I've been marshalling for the Canada Games these past 10 days, and yesterday I was at the mountain bike course (on foot only!) and came across this UPHILL part of the course, followed by the rocky flat section in the second picture. I couldn't believe it! I guess there's a dirt edge on the left, but geez – you mountain bike people ride that? 😲
(I'll stick to gravel!) 😄
by moving_to_NL_soon
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I ride this w my gravel bike xd
Honestly there are some smoother lines than some of the access roads around my place
A gravel bike will go up that. Tyre pressures 😉
I’d attempt riding my gravel bike with 2.2” tires up that. No promises I’ll make it, depending on the grade…
Admittedly, I might hike bike going up this, but going down I’m absolutely on my gravel bike.
Honestly, I’ve ridden paved roads in Michigan rougher than that on my gravel bike…
That’s not too bad for a technical ascent really, pretty smooth. Going up roots and stepups and shit is a whole other ballgame. I’m usually walking it up features like that.
i dont know. would ride this with my gravel.
Tire clearance is king. You can attempt that on a gravel bike that can fit XC tires. Especially if you are running tubeless and can run lower tire pressures.
Wouldn’t do it at significant speed without suspension. Probably take more than one attempt on the climb depending on the grip. And I wouldn’t do it cleanly, definitely putting a foot down. Especially since it’s often hard to determine how steep it is with a photo.
Things like this are why my gravel bike setup leans more towards adventure than road.
….. i honestly don’t see whats bad about this. i can clear this with my gravel bike and mountain bike
That is actually rideable on my endurance bike. I did trials and bmx freestyle back in the day so I might not be the best measure.
That is similar to most 4th class roads in VT, which I regularly ride on my gravel bike. Actually, it looks way more mellow because it’s dry!! On a full sus, I’d barely notice it.
That looks a lot easier than nasty wet roots. It’s like climbing an angled sidewalk.
This has to be sacarstic right? Maybe it’s steeper than it looks, what’s the gradient?
Seems very chill, no loose surface, no roots no big steps, many lines options.
Yes, really.
This looks super chill. MTB people ride over literal boulders. There are huge rocks on MTB courses that have tracks worn into them from so many riders going over them.
Fuck yeah, I’d crush that steepy steep!
Skill issue.
Yeah that’s what mountain bikes are for. They’re designed for this kind of terrain.
100% Yes…..really.
Lol, I would go up that on my road bike
Yeah… there’s nothing particularly difficult there.
I’ve ridden stuff like that on a gravel bike. Sometimes I make it, sometimes I dab and walk the rest.
Full suspension will do wonders on surfaces like that. Depending on the tires they can be significantly grippier than gravel tires as well
Me and my Scott Addict on GP5ks would handle this
I would do that on my gravel bike
I figure that if I could do it on my fully rigid Bridgestone mountain bike, I could do it on a gravel bike.
That is gravel.
This might look a little steeper in person, but it’s on a soft blue trail and not hard at all in either direction for the average mountain biker, Canada games athletes won’t bat an eye at it. This course is very chill compared to other XCO courses I’ve seen. There’s a nice 6ft drop, though it’s a bit of detour so unless its mandatory, I’m not sure if anyone would want to take the slow way around the course.
This is nothing though.
Easy
I’d ride that one one of my gravel bikes, the one that’s got 2” XC tires and flat bars. It’s a rigid carbon front fork.
Yea I think this would be for mountain bikers who have got a gravel bike, rather than road cyclists who want to be a bit more offroady.
Looks fun as hell tho
Thats a super clean and easy feature
Good enough for a track TT bike on the aero bars with 20mm tyres /s
What’s the issue here?
Rode a rocky section just like this on Saturday.
No big deal.
36-52 gearing and 45mm tires made quick work of it. Build up some speed to pop over that lip. Keep the power on until you lose momemtum. Gear down and spin the rest of the way (if needed).
Not sure how steep that climb is but I’ve ridden not super steep sections like that (probably worse – throw some loose gravel on top of the big rocks) on my road bike with 28c slicks a few times as a shortcut home because I didn’t feel like riding the few extra miles it took to stay on the road the whole way.
I ride stuff like that in gravel all the time. Uphill easy, down you need to take it slow.
Lolz, how did I know that this was Newfoundland (well, East Coast) without having to read the text? They’ve got a lot of mint mtb stuff in the area thanks to people who have built up the scene over the past thirty years.
That’s dope