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Originally Posted by Flames0910
Wait, who said not to do that on a gravel bike? There’s one sketchy hill but other than that, the loop would be a beautiful ride on a gravel bike (I’ve done it on my mountain bike and the suspension / weight is a bit overkill).
That’s a great ride. Some real beautiful country there. If you ever wanna bikepack it there are some great campgrounds with free firewood too.
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heh heh... EXACTLY!! Gotta try something before saying it's not possible!
That said there are actually several quite technical areas for a gravel bike... everyone thinks primarily of that one long fast downhill off the high-altitude meadow. Yes that was a bit nuts to go down... it was fun the first half (I was catching air, purposefully, off the water bars). But then my neck, arms started hurting bad and my riding glasses bouncing between my nose and helmet made it tough to see. It's not technical, just super fast and some loose stuff and a few grooves to grab the tire, and on a gravel the risk/difficulty is proportional to your speed.
So after the base of the hill, you turn left back towards the start instead of towards the overnight camping area. Some awesome fun singletrack - there are a definitely a few sketchy or technical sections in there too where I almost bit-it. On my Full-Sus I'd just plow through some of those rocky areas or loft the front wheel or even jump stuff and not think about it. Being on a rigid changes things, a lot.