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The Great Gravel Single Speed Bike Beer Share Post #2

G  ood Day All,    

I have created the routes.  I want to ride them first prior to posting them.  I need to clarify this is not a race, it is in no way a race, it is a guy who is providing a time window and two course suggestions.  This 100% uninsured as I am not even gonna ride this thing the day of but be checking in on people to SAG them if needed.  If you want to ride with others on a single speed gravel machine then here is a viable option.  You are Responsible for you.  You could show up and unload your bike, decide not too ride and go home.  That is still a win in my book.  You at least got out of the house.  

Post #1 as follows.   

As of now plan on a March 26th, 9am start time in Reinbeck, Iowa.  I will have to come up with a new route and will post it to the blog in a separate post.  I am going to remove a lot of B-roads, so this route will be more bland than tubular.  

Expectations:

  • Single Speed Only bikes
    • Do not care how you do it since it is a ride, but if you want to show up with gears, go for it.
  • Bring a beer for yourself and one to share
    • If you rode gears, you bring a 6er of the good stuff.
  • Find some random person you do not know and share a beer
  • The ride is on your own and is not a race
  • I will post a 30ish and 65ish mile routes.
  • You are responsible for you since this is a group ride atmosphere.
  • Be prepared for inclement weather.
    • Mud
    • Rain
    • Wind
    • Ice is possible
    • Large Ag equipment
    • Naughty Dogs
    • Rad Cats
    • And possible cow sightings
    • No Tigers
    • No bears unless TJ Fort shows up and goes shirtless
    • No groomed gravel (aka it may be big chunk)

Cheers and Godspeed
Dave
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