bestbike85 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Who’s in? They just adjusted the number of entries per category this morning. http://camino205.com/ https://www.bikereg.com/el-camino-105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Thanks for bringing this up. I'm not 100% sure I'll have that weekend open but I would like to know more. Have you done it? Anyone out there have any 1st-hand details? Climbing? Road conditions (sand, gravel, caliche)? Strava history? Cheers, -CJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 I haven’t done it before. Haven’t really ridden anything out there north of Huntsville. I do know from lots of travel and working out in that region that elevation will be a factor. I’m a 50mile or less guy these days, if it were 55 or 60 I may reach for it, but decided to not push myself and signed up for the 35. More time for Michelob Ultras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 The week has arrived. I’m in Houston for a few days for work and brought the bike with 650x48’s. Going to do a couple 20-25 mile rides and see how these feel. May stick to my 700x43 if it’s a bit sluggish on the pavement. My route is 38 miles with 1,740 ft of elevation, but it’s about 50/50 pavement to gravel from my rough calculations. The 65 and the 105 are much heavier gravel. Since my ratio is rather low I lean towards the 700s, but I’ll make that decision later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 IN GAME THREAD. FINNA EAT TOMORROW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bestbike85 Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 3rd out of 75 in the 38 miler. The sand pit was nuts. I walked over a mile and I was running 48s. Anything smaller and they had to walk the whole 1.6 miles I’d imagine. 1st and 2nd in my category were a dad/son combo that beat me by 17min, and I caught 3rd place with a half mile to go. Beat him by 10 seconds. Awesome event and fun as shit racing gravel. Hope I can get in to 100 mile DK for next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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