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@bruceunruh1685 I had a 1x setup with a 40T up front and 10-52 rear cassette. More info on bike can be found in this episode: th-cam.com/video/w5ZCmVm29iA/w-d-xo.html

Excellent hope you enjoyed it!

That was our crowning achievement for the day haha. All downhill from there!

Salida wasn't in the cards for us this year. Sure would like to make it back at some point though!

Nice I'll have to give it a look, I like the sound of the menu!

Still going and still recording, but need to get busy editing and posting episodes I guess.

Appreciate that. At least we are contributing to the local economy I guess haha. Has there been much backlash following the event this year from the locals that were against it?

thank you!

In 2023, there was two inches of rain the night before Gravel Worlds. There was a mile of dirt road that was a complete mud pit that no one could ride through. In other words, expect some challenges in addition to the course!

Thanks, sounds like lots of us had a day out there with the heat. Part of the experience I guess, never know what will happen with the weather! You should for sure give the 150 a go!

Thank you. I think a steel frame does help with the conform level for sure. There are some well built carbon frames that offer some of that same comfort though I suppose so each to their own. I've ridden this event and many like it quite a few times now on a few different bikes. There are arguments for them I suppose. For tires, I would suggest something in at least the low 40s or bigger. 650x42 be a fine tire choice. The northern route is for sure chunkier in some places though, so just make sure you think about that with tire choice. good luck!

Thought the gravel worlds course was easier than sbt, but I struggle with long climbs at elevation. My issues at gravel worlds were heat related. Like to ride it on cooler temps, seemed like a great route.

Thanks!

Yes! Thank you!

Likewise, hope you had a good ride!

Nice. Imagine you get plenty of climbing in that area!

@@backofthegravelpack You got that right. I regularly clock 30 mile rides with 2000 ft of climbing. My goal is to find a list of gravel rides across the country and do a road trip to them and see the beautiful scenery our great country has to offer

@@gregboyden564 Nebraska has 72,000 miles of unpaved roads and really nice portion of the Great Plains Gravel Route that goes from Canada to Mexico.

@@edc4052 thanks for this information Rich. I am definitely interested in visiting Nebraska and exploring the gravel there!

sounds fun!

Thanks so much!

I knew by including that statement, this comment was coming haha!

Thanks Chad!

Thank you, much appreciated!

Not sure to be honest, forecast was in the 90s, lady at the finish said it was 100+ at some point based on some sort of metric.

@@backofthegravelpack I thought SBT was bad, but I'm sure the Nebraska race was much worse.

Luckily Gravel Worlds didn't have any of those long climbs STB does haha!

I riuna gopro on a mount under my bike computer, and another on a Volta handle I keep in a feed bag for "interview" type shots. I've broken 2 voltas now though, so may need to look for a different option there.

@@backofthegravelpack I just bought a quad lock that I'll mount on the stem. I guess when I want to "interview" myself, I can just turn the phone on and start talking. Though the angle will be odd. 🤣

Yea I've been thinking about going with a quad lock too.

It's all fun and games, till it isn't!

Parts of it were!

Thank you! That names a blast from the past!

Thank you!

I can't imagine riding in that heat yesterday, I worked in it but no way I would have tried 40, I did that stuff when I was young but my age is showing now. I wanted you to know that there's a 50, 100, and 200 mile gravel race every year in the Croatan National Forest, I'm not sure if it's in the spring or fall but you can check it out by contacting New Bern's bike shop ( Flythe's bike shop ) if you are interested. I haven't ridden it yet or the race that is, I ride the forest frequently.

Yea heat is kind of the worst isn't it?

Thanks CJ! Did I see you were at gravel worlds? Sorry I missed you if so.

appreciate the input

I'll tell her!

Nice, hope you enjoyed the event!

Thank you very much!

Good question, I've been trying to get Cassie out but so far no luck

It was a pretty enjoyable distance, plenty of time left to enjoy the day

Yea I've threatened to a few times, I need to get going on that project

Haha thanks for the heads up!

Absolutely, great to meet you! One of these days I'll make some progress on the van series videos.

My pleasure 😊

It was a great place for a ride.

No offense taken, but those are bomtraeger carbon wheels on the video. I'd interested in what wheels you'd suggest to upgrade to.

@@backofthegravelpack I didn’t realize they were carbon wheels, I assumed from the hyperglide freehub body that they were more entry level. It sounds like your bike is already specced out other than the drivetrain so why not go AXS. But if you’re really thinking about switching up wheels, Fusion Fiber wheels seem like a really cool technology, Atomik and Revel are 2 I can think of off the top of my head that make them. Also maybe a dropper post if they make AXS ones in 27.2? Edit: or you could swap the freehub body to an xd or microspline and bump to a 10 tooth if you want more top end

Awesome, good luck with your build!

It has worked out great so far!

Appreciate that. That is what I ended up going with, think it is an elite with setback. So far, so good.

Thought about slapping some superglue on the last one and throw it back in there to keep it interesting, but not finishing events is getting old!

Thanks for watching!

Black Bibs. Super nice for the price point. I've reviewed a pair of their bibs in a past episode, check it out!

That a revelate designs shrew. It's designed to work with a dropper post, no strap around the seatpost. It does move a bit but I like it. No zipper to worry about breaking in mud, waterproof. And expandable to hold a jacket if needed.

Indeed, always is!