Sorry to Grant for misspelling his last name (if I were better at this google groups stuff I'd change the title at the top)! And thanks for giving us the opportunity to buy more versatile bikes.
As to Mike's point about the midwest gravel races being "racy," well, yes and no. I did Dirty Kanza on my A. Homer Hilsen two years ago...and finished in 20 hours. I was "racing" myself, completing a personal challenge. I think anyone who's out there in Emporia or the various other midwestern (or western) spots and isn't expecting to be in the top 50...they're doing the same sort of thing. I recently sold my mountain-ish bike because I found I didn't like hitting single track (including driving to the trailhead). But I love riding the backroads and gravel tracks (and even some mountain biking trails, oddly) that I can reach right from my door. On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 10:21:18 AM UTC-7, Noah Deuce wrote: > > Hyperbole, sure, but the drum GP has been beating for decades (better tire > clearance, too much emphasis on racing, etc.) has finally turned into a > product "category" that may save the industry from itself. > > Just see the latest by Guitar Ted: > http://www.gravelgrindernews.com/less-about-the-rock-and-more-about-the-roll/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
