Did you ride today?

[Owyhee Jackass]

Did my first Gravel event. Not sure it's my thing. Friends of mine put it on and invited me out. Boise Gravel Gala, I did the medium course which was ~82 miles and 9k of elevation and am glad I did, I could have suffered through the long course (112m/12k), but wouldn't have had anything left and wouldn't have enjoyed the after-party as much. Sierra Nevada was one of the sponsors...I may have 'enjoyed' a few too many of their Oktoberfest beers.

 

[on the rocks]

Did my first Gravel event. Not sure it's my thing. Friends of mine put it on and invited me out. Boise Gravel Gala, I did the medium course which was ~82 miles and 9k of elevation and am glad I did, I could have suffered through the long course (112m/12k), but wouldn't have had anything left and wouldn't have enjoyed the after-party as much. Sierra Nevada was one of the sponsors...I may have 'enjoyed' a few too many of their Oktoberfest beers.

I have been coming up on alot more gravel bikes at high altitude on long forest roads this year. It looks extremely rough to me and I cant imagine the downhill would be too much fun. Makes me really appreciate my full suspension setup. I thought about a gravel setup but went fat bike and winter riding instead. I just need the vertical and rocks or get bored.

 

[crobson]

Did my first Gravel event. Not sure it's my thing. Friends of mine put it on and invited me out. Boise Gravel Gala, I did the medium course which was ~82 miles and 9k of elevation and am glad I did, I could have suffered through the long course (112m/12k), but wouldn't have had anything left and wouldn't have enjoyed the after-party as much. Sierra Nevada was one of the sponsors...I may have 'enjoyed' a few too many of their Oktoberfest beers.View attachment 3432082View attachment 3432083

That’s hard core!

 

[robnicko]

I went for a ride along the main yarra trail in Melbourne yesterday.
Was warm & sunny and no snake sightings yet but im sure they were out.
Havent been on the MTB for a while and wasnt till I was about 10 mins into the ride that I realised how much I enjoy it so now cant wait to get home from work and get back out again.

 

[OGBeno]

Another 14 today…. I’m really enjoying a single speed; it seems just more like riding bikes when I was a kid.

 

[crobson]

Another 14 today…. I’m really enjoying a single speed; it seems just more like riding bikes when I was a kid.

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How much climbing are you able to handle? My legs cry at the thought!!
My rides are almost all loops, both in terms of start/stop point & elevation. In general, 150 Ft of elevation gain should be expected for every mile ridden. A 10 mile ride would gain 1,500 feet min., with between 7-8 of those mile being climbing.
props for being hard core! I just cannot imagine hanging.

 

[OGBeno]

Between 1000-1500 ft roundtrip. Depending on the route I take.

 

[crobson]

Impressive

 

[davegonz]

No riding. Broke two ribs a week and a half ago when I went OTB. I'm going crazy!

 

[RiverCityDave]

I knocked around a bit on my flat bar gravel bike today.

I just finished converting my OG Major Jake from drop bar to flat bar for knocking around and light single track. I have a new Super Jake that is building up with Ekar for real gravel and singletrack. I don't even own a real mountain bike anymore. My Army retirement gift to myself this year is a new custom road bike, but I might look at some form of full squish MTB next year if I spend more time where it makes sense.

This Major Jake and I have been EVERYWHERE together in drop bar form, and I'm enjoying it so far in flat bar. I tried, I really did try to give flat pedals a shot, but I just couldn't do it.

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

I'm in the same boat with the gravel-drop-bar thing. Think I just need a geared hard tail and put skinnies on it and call it a gravel bike.

 

[crobson]

No riding. Broke two ribs a week and a half ago when I went OTB. I'm going crazy!

Been there!
Heal quickly.

 

[crobson]

I'm in the same boat with the gravel-drop-bar thing. Think I just need a geared hard tail and put skinnies on it and call it a gravel bike.

Closest I’ve gotten is 100mm front & rear cross country bike with full shock lockout remote on the bar.

 

[OGBeno]

I'm in the same boat with the gravel-drop-bar thing. Think I just need a geared hard tail and put skinnies on it and call it a gravel bike.

I’m getting ready to build a “gravel bike” shortly and it’s going to be a flat bar. With my past back surgery, drop bar bikes are almost impossible for me to ride.

This will be my new ride:

Gravtron V2 - Gravel

GRAVEL/BIKEPACKING What is a 'Gravel Bike'? Is 'Gravel' even real? How far until the next snacc break? These are the questions you can ask yourself on the GRAVTRON as you pedal to your next campsite loaded up with all your gear, or cruise along a levee with a spirited group ride, or are ripping...

www.squidbikes.com

 

[crobson]

Did a quick 10 miles to get Thursday going!

 

[65swb45]

No riding. Broke two ribs a week and a half ago when I went OTB. I'm going crazy!

OTB is Russian roulette. Ruptured my pancreas OTB when I was 18. Doctors weren’t placing any bets on my survival. Life-changing event that got me into 4 wheeling. Still a riding fool, growing old without growing up.

Been OTB twice since then; luckily I walked away both times, though one of them I landed in a bush that enough other people had also crashed into that when I stopped, I had an already-broken branch pushing hard into my neck.

Heal up soon.

 

[65swb45]

Another 14 today…. I’m really enjoying a single speed; it seems just more like riding bikes when I was a kid.

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On my first major downhill run on my MTB over 30 years ago, I dropped the seat post and put my feet out on the turns. I felt like I was 7 years old again on my Stingray. NOTHING else I have done in my adult life has ever made me feel that good.

Cycling is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth.

 

[RiverCityDave]

OTB is Russian roulette. Ruptured my pancreas OTB when I was 18. Doctors weren’t placing any bets on my survival. Life-changing event that got me into 4 wheeling. Still a riding fool, growing old without growing up.

Been OTB twice since then; luckily I walked away both times, though one of them I landed in a bush that enough other people had also crashed into that when I stopped, I had an already-broken branch pushing hard into my neck.

Heal up soon.

I went OTB on a flat urban trail one day in Houston, Texas. (Memorial Park of all things if anyone is familiar) I bunny hopped a little 15 inch wide ditch, had a SID front fork that I knew was low on pressure, and when i landed, it bottomed, and the front wheel jacked, pitched me straight into the ground. I threw my arm out, but the speed I was carrying drove my body into my arm, broke four ribs, and gave me a concussion.

I could JUST barely pull myself off the trail so I didn’t get run over by some day rider. Couldn’t breathe, couldn’t get up, it was rough. After a bit, I caught my breath, got up, walked the bike to the parking lot, but I couldn’t lift it onto the rack on my car roof. A guy saw me struggling and came to help. That turned into one of the longest recoveries of my riding life.

So I guess, be careful? I’m still riding twenty five years later, so either it made me dumber, or it didn’t break my spirit.

 

[OGBeno]

My friend Cam from Quincy just got to town so we had a nice moody sunset ride up towards the Santa Rita sky island…. About 12miles and 1k gain…. Coming down is super fun.

 

[stayalert]

East Burke, Vermont - Kingdom trails single track.....10.2 miles, 886' climbing....x2 on the coming down was superfun.....(I need to take photo)