Jeremiah Bishop’s Alpine Gran Fondo

[americancyclo]

@vvill 41637 wrote:

I imagine that gravel grinders would actually be better preparation than Kill Bill

Are any of the Gravel Grinders Dirt’s been leading 25c friendly? I don’t’ foresee a new bike before the end of 2013 and can’t fit bigger tires on my Roubaix. The furthest I’ve been offroad with the bike so far has been going up Donaldson Run from Military to 26th.

[vvill]

I guess it depends on your bike handling skills! A lot of the sections I remember would be ok on 25s but overall I wouldn’t feel comfortable on 25s, mostly on the descents with looser gravel. But I’m definitely unskilled at riding on unpaved surfaces. Dirt would be the best person to ask.

[DaveK]

@americancyclo 41652 wrote:

Are any of the Gravel Grinders Dirt’s been leading 25c friendly? I don’t’ foresee a new bike before the end of 2013 and can’t fit bigger tires on my Roubaix. The furthest I’ve been offroad with the bike so far has been going up Donaldson Run from Military to 26th.

We had a guy ride with us on 23c tubulars one weekend. He was faster than me on 35c cross tires so I’m definitely not going to say it was impossible. He had some serious riding skills to be descending on gravel on those tires. I think he’s been riding as long as I’ve been alive though.

[Tim Kelley]

@vvill 41637 wrote:

I do remember that Reddish section being the first time I ever heard Tim complain about not having low enough gearing! I was happy to have bought a 11-28 cassette specifically for this event

Friends don’t let friends ride Reddish on an 11-25. Unless they’re my friends…

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