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Old 07-07-18, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
QR is not a problem for me, as long as you use a good one like shimanos. This is my second CAADX, this one is setup for commuting and gravel grinding. I raced my first CAADX before upgrading to a SuperX for cross racing but it does do well, great balanced geometry. What frame are you going to?
I am thinking of a Trek Crockett. The only problem is that no LBS near me has one in stock to test ride. I've also been wanting a Van Dessel. I'm just not that crazy about 1.8k for a frame compared to the 959 for the Trek. Would like to upgrade the wheels. The good thing about QR is that cheap wheels can be had. Sometimes I wonder if it is worth the jump to TA. I have Hydro's on mine and they sure are sweet. I do like how you kept it for commuting and gravel. I've also been debating doing the same and building up (Van Dessel) for the pure cross race machine.
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I am out in Crested Butte CO for a while. I really enjoyed my gravel bike today.





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Originally Posted by JamesB722
Delaware River & Canal Towpath




Nice pics, I knew the area looked familiar. I sometimes start from Blackwells mills and wind up there which is my turn around point back.
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
I am out in Crested Butte CO for a while. I really enjoyed my gravel bike today.

Really interesting gearing setup. Can you explain what you have?
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Originally Posted by shakey start
Really interesting gearing setup. Can you explain what you have?
Sure. It's 9 speed mountain bike gearing with grip shift. 44/34/24 and 11-34. I am a flatlander from below sea level. I have really appreciated that gearing out here. I added the road bike bar ends for the different hand positions they offer.
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Cascades, Snoqualmie Summit area, just east of Seattle.

ski areas always have nice ‘Jeep’ roads.





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SE Minnesota...middle of nowhere, somewhere between Hokah and the Iowa border.

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Originally Posted by wipekitty
SE Minnesota...middle of nowhere, somewhere between Hokah and the Iowa border.

the SE MN and NE IA region is absolutely beautiful for riding. Endless curving gravel roads that follow the bending rivers and hills.

what's the calf tat?
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
the SE MN and NE IA region is absolutely beautiful for riding. Endless curving gravel roads that follow the bending rivers and hills.

what's the calf tat?
Yes - there is definitely a lot of gravel to explore! Road cycling around the Driftless is pretty great, but gravel opens up so many possible new routes.

The calf tat is a cat (surprise!) - one on each leg. I have other tattoos that have deeper meanings, but these were really just for fun.
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^^ that photo makes me want to go for a trail run.

Stunning. Scenery, composition, bike, everything. I love the large tree to the left as contrast to the smaller trees in the background.


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I love seeing everyone's pics of gravel roads in the forest. My gravel is endless miles of desert.

Anyway, went for a quick gravel ride with the SO to try my 'new' 2x10 configuration. Crankset is 44/28 and cassette 11-36. Sweet, sweet, low gears.
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Uh oh...

Say it ain't so!

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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Uh oh...

Say it ain't so!

pulled a Gilbert!
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There was a great thread in the SSFG forum where people used MS Paint to diagram their worst accident.

MS Paint your mishaps


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Whitehorse and Three Fingers. From somewhere between Lake Cav and Oso.
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest


Whitehorse and Three Fingers. From somewhere between Lake Cav and Oso.
I love this corner. One of the great views of the Stilly valley, and a good reward for the climb... or at least, it would be, if the Strava segment didn't end at the top of the next little rise!



It's been a while since I've been on that road in the daytime. My most recent ride there was the night before Thanksgiving. The following image was taken looking "the other way", toward the mouth of the valley. The glow in the sky on the left is light from Arlington, visible over the top of Ebey hill.



It's too bad my phone camera can't handle darker images. There was a thin cloud layer covering half of the sky across a sharply-defined boundary, terminating toward the valley exit, which looked super cool.
But it was a very dark night. It began to drizzle as I approached Lake Cavanaugh, and in the darkness of the hills, the corona effect caused the big powerlines over Granstrom Road to visibly glow, blue soft arcs off into the distance. I tried to capture that on my phone as well, but the camera was nowhere near capable for the job.

Which direction were you going? The road downhill from where these photos are taken is quite steep, and pretty loose in dry weather... somewhat unnerving to descend!

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@HTupolev I was hoping you'd see that.

I love your shot, would have liked to get that boulder in it. A couple had parked their truck in that corner, they were sitting down together enjoying the view when I rolled by.

I was feeling a bit listless that day, I wanted to get out of town and ride in nice scenery, but didn't want a long drive, and couldn't decide where. So I parked in Arlington and asked my Garmin for a route. It sent me clockwise, first north on highway 9, then to the east. I was coming down that hill, and indeed, the bike almost slid out from under me taking a dusty corner too tight. I'm on 33 mm worth of rubber, it was exciting!

It looks like there's a massive waterfall coming down from Three Fingers. I need to get in and see it.
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Originally Posted by kuroba
I love seeing everyone's pics of gravel roads in the forest. My gravel is endless miles of desert.

Anyway, went for a quick gravel ride with the SO to try my 'new' 2x10 configuration. Crankset is 44/28 and cassette 11-36. Sweet, sweet, low gears.
That gearing sounds amazing...

I love seeing pictures of the desert! A few trees here and there are nice, but I miss wide, open landscapes.
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Photos of today's group ride, just south of Hokah, MN (I did not take the photos)


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Originally Posted by wipekitty
That gearing sounds amazing...
I did a lot of combinations with gear calculators and this one gave me a range close to my old 48-36-24 triple with 12-32 cassette. I lost some top speed but I'm more grateful to have the lower gears. Bonus points because I was able to re-purpose my old triple crankset (just changed the chainrings).

I do love the desert e but it gets old lol. In September I'll bring my bike along on my holiday to the central valleys, looking forward to some gravel grinding in a different ladscape
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Part of the original Old Yale road that stretched from the US border up to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.

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