Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Where do we draw the line between gravel and MTB?

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Where do we draw the line between gravel

https://www.inspiremalibu.com/blog/drug-addiction/gravel-the-newest-synthetic-drug-paving-a-disastrous-path/

“Gravel” is the newest synthetic drug to hit the underground drug market – it’s very addictive, extremely dangerous, and emergency rooms around the country are seeing the number of overdoses related to this drug escalate. In turn, they are scrambling to train healthcare professionals to recognize the symptoms of someone under the influence of Gravel.

Gravel is a mixture of bath salts, methamphetamine and Klonopin. Another compound showing up in Gravel is called alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (alpha PVP). This synthetic stimulant wreaks havoc on the central nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Furthermore, some samples of Gravel that were seized contained ammonia nitrate, a flammable compound found in fertilizer. This recipe adds up to bad news for anyone using it.

Unfortunately, Gravel has not received adequate national media coverage. So, a lot of the public isn’t even aware of this damaging new synthetic drug until it gets a foothold in their community.

Dude, go grab a beer already

A friend decided to take up crit racing in 2017. He’s a good rider hadn’t ever done any bike racing of any kind, ever. His bikes are titanium or carbon and his wheels are all zipps or Shimano DA. He did three cat 4 races. Crashed, fucking a wheel in the first. A ti frame, two wheels a pedal and himself in the second and himself again (bike largely unscathed) in the third with weeks in a cast.

I said he should take up crack. It’s cheaper and better for health.

#coolstory

Cycling is bad for you

Sobriety is working so well for me though :S

Haha
I mean, at your comment, not at his misfortune.

Even back when I raced crits I was on boring 32h alu rims and an alu bike. It was the done thing for most riders unless you were national squad, or paid and then you might be on some Zipps or something (there weren't so many rich guys then, they were still playing golf).
But now, every bastard is on deep carbon and carbon frames and then you deck it and your bike is a write off. My bike is still going 20 years later.

Never race what you can't afford to replace.

Never race

race

can't afford to

Don’t believe the hype

Chaley

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Maybe a little bit

Chaley

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Anyone running hplus hydras? Like the look of them for my next wheel set…

I have some. Don't really like them. They're kind of narrow for modern tyres and they don't hold a bead when the tyre is deflated.

If you don't run tubeless or wide tyres I guess they're as good as anything.

Ohhhh I was dead keen but maybe not now. What width tyres are you running? Doubt I’d go over 42, but still…

I'll defer to tyre experts, but i think they would be fine for 42, I'm riding 38 g one all round which are fine.

It's the lack of bead retention that upsets me. If you can't retain the bead then the chances of needing to put a tube in go way up, which kind of makes the whole tubeless thing kind of yanno.

Some great Tayside and Angus gravel for anyone visiting.

Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/YtXye474vgb

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Premium no-gravel around Aberfoyle last week.

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Aberfoyle looks fantastic, mate is just back and said it was prime.

Really is! Highly recommended. So many trails there, we only scratched the surface with a loop from Callendar.