Comment from Christopher
Time October 21, 2009 at 9:07 am

Love the new look. Can’t wait to burn off the turkey and stuffing!

Comment from gravelgrovel
Time October 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm

Thanks Chris! It will be a rockin’ good time!

Comment from Chris Welch
Time November 28, 2009 at 5:16 am

Wow. What a great race! Well organized and a heck of a lot of fun. And incredibly challenging. I’ve done both the Assault of Mt. Mitchell and the Mt. Washington Bicycle Hill Climb this year and I would put it on a par with both those races for degree of difficulty. I would not change a thing for next year. Thanks very much for putting it on. By the way, I loved the Story Inn so much that I plan to take my family there this winter for for an overnight trip. Thanks again!

Comment from LJ
Time November 28, 2009 at 10:19 am

Great ride. Course was good. It provided options for everyone, but was a good length for a nice challenge. Given its name, keep with primarily gravel roads. Trail length was good, but not necessary to add more. The majority gravel road keeps this ride unique from other rides. Great for this time of year. Thanks.

Comment from Andy Simonson
Time November 28, 2009 at 6:00 pm

I loved this event…Our little group did not race but rode this as a tour. The terrain was terrific and challenging, we had a blast. Beers in the great Story Inn bar afterward capped off a great day. I will definitely put it on the calendar for next year.

Comment from bill williams
Time November 28, 2009 at 6:41 pm

Fantastic effort pulling this together, Mike. I wouldn’t change a thing – great venue, great route, great time. And I might be an oddball, but I enjoy the self-supported aspect of it all (not that the volunteers weren’t also great). Have I mentioned that everything was great? Thanks!

Comment from Mike Minichiello
Time November 29, 2009 at 6:39 pm

I anticipate this race becoming very popular. It caters to the MTB’ers, Crosser’s, and Roadies. If you live in Indiana and not around Brown County, these climbs will shatter all of your egos. Or maybe only mine . However, I would like to share a few thoughts. Maybe start the race an hour or so earlier. That way we could have a little more time to have post race activities. Also, if this race were to take off and become a favorite among the racers, there should be an accurate way of keeping everyones time. Including the non finishers. Also, if this becomes popular the way I feel it will, it would be nice to have different awards for finishers. It may be cool for a semi pro to finish this race in 3.5 hrs, but what about the average rider/racer that goes all out and finishes in 4 hrs? Just a thought. Anyways, I will ride this next year. Very organized. And for 10 bucks after Thanksgiving……we should just give thanks to be able to partake in this activity to burn off the Turkey Day calories. God knows the 5K Turkey Trot is a joke. LOL, Just Joking>>>>>

Comment from David Krahulik
Time December 2, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Wow, how did I not know about this ride until after the fact? I really want to do it next year. Please put me on any email list you may have. David Krahulik

Comment from mark trousdale
Time December 5, 2009 at 8:17 am

i loved the format. i would leave it just like it is. my only complaint was the lack of markings coming back out of the woods and into the finish. i am directionally challenged. they may have been there but lack of oxygen made them invisible. distance was fine. to do a shorter nonrace loop detracts from being able to say “i finished the gravel grovel”. the amount of trails was just about perfect. the guys on cross bikes were slower through there, and equalized things a little bit. loved the ride. I’ll will be back for years to come.

Comment from Pedal & Spoke Ltd
Time January 6, 2010 at 1:47 am

Man, we drive from chicago to go mtn biking around there, and when i saw this ride, after driving on those roads to Nebo Ridge….I WILL BE THERE 2010!
Can’t wait. i’m probally just as excited about this as any of the other rides i want to do…or are hosting myself!