New Forum: Gravel Grinders

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  1. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    All,
    With so many riding Gravel Bikes it just seems like the right thing to do to provide a Forum home for them. Knowing so many folks that ride Gravel Bikes, they need a home too! :thumbsup:
     
  2. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I built a poor man's gravel bike a few months ago...


    IMG_1245.jpeg

    It has 3 miles on it. Well, 2.5 actually, but I rounded up. :p

    My plan is to do some combo rides from the house to get the fitness even higher. A good one would be home to Black Star to home. OR maybe even tack on Skyline... The brakes are the weak link, but I'll stick to the easier fire roads with it.
     
  3. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
  4. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Let me know when you're headed out. I'll tag along on mine.:thumbsup:
     
  5. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    I got one of those gravel thingamajigs. It’s hanging on the wall with 2 flat tires.
     
  6. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Fix it. Ride it. You know you want to. ;)
     
  7. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    I do?:confused:

    Actually I probably would ride it if I had someone to share in the suffering.

    My wife doesn’t like it and thinks I should sell it (and a couple other bikes) and build a new V4 Ripley. Who am I to argue?
     
  8. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    If you weren't in South Canada I'd ride my gravel bike with you....As it is kinda hard to get up there since Los Angeles is in the way. :gag:
     
  9. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Gravel riding, that's just crazy-talk!
     
  10. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    I thought this is what the "All Mixed Up" thread was about.
     
  11. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    That’s a thread. This is a Forum.
    It’s okay herz, it’s not an eBike thing...
     
  12. shawndoh

    shawndoh Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Lake Forest
    Name:
    shawn
    Current Bike:
    I ride all the bikes!
    New Stigmata on order, I'll be post whoring all over this thread soon. :p
     
  13. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    Ditto
     
  14. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  15. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Thanks for the addition, @Mikie :thumbsup:

    I love grinding gravel, but I just use a mountain bike. Whatever flavor you pedal is alright with me. :geek:
     
  16. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
  17. shawndoh

    shawndoh Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Lake Forest
    Name:
    shawn
    Current Bike:
    I ride all the bikes!
    For sure. That Juliana color is super classy looking.
    I'm going with the green, but I don't LOVE it. I like the yellow, but it seems yellow does not hold up well on bikes. My .02.

     
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  18. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    Gravel bikes are good for when you live in the MidWest.

    Any place with hills... go ride the hills!
     
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  19. DBMX119

    DBMX119 Member

    Location:
    Huntington Beach
    Name:
    Rick McKee
    YES!
     
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  20. OTHRider

    OTHRider Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Duke
    Current Bike:
    '18 Salsa Cutthroat
    Thanks Greg - I kinda disappeared from the riding scene. Health, business, relatives, you name it and it got me so far this year. I'm back on the gravel grinder full time and will post up soon.
     
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  21. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    I'm with the "meh" crowd. All I see is a road bike with beefier tires for the most part. You can call it whatever you want but it's a road bike. Kind of like ebikes are just mopeds....even if they want to call them "pedal assist" or whatever other names they come up with.
     
  22. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Road riding in the Inland Empire is tantamount to gravel grinding.
     
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  23. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    100% so... they are indeed road bikes with beefier tires! And that's why they're fun!

    Here's an analogy from the motor-sports world:

    porsche-911-safari-1.jpg
     
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  24. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I beg to differ. Not that it really matters.

    A gravel bike is not a road bike. It is a drop-bar bike that can be ridden on the road but is not optimal for the road. It is designed to ride unpaved stuff. You'd be amazed where they can go. There are several gravel/adventure bikes (my Kona Sutra LTD comes to mind) that are in no way, shape or form a road bike. No matter how much they may superficially look like one.

    It is not my intent to convince you to try one.
     
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  25. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    So they are similar in shape and form, just not way?

    No way!
     
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  26. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    :facepalm:
     
  27. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    When you get passed on something like this, you start to realize that either the bikes are more capable than you'd imagine, or some riders are really just that good. Granted, he was a pro and worked for Lauf, but still...

    Zen Trail scouting mission with @mtnbikej and @horsebikerider . Not far from where the gravel bike passed me in the race.
    IMG_2202.jpg
     
  28. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Way! Eats, shoots and leaves.
     
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  29. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    I just found this forum. I guess I can post here now.
     
  30. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    You're a quick study... :rolleyes:
     
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