Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I really miss the days when gravel was just people riding arkoses with badly matched old road kit. Now I see a lot of carbon and carefully curated MAAP attire

You'll be pleased to know that I'm still riding a filthy Tripster, quite slowly, wearing sun-bleached knicks or Humvee shorts and stretched, old road jerseys that chaff my nipples.

I really miss the days when gravel was just people riding CX bikes with no bar bags.

I really miss the days when gravel was just people riding CX bikes with no bar bags

@giofox is keeping the true spirit of gravel alive

I'm still riding an alloy cx thing. I do have a frame bag unfortunately, can't live without my mini track pump

See-trough bibs can have a last service for lonely gravel rides. Not so great on the road where every MAMIL will jump into a fast wheel to beat their PBs

Proud to be keeping the True Spirit of Gravel™️ alive

Did receive a wizard works seat bag as a gift recently tho so maybe that’s disqualifying

I'll forever be stuck in the limbo of not owning a gravel bike, nor racing CX, yet only riding off-road, with no bags. Is there a thread for that?

Yo true

Gorgeous frame. Paint. Build 👌🏻

The photo looks a horizontal composite day/night shot

Conundrum: to framewrap and spoil aesthetic purity/no framewrap and risk real tears of sadness

I just want to ride my fucking bike.

fuq grovel

fuq grovel

Gruq Frovel, I think that was the goblin that backstabbed my paladin under Castle Greyhawk.

you'll be racing CX one day....

I need to not break myself for a good couple of years first, earn those points back with the mrs and then be allowed to come play with you guys in the mud (and break myself again)

I need to not break myself for a good couple of years first

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perfect for Muddy Hell 2023!

Where do I sign up for the narcissism class?

You can’t be taught it, you either have it or you don’t.

That's just a picture of me after Christmas at the in laws', with a thin white layer on top

Never too early to start costume research is it?

Gravel Champs and all that carbon gesticulating only exists if you make eye contact with it.

Great article, woman shoots another woman and a guy gets all the credit. Is there a bechdel test for real-life melodrama?

I can at least aspire to gnarcissism even without a bar bag