Along these same lines, earlier this year, Zap and Neil at Road Bike Action asked us to build the frame module for a gravel road race project bike. The challenge; build a bike that Neil (recently retired top domestic pro) could race to victory in a grueling gravel road race. RBA’s October issue landed and here is a link to the 10 page feature. Here is a link to complete online coverage of the bike, rider and race. The results are in; Neil won the King of the Mountains competition and second overall in Crusher in the Tushar aboard this Dragonfly Adventure. Our Dragonfly with Adventure frame options proved the “perfect” bicycle for the rigorous event. This video captures Neil and the balance of the Pro field throughout the difficult day; rain, gravel, altitude.
Monday after the show, we met for a ride with a group from Bicycles Outback in Waco, TX. We “enjoyed” a 110 mile ride on beautiful, rolling gravel roads. The video captures the Calfee Adventure in its intended environment.
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