tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post1600052754311848076..comments2024-03-27T11:44:15.723-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Michigan Steelhead Ride II - Riding the SpineBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-54112080994972023332019-10-13T22:33:26.654-04:002019-10-13T22:33:26.654-04:00Do you know if the owner of the Orange pogliaghi w...Do you know if the owner of the Orange pogliaghi would be interested in selling the frameset?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477230419845300426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-78528778455148513532018-05-24T00:21:07.567-04:002018-05-24T00:21:07.567-04:00The bikes in the photos make this look like an ...The bikes in the photos make this look like an 'eroica' ride. There is an awful lot of exposed, non-"aero" brake housing visible. I love it.Vancouver Island cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150635169233877051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-24847601647703611252018-05-11T14:21:11.443-04:002018-05-11T14:21:11.443-04:00for a mostly-gravel road ride, I'd definitely ...for a mostly-gravel road ride, I'd definitely bring something different.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-87411711151865894742018-05-11T14:07:50.843-04:002018-05-11T14:07:50.843-04:00I forgot to add that your stunning Mercian that co...I forgot to add that your stunning Mercian that could barely fit 28mm tires would probably not be a great bike for most of the gravel roads up here!Steven Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323164643889929942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-88128815292497690162018-05-10T09:57:25.539-04:002018-05-10T09:57:25.539-04:00Sounds like my 1st generation Stumpjumper (updated...Sounds like my 1st generation Stumpjumper (updated and equipped for more "roadified" riding) would be a good choice to bring - assuming that were to be the ride.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-35069493015896429362018-05-10T08:35:24.472-04:002018-05-10T08:35:24.472-04:00Great report! Thanks for coming to the ride, and i...Great report! Thanks for coming to the ride, and it was great to see you again. I wholeheartedly support having a ride on the gravel roads. A caveat about riding vintage bikes on the SW Mi gravel: If the weather has been good (i.e., recent but not too heavy rain) and the county road commissions or farmers with big rigs have not been scuffing up the roads, riding on them with vintage bikes and 25-28mm regular road tires can be a lot of fun. Right now, however, the farmers are using many of the roads to access their fields, and the gravel/dirt/sand is really loose and those roads are difficult to ride without 28-32mm X-tires.The Barry Roubaix course, which starts in downtown Hastings, is a challenging and hilly ride that is, at least for me, also better tackled on a vintage bike with X-tires. People using modern gravel bikes on the Barry Roubaix course usually choose 35+ mm tires. These SW MI gravel roads might therefore be better suited for vintage or KOF bikes with clearances for big tires, e.g., touring bikes, 650b conversions, or old racing bikes (ca early 70s or before.) Gordy's Maserati would not be a good candidate for the gravel!Steven Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323164643889929942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-24175977202898384042018-05-09T17:31:31.405-04:002018-05-09T17:31:31.405-04:00I love the bikes--especially yours!I love the bikes--especially yours!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-75321648955045809952018-05-08T21:57:22.661-04:002018-05-08T21:57:22.661-04:00Great report Kyle! Was very nice to meet and ride...Great report Kyle! Was very nice to meet and ride with you and the others. I appreciate the photo credits. For those who want to see more photos of the bikes (like me) and are on Facebook here you go:<br />https://www.facebook.com/timpotter63/media_set?set=a.10216161134490908&type=3<br />Looking forward to next year and happy to share what I learned about doing the 650b conversion to an old French road racer from the late 60s!TPotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987417248551181420noreply@blogger.com