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Originally Posted by Idris Icabod
Did you ride the entire control road to Summerhaven? How were the last few miles on the gravel bike and what gearing are you running? I've done the 'squeeze the Lemmon' loop on a mountain bike but remember the last few miles on the dirt was a bit of a grind with mountain bike gearing.
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Yes. Tucson to San Manuel on day 1. San Manuel to Summerhaven back down to Tucson day 2. Very difficult to the point that walking was required on certain steep and very rough surfaced sections. My gearing is 11/36 - 50/34 w/44mm tubeless tires@ 40psi. Seriously needed mountain bike gearing or a triple crank. Also that ride is truly intended for a suspended bike.
According to mr. Garmin, the last 10 miles registered over 4,000 feet of climbing on some of the roughest roads I've experienced on any gradient. Wouldn't do it again on that bike but what a truly great 2-day adventure.
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