Gravel Bikes

[scarfmace]

60K mud ride trough the 'Vlaamse Ardennen' yesterday.

[Denimhead 0]

@scarfmace Looks like fun

[Brock]

I just put together a 5 Day bike packing adventure around the west side of Mt. Hood.
Planned for early September…. Can’t wait!
It’s been too long since I’ve camped off the bike!

[scarfmace]

I’ve fitted new tires for the summer. While I’m still undecided on the tan-wall look versus the classic all-black, there’s feel like a smoother roll.

[Nik]

Tan looks great

[Denimhead 0]

@scarfmace can’t go wrong with that bike

[indigo_nico]

@scarfmace tan wall and ti FTW!

[Brock]

That bike is sick AF! Looks too fast for me

[Brock]

The last gravel tour I did was the Oregon Cascades Volcanic Arc (OCVA) the route was built by the guys at OMTM.
It’s pretty epic! And we edited it in the start and tail end in order to end at or near home. I can’t believe I haven’t posted here about it… it’s an amazing route and one to have on your bucket list if you live in Oregon for sure!

[Brock]

On the first day we also summited mt. Theilsen on foot https://www.google.com/search?q=mt+thielsen&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

[Brock]

More pics from the trip

[Denimhead 0]

@Brock EPIC

[scarfmace]

@Brock Thats it right there! Freedom in nature. Love it

[Brock]

Good times!

[Tyler]

@Brock I've immediately added this to my bucket list... but I need to know the details, where is this? what route? - it looks incredible!

[Brock]

@Tyler
It’s called the Oregon Cascade Volcanic Arc or (OCVA) I’ll add a link to the route

https://www.omtm.cc/ocva400

The OMTM guys did it pretty fast. We opted for a more enjoyable speed and completed it in 6 days. We stayed at two hotsprings and checked out a lot of off route water features and springs along the way.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Not really a gravel bike, it defies categories.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Brock You guys are really doing this bicycle thing right ️.

[Brock]

@RobeOfTheMagi trying to at least! I wish I had more time to ride… your Riv looks sick! I bet it rips on gravel

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Brock with it’s velocity quill rims and RH Herse Oracle Ridge tyres it is really swift on many surfaces .