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Unfortunately my phone shut down at the "stream crossing"which quickly became a river crossing in which I witnessed a girl get carried away by the current only to crawl her way to safety with the help of Mike. I rode with Ari's son Alex throughout the whole ride and we weren't able to finish. We decided it wasn't worth getting struck by lightening and dying and so we did the smartest thing we could and took a ride home from Gumby after about 45 miles. Thanks again Gumby for carrying us all back to safety.
A special congratulations goes out to Tyler. Before this day his longest ride so far had been maybe 20mi or so. Not only did he finis the Gravel Metric, but he did it on a fixed gear bike with bullhorn bars and no brakes while wearing New Balance sneakers, a T-shirt and Bontrager commuter pants. No bib shorts and no chamois. In fact, he didn't even wear underwear! There was almost nothing between his bum and a waterlogged Brooks saddle, and that just goes to show that it's not about having the fanciest bike and gear. Just go ride!
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