I am also bringing an extra tire and tube, in case Sagan and Oss need me somewhere on the course 
Pretty sweet ride for Nathan Haasā¦although surprisingly, the āchromeā fork and stays donāt really work for me.
Stephen Hyde is the ex CX proā¦former national champ.
past thatā¦ 
Eddie Anderson is a pretty big name. Second to Stetina at BWR 2019.
The Emporia area got a lot of rain the last day or so, I wouldnāt expect those conditions on race day, unless there is significant rainfall that continues until race day.
Just remember it is also the weather upstream now that can affect the water level on race dayā¦so if areas further up north are getting dumped on today, it could be a mess on race day even if there is no rain locally.
This dude is my new heroā¦ā¦forced to stop Unbound at mile 120, but goes back the next day to finish the last 80. Stud.
If youāre riding the 200 or XL, be sure to download the course again because there are changes.
I rode the 100 mile course this morning and it was in surprisingly good shape. Just one small section where my tires were grabbing mud and I had to shoulder my bike and walk for a bit. There were a few other sections that would have been bad with a group, but I think it will all be good by Saturday.
Haha, reminds me. It looked like Keegan has his white road shoes and pedals, or did. Brave choice if so.
If anyone sees this 89yo legend out on course, give him some encouragement from those of us who live overseas and/or canāt make it to Unbound this year!
Are you REALLY riding gravel if youāre not dirty afterwards?
I remember riding on my normal gravel 20 mile loop. Had already done 1 loop and was on 2nd loop. 1 section would often have a muddier section for a couple days after rains. Ran into another rider before that section and he asked how that section was. I responded not bad today and completely rideable. He said judging by the back of your jersey doesnāt look fine. My jersey had a line of mud up the back. He turned off to avoid that section since he didnāt want to get dirty I guess. 
Thatāll rip some derailleurs off. Hope people heed the advice to get off and walk for sections where itās sticky and muddy like that
Itās a common refrain.
āIf you see mud and people walking, get off and walk. Donāt be that rider that ignores it and becomes one with the mud.ā
LOL, I wouldnāt choose white shoes for any of my off road endeavours. Seems like too much effort to keep them that way 
Wanted to say good luck to everyone. Remember, a finisher is a starter that never quit. 
Think Iāll put that on a t shirt. Might need front and back tho. God speed everyone!
Me neither. Black shoes are fine. At this point, with gravel, dry or muddy, I just assume everythingās going to be dirty. I just do a quick wipe down of my bike to get major crud off and keep my drivetrain clean