Thread: Gravel vs. Touring
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Old 03-18-19 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 52telecaster
u r the man! Been gradually getting lower each year but i do love a good coast.
Don't get me wrong, I like a good coast too. I just like get more speed up before I coast.

Originally Posted by djb
me too, but I am especially fond of a good coast at 70 or 80kph.

(but not on gravel, I best stick on topic here)
Going that fast on gravel isn't that difficult but you gotta have the right bike for it. Back when I was younger and my bones healed better...and I was mostly stupid..., I had no problem with doing near that speed on a rigid bike on gravel. Now that I'm older and my bones heal slower...but no smarter...I let the suspension handle the gravel. My "gravel" bike is the one that I've posted many times

DSCN1146 by Stuart Black, on Flickr

It's not geared as high as my road touring bike so I can't get up to quite the same speed but I can still push 40mph (mid 60 kph) on it. Wheeeeeee!
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