Renee earns her cup! ” I had a great year visiting new places, riding some new gravel with some great people on two wheels. Its been a while since I recorded my miles with you, so please forgive me if I duplicated some of my efforts. Tour of Hermann – 100 miles Training ride on […]
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Dallas W. earns his cup with metric #12 “Wisconsin has an abundance of state trails that crisscross the state atop of old rail beds. While most are considered multi use and allow motorized vehicle traffic, a few remain exclusively human powered. The difference between the two types is very apparent in the town of Amery, […]
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Jacob S. takes his show on the road for Rebecca’s Private Idaho… “So, another late update, this fall has been a little crazy. Over labor day a friend an I made the journey to Sun Valley, ID to ride bikes on new gravels. Major bummer was when my friend wrecked her mountain bike the week […]
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“Metric #10 was the Big Ring Hondo in Augusta, KS on September 26th. I felt great going into this race. It was only 2 weeks after the Pony Express 70 miler that I came in 5th place on. This race was rough out the gate. The roads were just leaving people with flats left and […]
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Jeff M. writes in.. “I completed all 6 centuries earlier in the year, but was holding out for trying to get the bonus for doing 12 fulls. Well, in mid-September I had a bad crash while mountain biking with a couple teammates down at Council Bluff, and severely separated my right shoulder. I had to […]
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Dallas W. checks off 3 more metrics “The Gravel Conspiracy is a free 3 day event that is promoted on the Gravel Conspiracy blog. The format change a little each year, but the quality of the experience always exceeds expectations. This year’s event started near Duluth Minnesota with a moving truck full of bikes and […]
Read moreDallas W. Writes in… “Readiness and testing are the best allies of anyone who plans to seek adventure in wild places. Not leaving your equipment to chance and knowing how to maintain it improves your confidence and enjoyment on unsupported or solo rides. I also enjoy the time spent preparing as a prolog to the […]
Read moreA retro update from Jacob S. “Way back in August I needed to redeem my confidence after my defeat at the 24 hours of Cumming. Luckily I had the foresight to get signed up for PCL’s Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, NE. I met my buddy Logan in Des Moines and we headed for Lincoln Friday […]
Read moreJon V. writes in… “Number 7 turned out to be the USARA National Championship Adventure Race at Pine Mountain State Park in Kentucky. The 30 hour race just crested the metric mark at 63 miles, although other people said they were closer to 70… With all the mud and rain, I wouldn’t be surprised if […]
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Another metric for Dallas W… “On a casual group ride a few friends discussed the idea of completing a metric on our local singletrack mountain bike trail as part of the Cup O’ Dirt Challenge. The plan included an all day grazing stack table at the trailhead picnic area, and a scoreboard to track the […]
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Cup O' Dirt Challenge 