Well done. Looks hard work. I’m booked to do it in April. How was it on the road bike? I was going to use an aspero with gravelkings on it. Any advice?
Aspero with gravel kings should be perfect, obviously the wider the tyre the easier the cobbles become. Slight trade off on the tarmac. I used an NS RAG gravel bike and my son (the camera man) used his Vitus cyclocross bike. We both used 700c x 32mm gravel kings, mine tubeless, his with tubes, with 50psi pressure. Both worked flawlessly. I would definitely put double bar tape on and check every bolt is tight before you start. Also make sure your bottles fit tight in the cages or you will lose them! Ride the cobbles with a loose grip and slightly lower cadence with more power. The faster you can ride the cobbles the easier they become. Fuel and drink constantly and ride within yourself, save some energy for towards the end!! Good luck, it’s great fun you’ll love it!
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Well done. Looks hard work. I’m booked to do it in April. How was it on the road bike? I was going to use an aspero with gravelkings on it. Any advice?
Aspero with gravel kings should be perfect, obviously the wider the tyre the easier the cobbles become. Slight trade off on the tarmac. I used an NS RAG gravel bike and my son (the camera man) used his Vitus cyclocross bike. We both used 700c x 32mm gravel kings, mine tubeless, his with tubes, with 50psi pressure. Both worked flawlessly.
I would definitely put double bar tape on and check every bolt is tight before you start. Also make sure your bottles fit tight in the cages or you will lose them! Ride the cobbles with a loose grip and slightly lower cadence with more power. The faster you can ride the cobbles the easier they become. Fuel and drink constantly and ride within yourself, save some energy for towards the end!!
Good luck, it’s great fun you’ll love it!
@@davidbacon9351 excellent. Thanks for the advice. Just need to do the training now…