Originally Posted by
bikemig
That's very cool. Still the idea of RUSA and gravel might be a nice US of A innovation on an old tradition.
any rush member can setup an event if they coorperate with a local RBA.
there are a few rusa sanctioned events that have mixed terrain components.
and permanents... any member can set those up too.
FWIW, I think gravel / dirt / mixed terrain riding doesn't exactly fit with where RUSA and ACP are at.
Rides using the spirit of RUSA rules, etc. make sense, but...
And, our dirt roads here can be in better shape than our paved roads.
Gravel? Not so much depending on when they grade, etc.
So, things can be fast or slow, depending on weather, primarily, and then surface condition (influenced by weather, multiplied by terrain.... there are some pretty gnarly climbs and descents on the Fall Classic.