Tony, This is so awesome. Love the pic, Shoji On Monday, June 2, 2014 10:21:13 PM UTC-4, Tony McG wrote: > > My Atlantis was not the only Rivendell in the Almonzo 100, but I am pretty > sure that there was not another Riv in the Dirty Kanza 200 or Half Pint. > The bike performed flawlessly except for my sloppy friction shifting. > About a year ago, I drove up to Spring Valley, MN and rode with Jim Thill > and a bunch of country bike cyclist on the Almonzo 100 course. After that > experience, I decided that gravel was a lot safer and more scenic than > riding on pavement. I built a Surly LHT into a gravel grinder and started > riding with Guitar Ted on Saturday mornings for a 3-hour gravel ride. I > found the Atlantis on this forum and realized that it was a much nicer ride > than the Trucker; the Surly has been hanging in the garage since. > > I wasn't out to win, just finish. I haven't heard where I placed in the > Almonzo, but I finished the DK Half Pint in the top 1/4 of the starters and > the top 1/3 of the finishers. I carried too much stuff, and should have > run lower air pressure in the tires. I was afraid of pinch flats on the > cattle grates, but I was able to wheelie or hop the bike over most of them. > After the race, one of the more experienced riders suggested 35# in the > front and 40# in the back; I was running 45# in both of the Schwalbe Dureme > 700cX40. I am looking forward to trying the Half Pint (111 miles) again > next year, but I doubt if I will ever do the 200. After 8 hours of gravel, > wind, hills, heat, and sun, I am ready to get off of the bike. > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JlyB_Hn0W2E/U40w_8fY_OI/AAAAAAAAACk/U43mvfA3SuQ/s1600/DK_1225-%28ZF-0500-46390-1-001%29.jpg> > I love this bike and really love passing guys half my age on carbon fiber > 'cross bikes... >
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