Not Unbound, Rebound | We Tried The Global Gravel Challenge

have you ever heard of rebound that was aggression so uh bit of a problem cows we don't like cows so we'll send you first chasing you buddy go my legs are done not fatigue stinging nettles did you really think it was a th000 m or did you know it was well I mean I kind of did see it was 18800 M but that's almost a th000 isn't it Unbound the iconic 200m race through the Flint Hills of Kansas is the OG of gravel events top of the bucket list for any gravel racer but on a given year only a few thousand get to take [Music] part have you ever heard of rebound though yeah our mat of Shimano first put our attention to this they help to make it happen each year it's basically a DIY gravel challenge you choose the distance you choose the route you choose who you're riding with the only thing you don't choose is the time and the date which is why I am rolling out the door at 6:00 a.m. M sharp in the spirit of Unbound it should also be the 1st of June today but it's not you see 1st of June is when everyone else does it both Unbound and rebound but if I were to do this on the 1st of June I wouldn't then be able to make a video about it in time for you to watch it be inspired and then hopefully get together in time to do it too head over to rebound. CC to find out more although I will give you some more details as we go too right now though I have got a 100m root plant yes not 200 Mi couldn't quite hack that but from my door over to Hank place and then back it's so cool setting off from home on like a challenge or an adventure or a like a mini pretend race like this just adds a whole other dimension to roads and tracks that you might have ridden a million times before aely that would be pretty EX but anyway I'm buzzing unfortunately though Hank is injured apparently something to do with a swollen ankle which I don't have a great deal of sympathy for but anyway doesn't actually matter cuz not only have I secured a replacement I've secured an upgrade yeah so Danny shury who's the UK's number one gravel racer with a fourth place at Unbound to her name is in the area and actually up for a ride as well so uh she's going to come and join me for some Primo UK gravel check it out Primo gravel as you know most of this route it should be gravel in quote marks really because whilst the UK has an amazing off-road riding Kansas it is not Danny hello how you doing you're right good how are you yeah all right good so I sent you a text message yesterday by sheer luck you were in the area and also up for a bike ride do you want to know what we're actually doing yeah tell us what we doing all right cool so so we're doing rebounds okay so I was just telling the viewers watch you're actually going to be racing through the Flint Hills of Kansas gravel Riders the world over are going to be doing their own like mini events okay yeah the rules are it's got to be self-supported okay so these guys the crew they're like they're like Wildlife filmmakers they just observe like you know so worry to get eaten by lions or something they wouldn't be able to do anything they just got to watch okay um and then uh apparently we've got to have fun yeah I'll have fun I don't like you won't cuz you'll be in pain oh God all right uh and then uh also there's got to be an Afterparty so yeah is there an afterparty yeah there is actually yeah in the in the me there's a Mexican a bit wild in there oh that's cool cuz Conor did unband last year but he took such a long time he missed it unfortunately that's a shame yeah um now the route we got today so I've got it off um the organizers of the GB Juro uh they also do loads of other kind of shorter events one of which is called the cots Juro and they've given me an old Route which I've been want to you for ages and ages so we have 65 miles to do together so that's part of my rebound you know perfect I don't know what you've been doing for the last couple of hours but like camping making SMS oh that's pretty cool okay PR chill nice all right should you do it yeah let's do it okay amazing keep up oh start hold [Applause] [Music] up yeah how you feeling about UK gravel Danny yeah absolutely loving it just like the way you know eases you into it so we we've been going for about 15K and we've just hit a wall of like 20% I think it's possibly a road but it's hard to tell that was aggressive hard I think there's something about like gravel event organizers where they try and make it like ridiculously hard and they throw in weird stuff right especially at the start Jesus so uh bit of a problem cows we don't like cows do you not like cows either um not favorite no I've been chased before have you so we'll send you first oh oh my God they're going they're chasing bu oh my God no stop that I'm out taing out he's on an ebike wh be dead I'm choosing the Nettles I don't care are you okay [Music] [Laughter] buddy oh my God actually going to come [Music] go my legs are done oh not fatigue stinging nettles oh God I mean we survived but only just I'm traumatized I am how's your legs really stingy I was telling Danny a moment ago that I'm actually allergic highly allergic to stingy Nettles so what would you rather cows or the stinging nettles oh I think we ready the right decision whilst My legs will be itchy in a week's time at least we're alive yeah right that's 18K in is that all oh hell I don't think I can deal with any more cows no oh my God right [Music] coming I'm going to use talking you through my bike as an excuse to stop for a bit of a rest from these interminable Hills um this is my Ora Terror um mega little bike okay it's got clearance for 50 mil tires on here but I'm actually running 45 mil pelli cinturato gravel RC's um they come up pretty wide though on the Shimano grx carbon wheels so uh that's ideal cuz the going is quite chunky as you've seen um otherwise I got the new 12-speed grx D2 group set that's right one more gear over uh Danny well actually two more cuz I I'm running two by um say she might be on the old JX but admittedly she makes it go faster um the only other point I thought uh I'd mention actually is that um with this grx you get these added function buttons I've got them connected up to my Wahoo so I can scroll through screens but given that mapping is everything today I've pretty much left it on the one screen but anyway that was a nice option to have um the other thing as you can see gone for a camel back cuz we ain't stopping no calfs [Music] unfortunately we're working for pretty hard for our kilometers today aren't we Danny this is not a fast ride can't believe we're already 36 I'm definitely getting equipment testing done right now as well are you what have you found out you know that it's very lumpy and grumpy on the cotw and probably good for like the Unbound big rock there you go you heard it here first but no I think uh it's got to that point where we're realizing that actually it's going to be quite a hard ride this bit so uh anyway saying that whil freewheeling at 50k an hour so it can't be that [Music] bad come on take a bik uh Danny on a scale of 1 to 10 how good is this route oh some real it's very challenging like I thought it was going pretty fast but we are only on 52k it's pretty slow and grippy griffy is the word time for yeah I think that's a good shot 8.4k hour apparently because this is like you know replicating a proper race they encourage people not to stop for coffee and cake but I kind of feel like we might have earned something yeah I think so a che a yeah we got a 30 G Precision chew oh I think we're going up there [Music] thanks that's a bit of a wedge that that is legit that get like I said this is like this all it's basically just hardcore sugar main lining to yeah taste that mhm mhm yeah I'd say seven out of 10 I reckon if you put a bit is that quite quite High then harsh to me D oh n we'll give him seven then I'll try hard next time my legs are still tingling from maybe I'm allergic probably are yeah more people are allergic to singing after than you realize fact sometimes I wonder why you know I don't just stick to the road no cows no stinging nles then no Adventure good point angry drivers no Adventure won't be able to laugh at you as much so we got another lumpy bit to come I think of course but then it flattens off towards the end mhm did you really think it was 1,000 M or did you know it was well I mean I kind of did see it was 1,800 m but that's almost a th000 isn't it almost double yeah almost double but still yeah there's still a one in it God right I mean if it wasn't challenging what would be the point exactly that's what we're here for yeah Wick is okay let's do [Music] this ah hello wer [Applause] been hemorrhaging time trying to get this gate [Music] [Applause] [Music] open oh yeah got it you just needed [Music] guns we've been groeling on this kind of stuff for a long time now [Applause] [Music] hello mate how's the ankle quite sore actually yeah the ride my legs are quite sore actually yeah funny that funny that I knew you was going to have a tough ride and S out there but it's I it was my fault actually I think it was like I mean I've been very rude about the C ons many times on GCM but actually it's really lumpy is it country mate it's beautiful but if God was to design climbs Hank they would not look like that I think no it was grippy like yeah it was relentless actually I believe your exact words were aggressive yes exactly yeah the cotw is quite aggressive and so is the wildlife yeah oh yeah need to hear more about that cows I love cows I was saying we're vegetarians so I don't know why they were picking on us but they were like going for us yeah there you go there you go you've had quite the adventure we have we m mine continues actually I got to get home my rebound finishes at my front door so uh so yeah I'm well hop skipping jump mate I will do you get a coffee why you try that better not hop skip or jump yeah yeah whatever Danny thinks you're faking yeah yeah I think you looked at the route and you like now out of this one listen Danny thanks so much for for joining it's been absolutely Mega yeah yeah it was it was a hell of a lot more fun I'll be honest banter much better better Rider faster yeah yeah no thank you for taking place and um thank you for enjoying the cot swalls what you like don't know if that works right I'll see you later guys bye enjoy S I will mate 45k to go get coffee [Applause] [Music] perfect not going to lie a bit weird being on my own now bit sad to have said goodbye to Danny and also Hank as well but uh anyway I have got 40 km to go back to my front door which is cool flipping love it like what an adventure to have in a day from your house amazing yeah just got to put a bit of hard work in and it's there for the [Music] taking I said earlier on I would tell you a bit more about rebound as we went along I honestly don't think there's much to say other than just get out there and do it so if you head over to the website you'll see you can upload your planned ride and your planned route but really the beauty of it is just how easy it is to take part you just got to do it set your alarm on uh June the 1st Saturday morning and go and do it I uh I'm getting my uh my riding bodies to join me on something as well so I get to do two this year yes tell you what it's bling beautiful up [Music] here there's a lot like getting back to civilization now I've got uh about kilm to go it is nice to be pedaling at 35k hour it's nice to be pedaling above 10K hour quite [Music] friendly I get this in the Cs love it starting to think about my Afterparty now I love that feeling of like still having riding in my legs like I'm not totally dead I feel I feel pretty good but I'm also dead chuffed I'm about to uh get to the end proper [Applause] C last bit of gravel that there we go then back where I started oh a lot of hours ago ready stop and ride that is cool I'm not going to win any prizes for Speed the route is too aggressive clearly but that to out my comfort zone that was a wicked Adventure thank you so much to Danny for joining me last minute get well soon Hank I hope the poorly ankle recovers um and what else can I say other than just get out there you haven't got long cuz uh if you're watching this when the video comes out it's this weekend so uh text all your mates get involved and uh remember to check out rebound. CC nice one give the video a like if you've enjoyed it as well thanks for watching

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Length: 18min 58sec (1138 seconds)

Published: Sat May 25 2024