[Event] The Gallows

[bleedToWin]

29 minutes ago, Jbr said:

I was watching bwr content recently, blows my mind to see some of the tyres used there… some used almost the same I race road with (gp5000 32s), and some of the sections looked properly challenging on road tyres.

If Bierman lists it as a CX/Gravel tyre then that must be what it is... 😏

[Jbr]

2 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

If Bierman lists it as a CX/Gravel tyre then that must be what it is... 😏

Good to know that I've done a 2h35 CTCT on a CX tyre, and Road SA's, and part of Killarney  ! Not a bad tyre !

I would consider a 36 maybe for a easy gravel race like Eroica, don't know Gallows

[MongooseMan]

2 minutes ago, Jbr said:

Good to know that I've done a 2h35 CTCT on a CX tyre, and Road SA's, and part of Killarney  ! Not a bad tyre !

I would consider a 36 maybe for a easy gravel race like Eroica, don't know Gallows

I reckon the bit through the Vrolikheid nature reserve, and the bits that skirt McGregor before heading back to Lords, would be hella sketch on anything less than 36.

[Spinnaroonie]

6 hours ago, Jbr said:

I was watching bwr content recently, blows my mind to see some of the tyres used there… some used almost the same I race road with (gp5000 32s), and some of the sections looked properly challenging on road tyres.

I saw that! The lady still finished pretty high up in the order too. RESPECT! 

[Kom]

10 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

If Bierman lists it as a CX/Gravel tyre then that must be what it is... 😏

"Knob Height" cant make this sh*t up

[MongooseMan]

11 hours ago, Kom said:

"Knob Height" cant make this sh*t up

depends how cold it is?

[Jewbacca]

16 hours ago, Spinnaroonie said:

I saw that! The lady still finished pretty high up in the order too. RESPECT! 

I think you'll find a LOT of people (especially on BikeHub) pay way too much attention to their kit/tires/sealant/spare tube weight etc than 99% of the rest of the world who just have a bicycle and ride it, regardless of how optimal it's set up is for that specific 3% of use it gets.

I know, it's difficult to hear, but it's true. 

Golfer syndrome runs deep with cyclists..... 😆

[bleedToWin]

12 hours ago, Kom said:

"Knob Height" cant make this sh*t up

Why does Gandalf not use a wand like Harry Potter?
Because a staff has a knob on the end...

... I'll see myself out ...

[I FLY]

21 hours ago, MongooseMan said:

I reckon the bit through the Vrolikheid nature reserve, and the bits that skirt McGregor before heading back to Lords, would be hella sketch on anything less than 36.

I walk the dogs on the section coming back around McGregor past the dam. Lots of stones and shale.

[Kom]

3 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

99% of the rest of the world who just have a bicycle and ride it, regardless of how optimal it's set up is for that specific 3% of use it gets.

Im curious to hear more about your travels to other cycling cultures where its any different.

I mean, do you even Dylan Johnson bro 😝

[bleedToWin]

57 minutes ago, I FLY said:

I walk the dogs on the section coming back around McGregor past the dam. Lots of stones and shale.

The kinda shale that's flaky and clay-like and difficult to handle at speed, or the kind that destroys tyres and will have me sidelined (again)?

[MongooseMan]

47 minutes ago, bleedToWin said:

The kinda shale that's flaky and clay-like and difficult to handle at speed, or the kind that destroys tyres and will have me sidelined (again)?

Watch this, the section in question is from about 1:30

 

[Bub Marley]

1 hour ago, Kom said:

Im curious to hear more about your travels to other cycling cultures where its any different.

I mean, do you even Dylan Johnson bro 😝

Was thinking the exact same thing.

 

We are still easy going compared to the gravel scene in the US.

[Kom]

20 minutes ago, Bub Marley said:

Was thinking the exact same thing.

We are still easy going compared to the gravel scene in the US.

Agree completely - marginal games is absolutely a thing.

Even Matt Beers had to adjust his game to compete - his interview on Trainer Road  was super enlightening.

[I FLY]

3 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

The kinda shale that's flaky and clay-like and difficult to handle at speed, or the kind that destroys tyres and will have me sidelined (again)?

Unfortunately it’s the hard and sometimes sharp shale

[bleedToWin]

1 minute ago, I FLY said:

Unfortunately it’s the hard and sometimes sharp shale

At least appears to not be a super fast section.