I ride bicycles. On pavement, on dirt, and of course, on gravel.
In short, I “ride everything.”
I am no stranger to this type of riding. Many years ago I edited and published a paper zine called crosswords. After that I contributed to Bicycle Guide, Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, California Bicyclist, and MTB/Mountain Biker magazine.
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Best of luck with your new blog. Looks like we have some common interests, so I look forward to following your efforts on the bike, and in the blogosphere!
Cool blog! Just stumbled across it as I was exploring the world of bikes. I’ve had this ~85 mile route in my head for years (80%gravel, 15%pave, 5%jeep trail) and want to share it. Any tips on making this into a race? Casper, WY.
You might check with Guitar Ted @ Gravel Grinder to see if he has any recommendations on organizing a race.
I’m in the Toronto, Canada area and looking for gravel races. Do you know of any in Michigan or Upstate New York or Pennsylvania?
I enjoy the BLOG!
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Great blog. I have grown weary of the road bike scene and my singletrack days are behind me. If I listen real hard, I can hear the gravel and dirt roads of my youth inviting me back. I have this idea festering in the back of my mind about riding from Castle Rock to Durango on backroads The less the pavement, the better. I’m going to build a rigid hard tail 650b set up similar to an adventure bike. Not sure if I’m going to use a bob or bags. I’ll keep you posted on my progress. Happy miles!
I think it’s very interesting that we ride everything when we’re young, and then as we get old (wiser?), the desire to explore the unpaved returns.
The gravel brings the kid out! Anybody know of any gravel events in NY state? I am now on the hunt!
BTW, Jeremiah Bishop’s Alpine Loop Gran Fondo in Harrisonburg, VA was my gateway drug into this thing. Epic ride, with a great group of riders having a blast, very well organized, with smile-inducing wonder greeting you mile after mile.