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There are all kinds of speed and size group from av. 47-48 km/h and 100 riders to chill ride on mini bike.

@ early next year, i will try. next week is vacation time.

With volcano climb KOM, maybe pinarello F 2024 + enve 7.8. Still aero but lighter than solid DT disc wheel

Thanks for kind words. And Colin's video he just decide to skip my finish 2nd time so i don't have a different perspective😮. Not sure what he is thinking... I notice in the past watching several youtubers on the same rouvy race, the avatar are place differently in each computer.

@@benjapolcycling I'm looking at your and Dustin's drafting charts on my.rouvy....neither of you had any draft near the finish. That's not helping either. The rider coming from behind should show drafting but neither shows it. So in reality you were riding side by side, but on your video he shows 1 meter (3 ft) behind you. Happened to other riders recently too. Just glad we are not offering any prizes on our races but imagine if there was a prize associated with podium finishes, it would be frustrating.

@@oztanbasak wow i don't even know that thing existed.

@@benjapolcycling I wonder if the little delay after you crossed the line causing all these. watch your video again when you cross the line, your avatar shows frozen at finish for a bit. That's when the race results must be registering. I wonder if that little delay there causing all this.

​​@@oztanbasak in real life i had experience of someone finish behind me get podium 3rd place because at the start line, i am in the front and he stay near the back. So this guy finish little behind me in sprint contest but his chip time is faster than my time, I got 4th. I was a bit shocked to see the guy i won the sprint got podium but i got nothing 😂😂

Garmin head unit, Gopro 9, power meter, garmin virb program (free but old and unsupported)

Just go check trailforks. Unofficially i can answer that it's not exactly the same. When you ride you will see the markers and flags thats are quite clear. In the gopro effect it's not as good to see markers but in real world it would be a bit easier.

Thanks for kind word. it take some work for this video. Also looking for new sections and more fun stuffs. Generally I love it but I wish they have slightly tame down the nemesis rooty climb on mile 6 and steep step-up rock slabs on my 7.5 a little. Still quite a challenge to me not to put feet down on those difficult climbs.

@@benjapolcycling They have more to go, I hope they get to a few more washed out areas,, we'll see..

@@manabiker I will keep coming and ride + update new video then. 😁🤘

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Kensington + Proud + Island lake. Plenty of places to park in Kensington as it's in the middle and shortest drive off highway.

I actually park at Kensington metropark and did total 40 mile ride. This clip is just a portion. Most people will just park at Dawson/Childs lake lot for Proud 3+4 loop. People who use connector 1 mostly ride to/from Hickory glen park. There is a parking slightly further next to Proud HQ/Wixom road but it's mainly for hiking trail access with restroom as a plus, maps.app.goo.gl/sqf6TKhFg3ih64pX8

Hello legend of Proud Lake 🙇‍♂️👋

And weathere here is very cooperating. Consecutive several nice sunny days and pleasant temperatures 😊 so happy!!

I have updated full Poto trail video for 2024 just uploaded yesterday with 3 (or you could say 4) detour and reroutes. Most of the meanest features and climbs are still there, but there are some more flow and jump/drop features. Hope you enjoy my 2024 updated video. I heard more reroute segments are still in the plan but I don't know in particular. Stay tuned.

Thanks. It adds variety to strategy. I am not good at sprint power anyway 😂😂.

LOL I was way more bravery back then, and take all the detour line. Now I would not ride this (especially Big kame rocks and Sugar loop) on gravel bike again ever 😂😂😂. I heard rumor there are several rider that sometimes ride DTE on gravel bike, not just me.

Thanks but nah, I know several local racers around here that are always on the podium, my number is nothing compare to them.

Thanks. I have not been to Stony for several months now. I heard they reworked on several sections. Bee line is a good intermediate trail to practice before you go to more advanced trail there. Enjoy and be safe!

I would be very impressed if you can do the whole thing without walking at all especially on the connector... some super technical and steep hills. Enjoy the ride!

Lol

it is called the "F Cancer"

​@@stevenjackson3167 it looks like middle finger

@@riturajthakur9547that’s the point

Garmin VIRB software. It's free but no longer supported. Stumpjumper alloy base, model year 2021. This year 2024 in particular, Poto trail has a lot of change/upgrade and it's still ongoing right now. After new trails is done and get firm up I will probably be back for update video.

No water station, so bring some water with you. Good thing is the parking is at the Cassidy lot, so you can come back half way to refill water (and restroom if needed). And you can do just chill ride outside the timed segment effort, which can save you water as well. Good luck and have fun in the race!

@@benjapolcycling that’s awesome. Really appreciate it! 🍻

Loop 3 has a fun fast descend called Hermann's dream. Loop 4 like in this video has longer but more gradual. Good riders still can sustain 20+ mph though.

It's Garmin VIRB editor - free but old buggy software :)

@@benjapolcycling Thank you. Probably won't work fine with GOPRO 10

Garmin xc200

I only got 1 puncture so far since I bought it from single track ride - I remember i hit something pretty hard, and the sealant can be sealed but lose half of the pressure. This is fast gravel race tire, not a touring or endurance tire. This tire kind of suit my style with mixed pavement and smooth gravel ride with speed. Distance-wise, I lose count but I can say I ride a lot of miles with this bike on all kind of surface including easy-intermediate single track and on snow.

@@benjapolcycling Got one more puncture last week, so 4 punctures in about 1200 kms.. Very small cailloux/silex/glass pieces each time. I am going to change them by Rene Herse, it's not possible to puncture so often. So very disappointed on my side.

@@nortcrusader did you run tubeless and if yes... do you maintain sealant properly? If it's glass, any tire except a very special heavy casing, would puncture... if not maintain sealant properly also the same. Good luck with your new tires.

@@benjapolcycling Thank you Ben, yes I maintain sealant, and it made its job. But each time I loose pressure, which is annoying, and I am not anymore reassured

@@nortcrusader i understand and i have the same feeling. that puncture mark become weakest spot in the tire even it's sealed. Also my rear tire is getting worn from many kms and also more prone to puncture now.

Thanks for watching. Nah I'm not that fast - the real fast guy never shoot video LOL. I feel both my legs and skills and pump the jump improve a little in 2024, probably I should retake video on this trail to see progress. I have not been to Riverbends trail there since.

I use Stumpjumper alloy base model full-sus. I guess I could not give you good advice as I finish ranking 25% from the bottom LOL (it's the rider not the bike). Hardtail or lightweight XC Full-sus probably enough, as you still need to pedal hard at the start, and to maintain speed for small up-hills .

@@benjapolcycling 🤣 thanks man

Haha, but you actually have the REAL KOM out there 👑👑😁

There are some ways to manipulate those ghost crew pacing 😂😂😂 nope, tt bike is not as fast (technically not easy to maintain same effort in the draft and heck a lot harder even in shallow climb ) I have tried it. I was actually surprised rouvy algo how they program the ghost crew pacing. Also all sections come from the same riding day, same outfit.

Thanks, but i did not train religiously and strictly like you. Definitely i don't have muscular and sprint power. My best year was 2022. Some chronic injuries still bother me especially on high power zone. Keep up good work and keep in shape, you're doing great.

Please blame TH-cam compression for resolution LOL. My footage before uploading has better quality even after render from Garmin Virb at 1080 60FPS. Let me know if you have some trick to improve "TH-cam" quality :D Another sad news is Proud loop 1 will be gone forever in the near future (they will remove access for MTB and change to horse only). Only connector from Garden Rd to Wixom road will only be portion allowed for shared trail.