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Inside 2021 Big Sugar NWA Gravel: Bentonville, Arkansas!

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"A Weekend in the Bluffs."
"Designed to be challenging and rewarding with elevation gain throughout, loose gravel and pavement only at the start and finish, Big Sugar offers something even more - an experience. As the producer of the event, Life Time has curated the course to include various terrains and picturesque views throughout, while taking place during the same weekend as the Outer Bike Festival providing an unforgettable ride and a one-of-a-kind experience." - Big Sugar Gravel - bigsugargravel...
Two events:
Big Sugar Gravel (the subject of this video)
"A 100-mile gravel race in the remote and rugged highlands of the Ozark Mountains. Expect this to be one of the most challenging gravel courses featuring picturesque, rarely maintained, canopy-covered gravel roads with loose, rocky gravel, a few pavement sections, and a few water crossings and bridges. If you like to ride in the dirt, venture off into stunning landscapes and share an experience with fellow cyclists, Big Sugar Gravel is a race reserved for you."
'Lil Sugar Gravel
"A 50-mile gravel race located in the highlands but designed for recreational cyclists. Lil Sugar is a challenging, shorter-distance option, designed to serve as an introduction to endurance cycling and a “stepping stone” towards the Big Sugar. Tackle the Little Sugar this year, then go for the full 100 miles the following year."
In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew rides the 100+ mile Big Sugar Gravel course and meets all manner of friends along the way. This ride experience video shows off the beautiful scenery that is Northwest Arkansas / Southern Missouri. A tough and challenging course that will test the mettle of most gravel cyclists!
Links of Interest:
Big Sugar Gravel - bigsugargravel...
Lifetime - lifetime.life
Outerbike - outerbike.com
Visit Bentonville - visitbentonvil...
Gravel Cyclist's Route Library - www.gravelcycl...
Amazon Affiliation Link:
No cost to you, but every purchase made helps keep Gravel Cyclist up and running! - www.amazon.com...
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Instagram - / gravelcyclist
Twitter - / gravelcyclist

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26 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 46

@elischulte 2 года назад

Heyyyy, that Jacob Schulte guy is my dad! 😅 We go gravel biking every Saturday!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Your dad is a legend!

@elischulte 2 года назад

@@GravelCyclist thanks!

@vicnutt6742 2 года назад

Yeah! Jacob Schulte-my friend and a motivator for me!

@sapiens7821 2 года назад

The People seem so friendly there nice too see. All the locals coming out and the volunteers. Looked a proper gravel ride, sun, dirt, climbs and rain 👍

@vicnutt6742 2 года назад

Thanks for an excellent video! Bonus: you interviewed my friend Jacob Schulte! Good call!

@tomaburque 2 года назад

The scenic beauty of the Ozarks is highly over-looked. Fantastic ride! Congratulations!

@scottsteele3246 Год назад

Enjoyed. Great content as always.

@bcm1013 2 года назад

Great vid JOM. The Grizl 1x on that course made some work for you I am certain. Love riding Ozark gravel every time we go to Bentonville. My MTB friends think I am crazy when I bring a gravel bike and a MTB on our trips down there. Great to see my friend Jeff (your alternate cameraman) made the video as well.

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thank you! 40T x 44 small gear barely cut it on one of the 19% grades that I recall, staying seated and weight forward got me through. I would have preferred 38T on a 1x for this review bike, but supply and demand, you take what you can get. You're a wise man bringing two bikes, Bentonville is such a cycling paradise for all disciplines. Jeff, top bloke, had some good convo before we rolled into Pineville, MO, and the inevitable rain :)

@robbchastain3036 2 года назад

Thanks for showing us Big Sugar, looks like too much fun for anyone to have in a single day. And only gravel stars can get away with wearing sunglasses in the pre-dawn darkness. :)

@sw6493 2 года назад

Great video GC! I was one of the two guys riding Cervelos you pointed out. Gnarly course and a fun day. Dropper post would've come in handy.

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thanks Steve! The dropper was so handy on the tricky descents, particularly in the moist sections post rainfall.

@rsrnsrwds 2 года назад

Fantastic ride and video, JOM!

@roadglide 2 года назад

JOM with an uncanny ability to find himself in the middle of the scrum. Once again brilliant production. We can thank the son of Sam Walmart for help with the events in Bentonville.

@kleizerr 2 года назад

Thanks for stopping by Phat Tire and chatting up with me. Glad to finally meet ya!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thanks dude! Appreciate your bike tour / poke around the shop!

@Teeve01 2 года назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to sign up!

@razcohen5590 2 года назад

I love Jom’s descending skills. Wish I could descend like that on the gravelly roads less travelled

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Hi Raz, this is about the only skill I possess, haha.

@anthonyharris483 2 года назад

I enjoyed watching this and Jom makes entertaining as usual.

@52daytripper 2 года назад

another top notch video

@KuriReevel 2 года назад

Entertaining video for sure! Nice work.

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thanks!

@gregdelves3615 2 года назад

Nice one matey!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thanks Greg!

@davidclark9741 2 года назад

Dude you are a downhill bomber you were passing on the descents. That is some very impressive handling skills.

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thank you David, that's about my only skill, haha. Ascending doesn't go so well :)

@richardwhitehead4684 2 года назад

Always enjoy your event videos. Hoping you’ll do an in-depth review of the Grizl after putting it to proper test. Lately, I’m finding myself being drawn to the front suspension-on-a-gravel-bike thing and could definitely use a well informed reality check. Keep up the great work!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Thanks Richard! I'm hoping to post the review of the Grizl soon, it has been to California twice, plus Arkansas, and a bunch of other general riding.

@mikewadley4407 2 года назад

Hope you enjoyed Bentonville!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

I did, thank you! Not my first visit, and I have a downtown Bentonville / Rogers video sitting in the hopper from 2020 I should release. Soon would be a good time.

@ahmadzuhairi 2 года назад

Great work. Of cos you need 5 lads to pump a tyre!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

Standing around with your mates always helps, haha. I've been guilty of this :)

@kylesmith4653 2 года назад

Hanging with the Hitters at the start!

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

For about 10 seconds, haha.

@pandatactical4530 2 года назад

So what did you think of the Grizl compare to the many other gravel bike you have ridden?

@Voodoochile65 2 года назад

I did the 53 ..It was a great ride very scenic. Did you see the crash shortly after the brewery? It was horrible.

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

No, did not see the crash you speak of, just a few minor bingles. I hope whomever was involved is recovering fast and well.

@grvlmaml9043 2 года назад

Nice vid, as always JOM. If you were to ride it again, would you take a different front ring?

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

38T, without hesitation.

@donaldlewis1836 2 года назад

Awesome ride, need to add this to the calendar! Oh, those are not mountains coming from Arizona!

@erich8258 2 года назад

You may have longer climbs, but they aren't steeper (or even as steep). I heard 31% at one point.

@GravelCyclist 2 года назад

@@erich8258 For sure. Longer, gradual climbs are easier to ascend vs many of the steep climbs of the Big Sugar course. The climb towards the brewery was about 18%, and the climb out of the brewery, a similar gradient. Those were among the steeper grades I noted. With that said, I love the Big Sugar course, I hope it doesn't change in any way!

@Cold417 2 года назад

Most of the Ozarks are dissected plateaus, so the topographic prominence isn't as visible as the hills were cut by erosion. There's a lot of steep gradient up & downs that can go on all day. That being said, you can rack up some good elevation & leg burning around here.