Gravelgrinding with no gravel to be seen ?
12-28-14, 04:16 PM
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Gravelgrinding with no gravel to be seen ?
Had a long nice solitary ride on forrest roads today (on a fatbike). Only change from my summer time rides is all this white stuff that is covering up the gravel. Does this still count as gravelgrinding ?
12-28-14, 04:34 PM
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Absolutely; I like the white stuff too but lately it's been in short supply in the midwest. I'm OK with that.
12-28-14, 06:31 PM
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Count for what? I don't believe it's a competition, but I'm usually not in the know anyways so maybe I'm wrong.
Fatbike seems like an awesome gravel/dirt road bike.
Fatbike seems like an awesome gravel/dirt road bike.
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12-29-14, 01:08 AM
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No competition, just where to post on the forum, winter or gravel.
12-29-14, 02:12 AM
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12-29-14, 09:46 AM
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12-29-14, 11:25 AM
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Ok, so two days ago it snowed 6" here in the Twin Cities.
Grabbed the Mukluk and did 21 miles along the Mississippi river near our house.
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I'm heading out on my Merckx in a few minutes on the same route. Colder than a dickens here today though. It's three big degrees here right now, so we'll see how long I last.
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Grabbed the Mukluk and did 21 miles along the Mississippi river near our house.
Here are some pics to liven up the thread.
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Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]I'm heading out on my Merckx in a few minutes on the same route. Colder than a dickens here today though. It's three big degrees here right now, so we'll see how long I last.
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12-29-14, 01:44 PM
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To gravel and be a graveler is purely a state of mind. As long as you believe you are graveling all is good. Ride Strong.
12-30-14, 12:38 PM
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On my way home from work today.
12-30-14, 12:41 PM
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12-30-14, 02:39 PM
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@gomango - Looks like there is some packed down snow on that trail, but how does "snow" miles compare to gravel or pavement? 2:1 ratio? 3:1?
12-30-14, 04:35 PM
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"Looks like Minnesota. "
Probably why so many Norwegians settled there
(Love your Merckx!)
I would guess I use 30-40 % longer on my rides compared to summer as long as the snow is fairly packed.
Probably why so many Norwegians settled there
(Love your Merckx!)I would guess I use 30-40 % longer on my rides compared to summer as long as the snow is fairly packed.
12-30-14, 04:43 PM
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12-30-14, 07:20 PM
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@gomango - Looks like there is some packed down snow on that trail, but how does "snow" miles compare to gravel or pavement? 2:1 ratio? 3:1?
We have a cabin up on the Canadian border and the snow there can be a pain.
We rode up there last week in fresh powder across our lake. It was a 17 mile ride each way.
It felt like an all day loaded ride on my touring bike.
12-30-14, 07:21 PM
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