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Bonking could definitely be a possibility. Can't make it this year but there are plans to do the 200 in 2025! Thanks for watching.

or minimum maintenance road, interchangeable really depending on the situation.

Thanks for watching and for the feedback. To be honest the music is always a constant struggle, what goes with the mood of the ride, is it too loud, too fast, too weird... the music on this one was given to me by a good friend from a band local to our area that he is associated with.

No way, same here! :P

I know, weird...

@@justinhenrichs4013 you were there?!?!?!

You should it's a really fun event, Bruning FD really rolls out the red carpet. Drone was Justin's, I haven't upped my game quite that high, yet.

It was great chatting with you, way to get after it.

I'm a big fan of the simplicity of SS, was entirely SS only for about 5 years when I bought a 2010 Monocog. Got away from it until two years ago when I picked up a Stormchaser. Reacquainting myself with the love of SS.

@@nocoastgravelsyndicate8131 I ran across a single speed stormchaser in my size during my last stop thru Backroads Bicycle in Marysville. I should’ve test rode it.

@@TallGuyTrails Mark and Renee are wonderful and Backroads is a great shop.

@@nocoastgravelsyndicate8131 my brother-in-law lives there. I try to find an excuse to stop in every time I go.😆 I need to take my bike tho and ride the trails out there. Hasn’t happened yet.

@@TallGuyTrails Alcove Springs is a lot of fun with a splash of history. The falls along the trail were used by pioneers traveling along the Oregon Trail to replenish their water supplies. There are still some visible names and dates carved into the soft limestone near the falls. Some sections of the trails out there kind of remind me of sections in Tranquility or Swanson.

If we can make it work we'd love to come down... if you have goats I think Dave would make the trip too. 🐐🤣

@@nocoastgravelsyndicate8131 lol, we have all the farm animals, some with questionable judgement...so I heard

We had a lot of fun, we will have to bring our A game next year. Yeah, sometimes we have to leave Dave in the car. 😂

For me it's anything less than 4 mph. If you can walk as fast or faster than you can pedal up the hill you'll burn less matches walking. If want to experience it first hand you could shift into a gear that you can comfortably spin at 16 mph then find a good hill (10-15%) and ride it without shift. At some point the energy you expend exceeds the productivity or forward momentum gains and you're just burning out your legs. One or two hills probably wouldn't be that big of a deal but if it's in the course of a longer ride or race it could cause you to fatigue faster than if you would have walked those really steep hills.

Read the comment again... if you meant why ride single speed... simplicity mostly but honestly if you find the right gearing for you, it's easier than gears most of the time until you hit the monster hills.

The song is Devil on My Tail by Red Revision.

Thanks for watching, hope to share some gravel with you in the near future. Speedy recovery.

New video should be out soon, thanks for watching.

Foreshadowing... dum, dum, dummmmmm

Thank you. The Flint Hills is really a hidden gem that is best viewed by bicycle.

The dirt parking lot off of Fort is pretty notorious for car break ins, if it were me I'd park in the lot near Monolithic Brewing and ride over to the trail.

@@nocoastgravelsyndicate8131 thank you!

The winds were no joke, saw or heard of several riders going down due to the gusts. Great event however and worth checking it out next year.

Thanks for the feedback, the music can be a bit overpowering at times but for me watching video that is just someone's raw footage tends to put me to sleep. Might look at knocking the volume of the music down a bit though, again thanks for the comment and a different perspective.

@@nocoastgravelsyndicate8131 fair enough. I love the natural sounds but not everyone’s preference.

we highly recommend it and would suggest making a week long trip out of it. Lots to see and do in Michigan.

@@nocoastgravelsyndicate8131I agree, I live in SE Michigan, but have spent time in Ludington on vacation.

It was the better angle by far, had a forward facing camera as well but hardly used any of the footage from that one. The sense of movement and speed was way better from the rearward camera.

No worries, there were a lot of people. It was crazy no matter how deep into the race you got there were always people around. I think I remember seeing a Greenstreet jersey out there.

Highly recommend it, views were amazing and the route (other than the sand) was on point.

Joe finished strong. He also did a trail repair for somebody who fell in the final 10 miles and couldn't fix her tire. Hero material.

we weren't exactly flying, over two hours of non moving time probably helped a lot but he was riding strong.

Thanks, man!

We were pretty shocked that we didn't see any other fat bike tires for most of the trail but were a pretty small population compared to KC. Frozen two weeks ago and it's all melting in the 50s this week. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

Salsa Beargrease converted to drop bars. I've seen a few around here converted that way for gravel use.

Spent several years around the Lake Forest/El Toro area in the early 90s, you all have it beat for weather but the crowds were something else. If you're ever around here in August, Gravel Worlds is a must ride event.

fun

Roads were soft in some spots, snow covered in others... very windy and cold. Not very hospitable for person or beast but a lot of fun. ;)

For this race I was running 38X17, Jackie was running 38X18 but I am toying with the idea of changing up to 38X16 for 2024.

Thanks. I started riding single speed this fall on a salsa Stormchaser. It’s super fun. Manistee National Forest is my favorite place to ride. It’s beautiful! Nice video….

@@stevenvcook It was a beautiful place to ride, one of these years we plan to come back for the 200. Maybe 2025.

We always look forward to GFBD, they are so much fun.

they are a lot of fun, would have been better if we would have gotten some snow.

Thanks! If you can make it out we highly recommend the event, well organized and very beautiful course.

Love Voler!

It's rolling really good right now, if you get a chance check out the Lazy Horse Gravel Grind in May. They ride a lot of the same roads.

My dad used to watch movies, on the wall behind you in one of the shots, during the interview.

@@garyonnen7634 NIce! It's a great little town and a much appreciated restaurant for the community.

I didn't realize until making the video just how many ferns we were riding through. Definitely not the midwest.

Ran into a section of the infamous flint rock that the Flint Hills is famous for, several flats and at least one unrepairable slash that I was aware of.