It seems that Dirty Kanza has now become Unbound Gravel! You heard it here first! UNBOUND Gravel - The World’s premier Gravel event Come explore the Flint Hills and join us for the 2021 DK events set in the city of Emporia. Est. reading time: 3 minutes …

Lube always helps when its dry. I have heard that is an issue on any gravel ride over a certain length. Has made me questions the validity of waxing on long gravel courses.

I wasn’t at the pointy end (dropped off the main pack after 90 min to ride my pace) and didn’t even finish the race (was really, really sick over Memorial Day weekend and I simply didn’t recover sufficiently in time…whole body cramped at ~mile 75)…but damn it was an awesome experience regardless. S…

[image] ABG: paying for Lifetime fitness to make money Fun do demonize big corps sometimes… but this seems to be right inline for the DK in the prior years, pre Lifetime. So do we rip on the little guy too? 2018 = $200 2019 = $220 2020 = $240

[image] ABG: Has made me questions the validity of waxing on long gravel courses. I’m a big believer in waxed chains for big events…did it for my IM races and the 70.3 Worlds. The difference is noticeable… Personally, I would never do a wax chain for a long gravel event.

[image] Power13: Seriously…one of the coolest events I have ever done. Rolling out of town in a pack of 1K plus riders was spectacular. Epic events are, well, epic, right?!

I think its fair to charge a reasonable price. The consumer at the end of the day decides the value. I think some of the prices for Crits are way too much, $50 for a 30min crit, that’s way too much. I would sign up for unbound just do to the event to say I did it, do I think its a good deal. NO

I don’t know…I have always just had a dedicated waxed chain that I got retreated professionally.

I’d be curious to see this info from day one. Lifetime bought it in 2018, and for a few years before that I’m sure the DK crew was working the prices up to show any potential buyer that the event would support those kinds of fee’s that would make them a lot of cash. My threshold is about $100 less…

It is a fair comparison. I have promoted a summer TT series for 6 years, nd I can assure you that despite the modest size of my events, there is more to it than you know. With the geographical vastness of UG, you are encompassing many different municipalitees/counties that have their own rules/req…

[image] gsp64: With the geographical vastness of UG, you are encompassing many different municipalitees/counties that have their own rules/requirements - same as IM. Having done both, there is a vast difference in what needs to occur with the different local authorities. I’m not even certain…

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Unbound Gravel, New Name for Dirty Kanza

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mcneese.chad January 21, 2021, 4:31pm 125

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