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Starting in 2019 a couple of gravel bike enthusiasts embarked on creating a 3-race gravel series on the back roads of Logan County. The roads around Logan County, Kingfisher County and Lincoln County are famous for many of the Land Run 100 stories that have become legendary in the gravel riding/racing world. The 3 races would each be 100k in length and progress in intensity at each race. When I saw this race series being promoted, I knew I had to be in it. To win? Most definitely not. But that is the great thing about gravel racing. Not everyone is in it to win. Sometimes the competition is in your head, with yourself. If I could finish all 3, I would consider it a success. Not to mention a great raining tool for the 2020 Land Run 100. All three races began in downtown historic Guthrie (my unofficially adopted hometown) Not because I live just a few miles south of there but because all of the gravel riding and training I do is within 25-50 miles of Guthrie. Historically some the be...

UPDATE2: NEW BAG ARRIVED: I forgot to tell them mine was camo. No big deal except I think the nylon on the black one might be lighter weight (i.e. 500-600? denier). It also came with  smaller set of straps, which might alleviate the need for my inner tube "adapter" mentioned below. More to come... UPDATE : After 9 months of hard use, the main zipper failed. Kind of disappointing but shit happens. What happened next, doesn't normally happen. I called customer service and they said it had a lifetime warranty (I thought, yeah right!). They asked me for my name and address and said a replacement bag would be on its way shortly. YGTFKM! That is the way to keep loyal customers. Thanks Blackburn I know, if you've seen one top tube bag, you've seen them all. Not really.   First of all, what is a top tube bag? Roadies abhor them, Mountain bikers giggle when they see one on the trail. But gravel bikers worship them. You won't see many gravel bikes without some ...