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@@JohnPerales That’s awesome, i’ll see you at the races next year

Good idea, I'll do that for next year's videos. You can look me up on Strava as my name. I used to do more power overlays on the video but that feature is broken in garmin virb editing software now. For these longer gravel races this year I was around 240-250w NP avg for the full race, I'm 78 kg.

@@aarondeutchman3212 Hopefully they fix that feature soon, because that would be neat to have in the videos. And that is useful info, and quite immpressive, good work!!! Keep up the videos!!

@@isakmassman2056 ok yeah cramps make sense on that course. I was an idiot not getting on your wheel when you chased back to the group. You were in the headwind alone then is brutal. I was in group of 3 most of that. I need a good bit more watts to stick with you longer, time for some good training all winter.

​@@aarondeutchman3212 Would have been very nice to sit behind you and your aero bars. Less than 5 months until Hell of the Wind 25 so get working!

@@00mustangwolf00 42t on the front, seems to work great with the 10-46 cassette, spend the most time around the 19 and 17t right in the middle, spins out above 30 mph and still good on the hills

This frame is fast and really great for 45-50mm tires but I definitely envy the tire clearance you have on the checkpoint. The sram groupsets are very nice nowadays, love having no problems with this one.

Those single-speeders are nutso! I barely get by with my 2X12. lol

Yeah ss on those big hills is crazy, he was very strong for sure, I don’t think my knees could handle it

@@BlakeStewart-q4g Beardstown IL. Its on bikereg.com and fb if you look up pumpkin hop. Great event due to the race director.

@@SwimBikeRunStu definitely, mega fun course, everyone should do it

@@138Scratch no problem! Except there won’t be any this year, no chicago cross for me unfortunately, taking a break and too much other stuff going on.

@@burronorteno colesburg is in the driftless area of iowa. Has as much climbing per mile as steamboat gravel but without the altitude pain. The roads are so scenic, constantly winding and almost never flat. I failed to get the stream crossing on camera, I got a nice splash from another rider felt great.

You were too strong out there, had to play dirty, nice riding with you!

@@aarondeutchman3212 that shot of me bombing by you in the woods was awesome! Conti Race King 2.2 Afterburners!

Ha, it took a long time and a lot of work to catch up to you in all those hills in the wind. You go up them plenty well.

Thank you. I'm thrilled with how long i was able to stick with the lead group and that I was able to hold in such a good finishing position.

Not sure but I think they finished in the top 5 somewhere

Danimal is quite the beast

If you guys would have slowed down a bit, I could have gotten more screen time

@@brianritter9379My bad, just let me know next time that you need some time on camera ha

Maxxis all terrane, not the fastest tire but lets you do most anything you want in corners and works for all conditions. Good luck at your race.

I switched over to the Challenge tire line in general... hand made and 320 tpi for the team iddition

Good catch, that’s a step through dismount, right foot forward of left instead of behind

Agreed.... looks like it would be dangerous if something goes wrong.

Garmin virb software, pretty much what everyone uses, its a pain to get data synced up to the video. Theres a bunch of youtube guides on how to do it, like from norcal cycling

Thanks, where are you at now and how does the mtbing compare?

@@aarondeutchman3212 A bit south of Denver, CO. GHS, one of the the trail fairies at Scott, is my brother-in-law.

I’m there with you, starting indoor riding now. Next year I’ll use the newest gopro, it’ll look alot better.

Good to hear. This one was pretty terrible for me but thats fine, gotta have one of those every so often

Yep, been 5 years since I did this race so wasn’t expecting to stay on road longer, gives me plenty of room for improvement for next time

@@aarondeutchman3212 Also, there's a big opportunity to go a lot faster on the road at the start.... I'll see you there next year after watching this Comeback 4.0 may actually start.....smile emoji

Yeah its shaky because it is from a hero 3. I have a hero 11 now so new videos will be much better. Pumpkin hop cx is first race with that new Gopro but I still have multiple things to fix on settings and editing that’ll improve the quality.

The trick is its a hero 3 with an aftermarket extended battery that lasts 4-5 hours on 1080p at 24 fps. Later on gopro prevented aftermarket batteries and they don’t make a large extended life battery. I want a newer gopro but yeah the battery life is terrible on them. The bad quality and shaky image are quite a downside to using the hero 3 though.

Awesome, thanks for the wheels to follow

Definitely