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Blog Featured December 1, 2022

Meating in the Middle

A few years ago, my rapidly upward trending cholesterol and high blood pressure scared me into pursuing a Plant Biased (or based, or… something very close to Vegan) diet. Which had an immediate, and positive impact. Can’t say that I was surprised by that, turning off the red meat and cheese tap has a well documented impact on those naughty numbers. When I started it, the intent was to try it for…

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Blog Events October 26, 2022

Last Call For the Turkey Burner – 2022

Fitwave Gravel has a fantastic sense of humor around the Turkey Burner. This was evident last year, and it’s visible in spades this go around. The image above is just one example of this. Last year this race was a ton of fun, and this year it’s shaping out to be more of the same, but with a deeper pool of folks who will be there: currently sitting at 50 registrants. And,…

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Blog October 11, 2022

TT/Triathlon Rear Disc List

It’s very common to see the pros riding a full rear disc wheel, but I was surprised to find that almost everyone who had a TT/Tri bike at my first time trial was also sporting one of these guys. But after a bit of research, it became obvious why, after I re-viewed [with fresh TT eyes] this excellent write-up by Hambini. TLDR; the numbers are huge. And so began my spiral down…

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Blog September 19, 2022

Why don’t we like TT?

I did my first organized, licensed, legit time-trial (TT) on Sunday, and it was a blast. But, it’s not really a discipline with broad appeal in the US (this is different in other countries), and I don’t understand why. I have some theories, but I think it might be better to ask why you all don’t do TT (or if you do, chime in to say that). It’s a style of riding…

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Blog Events Featured August 25, 2022

Garmin Gravel Worlds 150 – 2022 Recap

Gravel Worlds is the largest organized event I’ve ever participated in, and the longest hardest race I’ve ever done. Race didn’t go to plan, but it was a fantastic experience that I hope to do again some day. Intro: 00:05 An Item of Feedback: 01:15 Race Start: 02:00 Thoughts on Aerobars: 03:40 Mistakes Were Made: 04:52 More Feedback: 06:40 Making Lemonade: 07:47 Grabbing the Takeaway(s): 09:07 Celebrate Good Times: 11:39 Measuring the…

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