With about 10 days to race, I decided to check out the new bike park at Utah’s Powder Mountain for the first time, effectively riding the downhill bike as a recovery day. My training program was on target.until it wasn’t. The SBT GRVL Curve BallĪ custom splint for racing SBT GRVL with a fractured scaphoid Reed I also didn’t need to fill the full 1.5 liters.Ī few other key gear choices include the Garmin RS200 SPD power meter pedals the Specialized Prevail 3 helmet a Rapha race day kit with the Pro Team jersey and Cargo Bib shorts and a Tubolito super light spare tube that’s packed into a saddle bag with tools. There are zipped pockets and stuff pockets on the front, which would be useful for much longer rides but were not needed for this race distance. Though I’m no fan of hydration packs, this particular model wears like a vest and distributes the weight more evenly.
In the end, I opted to use the EVOC Pro 1.5 race pack. Do you go light on water and take time to refill, when you don’t know how long that could take? Or do you carry it all from the start? This is obviously a bigger consideration on the longer courses, but I knew I’d need three bottles for a three-hour effort, and the ENVE only has two bottle cages. Hydration and fueling strategy are also key considerations, as the neutral feed zones will cost precious time. Given the fast and smooth nature of Steamboat’s gravel roads, it proved to be the ideal size and tread to race at SBT. The G-One RS is a semi-slick tubeless tire that weighs 410g in the 35c width, though it’s also offered in 40c and 45c for more aggressive courses.
Having polled various brands, I discovered that Schwalbe-in my experience, the category leader in gravel treads-was about to release a new race-spec tire.
Tire choice then became the next decision. Just enough tread for cornering on fast gravel roads Schwalbe
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