride them? Esp. when there’s miles and miles of single track available, closer to my house, and 1/3 built relatively new, so I’m not bored of it yet. I think if I didn’t already have my belt drive SS, I’d get a gravel bike, (for a change of pace), but for now, 5 bikes is enough.
I get it, I want more bikes, but the gravel thing seems just trendy to me. Also my friend who just took 5th in state XC said he’d be way faster on one of his mtn bikes on that section. Also, I’m not afraid of cars.
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Haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by kathleenturneroverdrive
Plugboots - if you ride where it doesn’t make sense to have a gravel bike, that’s okay. No need to post on this thread to advise us of that. It’s not like I post in the avy forum why I don’t have an air pack because I don’t ski in avy terrain all that often.
I guess I like to get different viewpoints.
West Hill Gravel Ride Solstice Slam!
Ride is growing, there was 25 riders this evening. Perfect weather.
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28 miles before dinner to the wilderness boundary-
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Any other TD dot-watchers?
I'm happy that Mike Hall's TD record still stands. Heck of a ride by Ulrich though, he was just a few hours shy of breaking it almost through his entire ride.
I'm bummed for Lael's setback but at least it's her own record she was trying to break. It doesn't look like she's going to be able to break it though. Katya is a mere 40 miles behind her and riding strong. If anything, this is Lael's race to lose these next few days.
The winds are doing no one any favors right now.
Loving your commentary. Need to get you on your own Twitch or YouTube to give segment by segment commentary for these races.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jax
Without that mud pit I think Ulrich would've set the new record. Next year.
Campfire Cycling seems to have solid deals through July 4th: https://www.campfirecycling.com/the-hugamundo-sale
Update on my search for a gravel bike: bought a Panorama on 5/31 with a 10% discount code and free shipping. It didn't ship until 6/21 (they apparently have been slammed with lots of orders). Then UPS tells me I have to pay tax ($450 :eek:), which I (ignorantly I guess) didn't expect. Hopefully, it gets here next week without issue. By this point it would have been easier to just buy a Cutthroat from Campfire...oh well. Excited to ride!
I'd rather be riding it but for now I'm living vicariously through others. JPaks founders' wife is riding it and doing pretty good. I didn't know what rhabdo was until Ted King scratched. That's some serious shit and could easily be mistaken for giardia or a food borne malady. I definitely took note of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfajores
Alex Howe's commentary/saga has been fantastic to follow via @mythicalstateof, for those on IG.
Bighorn Gravel in Gypsum Colorado today:
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Great riding out here, well organized event:
https://www.bighorngravel.com/
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Wow, that’s wicked nice
I got out for an 80 mile ride yesterday.
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My buddy and I had planned for a century, but he had a mechanical issue that took some time to fix and then we we needed to make it back in time for a doggie birthday party.
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Solid day all around.
great pic! is that campbell global forest?Quote:
Originally Posted by bfree
Yep! North fork rd.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaka
Was supposed to have Alex on the podcast tomorrow morning, but he sent a message saying he'd be somewhere between Hell and Mexico...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jax
Big one yesterday. I did it a couple years ago and a friend has been wanted to do the same loop so I went with. Missoula over to rock creek, to skalkaho pass, down to hamilton, and back home. Nice cool day with roving rain clouds but we stayed dry. Last time it was hot and windy and the last 50mi home was miserable.
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New bike day! Been 5+ years since I've had curly bars and that bike was on 19c tires. Love the comfy ride of this thing.
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Which podcast?Quote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
Fast TalkQuote:
Originally Posted by Dee Hubbs
https://www.fasttalklabs.com/category/fast-talk/
she's a beut Clark!Quote:
Originally Posted by grabtindy
Is this a place to ask about CX bikes? I had a few beers last night and committed myself to racing 'cross this fall and am going to need a bike. It's been over a decade since I raced and was on a SS with cantis back then. There's not a lot of CX-specific bikes I can see anymore and even so there's pretty heavy overlap between the "CX" bikes and "gravel" bikes from what I can see. Giant TCX and Cannondale SuperX look like a good price/build, what else should I be looking at? Is Lauf any good? Specialized Crux would be an easy call if they were to run a sale like they're doing on their MTBs.
I think the majority of gravel bikes will do fine on a CX course.Quote:
Originally Posted by bean
If you want to be nit-picky about it, the more "aero" bikes might be a bit harsh / stiff.
A SuperX would do great. The last time I rode a TCX it had a fork that flexed a lot under braking, especially in chattery sections. YMMV.
CX as a sport has definitely taken a back seat to gravel.
I wonder why? [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
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Thanks. Subscribed.Quote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
Do you ever work with Olin out of Denver?
A few pics from some backyard riding yesterday eastside seattle area... amazing weather, amazing views, so many great climbs.
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That looks really nice
Love that Rodeo! Located in CO?Quote:
Originally Posted by chaka
I need to (finally) replace my OEM tires on the Giant Revolt 2 I have... planning on the Maxxis Rambler in a 45..
I'm doing everything on this bike, wondering if I should be looking at the silkshield or exo.
Exo seems to be more than I would need, but I don't know how much 50 grams per tire really matters after I put that much more tread on.