If you go to an event by yourself, as mentioned, these rides get spread out
pretty quickly, so you may not see many folks at whatever pace you happen
to be riding. Personally, I'm fine either way, but if you would like to
ride an event with one or more other like-minded riders, I would suggest
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On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 3:20 AM Garth wrote:
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> Just be yourself it's the most simple thing of all. Such is the
> "sweet spot" ... always perfect as-is for that which is simply
> and irrevocably is ... and oh so wondrously is.
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> The Sun is the Flower as
There are a lot of different types of Gravel events. I started organizing
some in 2007; none of them are races, but all it takes to have a race is to
have 2 people trying to outdo each other. In the larger events, it is
typically easy to find someone to ride with, regardless of one's pace. In
Advice from a fellow Laterne Rouge gravel/endurance rider: prepare yourself
to be riding alone, it's bound to happen unless you've planned ahead with
friends or somehow make friends along the way during the ride. On long
distance events it happens to everyone, actually, even the fast people in
Well, first I would steer clear of any event which includes the word "race"
in the title.
For these organized gravel rides, part of it is the result of what RBW and
BQ have been promoting for years--wider tires, offroad terrain. 10 years
ago, "gravelbiking" it hardly existed, 5 years ago it
Just be yourself it's the most simple thing of all. Such is the
"sweet spot" ... always perfect as-is for that which is simply
and irrevocably is ... and oh so wondrously is.
The Sun is the Flower as the Flower is the Sun never two there
is always only the
