Unbound 2024 is over and it was an exciting event. Lots of my friends drove down there to participate in the various distances offered. I , unfortunately could not take off work and watch thru social media all the highlights. I am kind of surprised, when I think back, at how things have changed. Everyone seems to have nice bikes and the equipment has developed so much. I saw some of the pros sporting jerseys with incorporated hydration packs.
I saw superfat tires on gravel bikes. Narrow,narrow bars. Nobody seems to be riding
Salsa woodchippers anymore. Anyway it was a spectacle and very entertaining to watch it all. If you went down there I hope you had a good time. The photos are emerging and they are good, really good.
Ari
1 comment:
It was an interesting affair with the fast guys. I'm sure you saw the three guys who rode single-speed Walmart cruisers. There was a 91 year old guy that finished too. Pretty amazing.
The Japanese journalist I met on Thursday before the event finished despite the fact that his GPS quit on him with something like 20 miles to go, if I read his comments correctly. He finished not long before the cut-off time.
Some folks were grousing on a post by Velo that was promoting a story about "nothing going wrong at Unbound" by saying that they felt that the promoters had forgotten the average guy, back-of-the-pack group. I know that during the DK era that they stayed and hugged or shook the hand of every finisher. I wonder if that even happens anymore at Unbound. It would be interesting to hear from your friends on their thoughts about that.
Post a Comment