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Out on a short social ride this afternoon on Hallandsåsen, I only had one goal, which was to try to crack 600w for 3 minutes. I've been really close lots of times, inching my pb up to 599w. So we tackled one of the steep climbs out of Båstad. I was on my gravel bike (I'm down here for work...

First ride out on my tyre setup for 2 of my 3 competitions next month. 2.25" Rocket Ron up front, 2.1" Racing Ralph on the back. Still quite a lot of clearance on the gen 1 Grizl. Mounted to 27mm internal, 60mm deep Serenade wheels. They are really very fast, corner amazingly and are supple...

I know it's a really complicated process. I've had long chats with the guys at Abloc and have course checked/altered for them, so I am aware of the complications. The advantage of our area is that it's very quiet, so an inconvenience for residents should be minimal

Lots of very good points there, and thank you for your input! I too feel that having plenty of hills is really important. If nothing else, having a spread out field is just safer, and it sorts out who is the strongest rider, not just who is best at drafting. Repeated hills of varying steepness...

I guess that gravel is like many of the other forms of cycling in that most of the people who are riding it aren't competing. That being said, our cycle club here in Virserum has organised large mountain bike races, on account of us having Dackestupet right here in the village. So the...

I am surprised that there isn't more engagement in this topic. I would have thought that democratising the design of a race course would have been appealing to many riders.

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I haven't looked into the pricing. I have no financial interest in the competition. My only interest is putting on a good competition.

I wanted to open a discussion as regards to the 2028 Gravel SM. This year's edition is being held in Blomstermåla, the 2027 edition is up in Orsa and the 2028 race is still open for applications. I will be submitting an application, associated with my cycle club. It is my feeling that it is...

I have done it before, though it always seems to need over 360w. That said, I didn't have a skin suit on today, and with it being overall more headwind than tailwind, I could have maybe gone 42kph with better clothing and better wind. I am 203cm and 98kg, so I am an oversized person, and I'm...

Good training today. We had an appointment up in Västervik at 1300. The family took the car and I cycled. I was a little late leaving, so had to go hard. It ended up being a remarkably close approximation of Cyckelvasan (at least I imagine it would be) despite being on asphalt. An overall...

Good to get your opinion on it too. I feel pretty much exactly the same, but I guess I feel a bit more strongly that the final single track shouldn't be in there. Not having MTB experience (coming from a road background) it feels extremely rough to me on a bike without suspension. I think it...

My friend has just set up his 27mm internal, 50mm deep gravel wheels today with 50mm RX Pros. I received the same wheels, but I've not done my yet.

I am a big fan of Schwalbe Racing Ray/Racing Ralph in 2.1" width. I have them mounted onto 30mm internal Serenade wheels and WAM is 53mm. They roll at 20 watts, and they just rail around loose corners at ridiculous speeds. I am 99kg, and I run them at 1.4 bar front and 1.6 bar back on most...

We have the expression "grammar police" in English, but not word police as such.

My understanding is that it is really quite tough to organise a race here in Sweden, in terms of obtaining the correct permissions. I've discussed this at reasonable length with a friend at Abloc, as I've been involved with route checking, test riding and altering some of their gravel events...

Why? The average Swede speaks English as well as the average English person. I understand almost all the Swedish I'm reading, and occasionally have to use Google Translate. Typing Swedish on an English keyboard takes absolutely ages (all those extra vowels). I am a big believe in language as a...

Hmmmm. Yes, I agree, some single track is fine. But it shouldn't include drops that almost have to be jumped or large rocks and roots. Småland is absolutely spoilt for choice for amazing gravel. Every type possible. Before going over to compete at the UCI qualifier in Wales last September, I...

I just think gravel races should be on gravel (not asphalt, not MTB tracks) and MTB should be on MTB tracks, and not really gravel or asphalt. They are all, of course, just niches within the sport of cycling, but Sweden has such a vast network of gravel roads, I just don't know why you'd want...

There is something quite amusingly backwards about having an MTB race with perfect gravel (Cykelvasan) and a gravel race with technical MTB trails (this year's Gravel SM). Maybe we need a commonly agreed up definition of what exactly is gravel and what is MTB. For me, I am happy to see some...