Old 03-27-24, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sir_crash_alot
So I learned that my first gravel race this season is more of a time trial, i.e. no mass start, just whether you want to be timed or not, and then you start throughout the day of the event. So I was thinking: what if I went max TT aero for a gravel bike?

And I kinda liked the idea.

Actually, I fell in love with the idea.

So I'm starting an experiment with what might be called an "eccentric" build, because life is too short to approach it overly cautiously. It'll be interesting trying to figure out the middle ground between aero and control, so "experiment" is appropriate.

Stay tuned!
Interesting. I wasn't aware that kind of event existed. Please share pics.

An event I did last year (Bovine Classic in Atascadero, CA) included timed segments. The winner was the rider with the lowest combined time for the segments. How fast or slow you rode between segments didn't matter.
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