50 miles solo on fixed Wabi. Averaged 16.5 mph. I'm old. I'm happy! Also happy to get the leg over the toptube but noticed the toptube is getting taller. :-(

my buddy mat won dirty kanza today.

woah, that's big.

yeah. super proud. he's the one that beat lance earlier this year in the gravel race in north texas. he's been a national crit champ before, but he's on another level the last couple years.

Jeez. Any ideas on his time or average MPH? That race is bonkers.

he averaged 19.1mph

https://results.chronotrack.com/m/ct...70051/29334152

https://www.cxmagazine.com/mat-steph...e-mens-results

I would like to do the DK next year.. We should put together a team!

Today I heard from my brother in law, my sister is in the hospital and in labor.

congrats!

Thanks! Suppose I could have googled it.

Humbling to think someone can crush 200 miles that quickly, and then you add in the gravel and elevation. :twitchy:

Edit: First single speed to finish at 33rd. First fat bike at 79.

Congratulations!

On dirt....that is insane....



Today (yesterday) I was reminded just how easily I can spin-out riding 42x17 on smooth pavement when my wife decided she want to race (riding her Felt road bike) on the bike trail last night.

today i realized i have a 10sp apex shifter set. so i'm gonna put that on the space horse.

Went to track, felt like absolute garbage. Cracked during the first workout, totally shut down after an hour. I'm probably not going to touch a bike for the rest of the week.

I really love the squishy bounce of the springs on my antique Troxel seat but it makes me wonder about the tire pressure too often.

Today I decided to get started on a fun summer project.

I've already got 80% of what I need just lying around (well, technically speaking, 100%, but where's the fun in that), and picked this up to spark a little momentum:

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/er4AAO...6g/s-l1600.jpg

Time to get busy

http://www.guitarrepairtools.org/gui...paper-main.png

Today I learned that aerobars on gravel racing bikes is a thing.

Apparently Matt Stephens used them at DK and credited his win in part to their use. The 1 and 2 place finishers at LandRun also used triathlon aerobars.



-Tim-

I think it's somewhere around 15 MPH where CdA (drag coefficient) starts to become a bigger speed limiter than mass, at a given power output. So if you're riding on gravel at or over 15 MPH, aerobars would help.

Seems a little janky, but hey whatever works

mat got a pinch flat at chainring massacre and was able to pull back up to the group (which included lance armstrong) and ended up winning that race. dude is a beast. he also ran aerobars in that race.

Aerobars have been a fixture at DK for years. The wind can be brutal out there, especially riding alone. Anything helps.

Nico rode aerobars on his NB853 this year.
https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...85&oe=59DEF9EF

One of my favorites :thumb:

The vise clamp marks on the top give it character LOL

On a random note, that seatpost's range of frontal adjustment is not favorable for frames with a high degree of positive sloping top tube.

Started building up the Macho Man.

https://www.pedalroom.com/p/all-city...an-33505_3.jpg

dope. my girlfriend has one of those. 1x10 sram with a nitto fairweather bullmoose bar.

Today I am leaving iOS for Android permanently. Trading my iPhone 6S for a Nexus 6 and I have a Moto Z Force arriving today (slightly used).

:thumb: I did the same thing a few months back, but went with a Galaxy S7 Edge. I will never return to iOS