Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I love that bike. Shame the rules don't allow it anymore.

We need some short track gravel racing eh.

classic setup imo. 3x9 mechanical disc w/ barends. can't remember but think he said he went through like 4 sets of pads or something?

In honesty I've gone through a set of pads in a single ride in one awful day in/around Swinley forest of all places so Tour Divide on four sets seems quite okay.

Organic?

Yep. I used to always use organic in summer but that doesn't account for the chance of rain and Swinley's grinding paste sand/mud combo when wet.

I remember when I took organic pads to scotland!
Idiot.

650x50 Cinturato Gravel M

https://off.road.cc/content/news/first-ride-pirelli-cinturato-gravel-m-tyres-4244

so much want.

"The tread pattern of the Gravel M reminds me of an old 90s mountain bike tyre. "

Peak gravel right there

"The tread pattern of the Gravel M reminds me of an old 90s hybrid tyre. "

FTFThem.

There’s no gravel in the Peaks.

Should be perfect for me then because that's about the last time I rode a mountain bike.

I was admiring a Fargo at a gravel event a couple of years back. I bloke I know who is very srsbsns rapid roadie type rocked up with one. I thought it a little out of character and a bit of an agricultural bike for him.
Then in the race with long fast gravel descents, it made a lot of sense. The high front end seemed to add a lot of stability and while not exactly nimble, it was adequately robust for the job. (The winners all road XC MTBs as far as I could tell)

"gravel event"

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Nice CDF there pal

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going to start referring to all my rides as gravel events going forward

I'm going with curated gravel happening

FYI - tour de zwift stage 7 is a "gravel event"

Any of you gravel perverts want this? Never used, £40.

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They'll have to make a turbo with integrated rumble pack for that immersive experience

This actually already exists - my Tacx Neo simulates the road surface on zwift. It's a wildly unnecessary feature, especially in the middle of a zwift race when you hit a cobbled section and try desperately to not get spat as your bike starts vibrating aggressively.

“Sportive event”.

when will turbos simulate the experience of getting one of your club mate's snot rockets in the face. when wahoo when