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What makes you think gravel is in trouble?

23:14 "It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand." For real though, glad you stayed safe. People are crazy.

What are the parts for the build?

Did you find the sizing to be similar to your road bike or did you go down a size? Good review, thank you!!

Wahoo i made your video at 1:54!!! That was a fun day. My first race and i had to remind myself to look around a few times to the awesome scenery!!

What rode is pork chop hill on

Great video Rich, good gravel and blue skies, bit different to here in the UK - mud and rain 😢 #getthattandemout #wewantsnacksfromtheback

Good stuff Rich. Looks like you had perfect weather. Good to hear that you had a lot of fun at Midsouth. I'll be doing it for the first time in 2025 - short distance so I'll have more time to take it all in. Maybe run into you there. I didn't get in to Unbound (sad face).

Thanks for the content!

Nice to see it’s not just me that struggles, yet enjoys

Looking forward to next year!

Thanks for sharing that , it was a beautiful place , I see why you liked it ! Be safe , eh ?

it is possible to put 700x40c tires on this frame?

Going for the shorter rides first, including the Waffle rides, so that I can do my first 100 in 2027. Goal is to finish in the top 50%. Cmf Thanks for sharing your experience!

Bought the $80 option. Very very very high quality. Excellent price point. Not much different to my Ale or Mumu kits which are way higher in price. I went for the short bib version and fit and rode perfectly. Will order more !

legit bike!

Would you still recommend this bike in 2024? Or what would you go with instead? I currently have an all city space horse grx I’m about to put a little better gravel tires on it. But I think I want two bikes. One dedicated for gravel, camping, and exploring.

Grea video! Hoping to build my own midnight special very soon... could you tell me exactly what model that wolftooth headset is, please?

Anyone who says watching other people ride bikes is boring have concrete in their eyes. Used to staring at concrete buildings all their lives.

Very cool! What would a setup like that cost to swap onto a bike?

What gearing did you use that enabled you to make all the climbs?

I'm the guy right in front of you in the jorts. thanks for capturing the day. it was a beauty!

You cleaned the stream crossing on a tandem! 🎉🫡

I think there were only 4 tandems this year. Did you guys come back to Salida? We didn’t have any mud this year and the weather was nice

Barn rat filthy fifty in pretty prairie maybe? An historic barn as it's setting. Chili and cinnamon roll as a meal. Beginning of November, so no worries about the heat you endured at gravel worlds

Did the van build end? You guys were doing a great job with the video's

Nice video! I live in town and raced the blue. KOA is pricey but can't do much better for tent (or Van/RV) camping if you wanna stay close to the start. Hopefully SBT GRVL can keep the locals appeased and we'll get to enjoy the ride again next year.

Great effort in that heat!

Great ride. It was so hot, I was a couple hours ahead of you, but felt the same. Coming from Vermont, I was not ready for the heat and paid for it dearly. Couldn't keep the heart rate down, couldn't eat or drink much and power had dropped dramatically. Fun times for sure and now want to go back to do the 150.

Congratulations Rich! You finished strong, very inspiring content. The fact you rode the race with a Surly inspired me a lot. I have a Soma Doble Cross (Tange Prestige steel) that I ride with 650x42 tires. I wanted to ask you if it makes that much difference comfort wise doing this race with a steel frame over a carbon one? Also, any tire width recommendations for this event? Keep the good work!

Did you find Gravel Worlds to be more challenging that SMBT GRVL? I was in the same race with you in Lincoln, but I think I was about 30 minutes ahead of you. I thought it was a challenging course.

Great ride !

You made it! On a super tough day! Great video!

Good seeing you out there. My first time too. See you at Bad Astra!

good job Rich. I live out here in SF bay area. would like to try some mid west gravel rides! beautiful scenery.

WOW, excellent video Rich, well done!! The accomplishment is awesome!

You don’t gotta eat cows, though.

Great video. The music really tied it all together.

Great video and good work on pushing through. Been there more often than I dare to admit. Love the title :)

do you have a sense of how hot it was?

what is your camera setup here? Obviously you have a front facing camera but how are you doing the selfie shots?

Bravo, heat and hills are no joke!

Well, that looked like fun....(not really)...

Loved your video Rich!

I rode in Kansas this same day and I can't image going 78 miles. It was so hot. Good job!

Good job Rich. Heat is for real. I did my usual ~40ish mile "easy" route yesterday in NC in mid 90's with about 95% humidity and I was on the struggle bus for the last 10 miles. Heart rate wouldn't go below 140 and my neck was cramping, which doesn't usually happen. I can only figure it was the heat. I have a ride coming up in the mountains of NC in a couple weeks. Looking forward to cooler temps. Not looking forward to 15% grades. We don't really have rollers like in NC like they do in NE. Seems like they'd be fun, maybe a little monotonous? Some of them looked a bit steeper than the Ride w/GPS route suggests. Again, good job.

Great video as always !

You're a very handsome guy... But I only made it through this video. Too much camera time on you instead of looking ahead. We mostly watch to see what the road looks like and what the scenery looks like. We can hear your narrative no matter direction the camera is pointed. Hope you don't take this as a negative but as a constructive comment. 😎

Miss seeing your woman!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I was camped right behind you, neat to see my truck and camper in your video. I thought KOA was great, but agree that $85 for a tent site is crazy... i think that's what I paid for my camper site.