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It's a great ride! I've done it a couple of times when it was held in August. Hopefully, it won't be as hot in June. The 56 mile ride is hilly--and I'm from Atlanta. There are some really good climbs in the last 10…
I don't think they make it in a tubeless ready format. I use the tubulars as my main race tires for CX.
Zurichman wrote: I am not exactly sure what the gravel grinders do yet as I am trying to learn all this. I know on my really good roadie bike a Lemond Victoirre I run 125 lbs. psi in the back and only run 105 lbs. psi…
That scenery looks gorgeous!!
I only wish there was a 50-60k option, too. My back can't take more than about 3 hours on the bike these days. It looks like a lot of fun!
I can't wait for it! Will you be offering a shorter distance for those of us that can't/don't like to ride that far? I've also heard great things about the Blue Goose.
I like the Bontrager Flare R. It's really bright.
I think it really depends. I had 5 years of riding on a pair of wheels on my Specialized Crux. The hubs started giving me problems last fall, and I just replaced the wheels with "new to me" wheels that I got for free.…
Has anyone used the Maxxis Raze for Gravel?
I'm interested as well. My team was sponsored by Kenda for a few years, so I was running whatever we could order. My cx/gravel/adventure bike won't take much more than a 35.
Take a look at Specialized Cyclocross bikes across all price points. They go down to a 46cm. I'm 5'3" and ride an older 46 cm Crux as my gravel bike that is a good fit. It might be an option if she doesn't want the…
I like the Jandd bags, too. I find that they last longer than some others I've had. I like the Mountain Wedge II for off road. It holds enough without being huge, and it stays in place because of the strap system. I…
I'll add that if you are doing 25 mile singletrack races XC, you'll be fine doing a gravel road century with a little endurance training. 18 hours is a lot of volume for a week. How many miles do anticipate for that…
Lars wrote: I always check in with the local Ranger District office before riding on National Forest roads. There always could be closures, construction, hauling, fires, grizzly bears, snow, hunting season (lots of…
I've ridden my 29ner Specialized Fate on some gravel grinders/gravel rides in the mountains. The gearing on my cross bikes isn't low enough for me when the climbing gets long or long and steep as it does in the N. GA…
SunDog wrote: That bike is sweet. The Boyd wheels are fantastic and look great. I run Altamonts on my road bike. Love them. Love my Boyds! I have another set of carbon tubulars on my other CX race bike--custom Dean (Ti)…
Marin has been around for quite a long time, but we don't see too many of them in Atlanta. I've seen more of them out west when I used race the old NORBA National Circuit mountain bike races. As for the dealers, Outback…
My latest bike is a Liv Brava, which is Giant's women's line. Here she is dressed up for racing cyclocross with Carbon Boyd tuublar wheels, Challenge Griffo tires, and no bottle cages. I did some gravel racing on her…
It was a fun day! I "raced" the 56. Next year I'll do the 35. I melted in the heat. The roads down there are always so much fun to ride! Since I was already dead last in the race, I stopped and met a new friend about 10…
I had major issues with my Shimano hydraulic disk brakes on my new Giant Defy road bike last fall. Giant replaced all sorts of parts over the course of 6 months last year after I got it (disclaimer: The road bike gets…