Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me. - Page 201

shoota · #**3001** 05-08-2018, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by joosttx

And it got up to 98F on that climb.

Brutal! That's a long 4 hours in the heat. We dealt with mid 90s Sunday for a couple hours and it wrecked me. How do you take enough water along with you?

B^2 · #**3002** 05-08-2018, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by shoota

Brutal! That's a long 4 hours in the heat. We dealt with mid 90s Sunday for a couple hours and it wrecked me. How do you take enough water along with you?

I think I'd just curl up into a ball and cry myself a slow death if I tried that.

joosttx · #**3003** 05-08-2018, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by shoota

Brutal! That's a long 4 hours in the heat. We dealt with mid 90s Sunday for a couple hours and it wrecked me. How do you take enough water along with you?

That what the big bag in the back was for. A couple of guys gave us water too. We also had iodine tablets just in case.

joosttx · #**3004** 05-08-2018, 09:26 AM

almost gravel inspiration

Salty · #**3005** 05-08-2018, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by joosttx

That what the big bag in the back was for. A couple of guys gave us water too. We also had iodine tablets just in case.

Can I ask what tires you were running? And shoes and pedals?

Inspiring photos!

ckorbey · #**3006** 05-08-2018, 04:07 PM

I sold my cross bike after last season and immediately regretted it. I've never had a gravel-specific bike, but I regularly ride single track on my cross bike and have done a few gravel grinders in Tennessee. This year I wanted to build one bike that would serve for cross, and have enough gearing for longer days on mixed roads. I picked up a Focus Mares CX frameset and built it up last week. I put 53/39 rings and an 11/28 cassette on for now. I've always raced a 1x setup cross bike, but I think this will be more useful all year. I also went a bit wider on tires this time with Challenge Gravel Grinder 36s. So far, I love it...

joosttx · #**3007** 05-08-2018, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Salty

Can I ask what tires you were running? And shoes and pedals?

Inspiring photos!

Tires= hutchingson overrides 38s
Pedals= Time ATAC XC 12
Shoes= Sidi Dragons

All of these a pretty much personal choices. For instance, my buddy Phil (pictured above) sports Specialized Trigger Pros tires, Shimano SPD pedals, and Giro MTB shoes.