I’d been looking forward to Iowa City Gravel all fall. After a summer of race meltdowns, I was ready for a chilly October race in new country. Then Jason at Method went and inflated my excitement north of 120 psi.
He had a demo bike fit for a tall guy, and he wondered what I might make of it. Would I want to put a Donnelly G//C through its paces for a few weeks, then share my thoughts in this here gravel blog?
I’d already ogled this sandy-haired bike at expos for Dirty Kanza and Jingle Cross, and my heart went a-thinkety-thunk. You bet your kidneys I was interested.
The result picked for you here is a corn-country hybrid—the story of a gravel race crossed with a bike review.
Leg two: My first case of the stupids
Dirt Tan Bike Club 
Great post, I like the approach being more focused on story and a little less on just purely tech jargon. Riding isn’t about the bike, it’s about the experience one has using that tool (bike).
I would like to repost this to the Method blog I am building, we’ll credit back to you (of course) and link back to your blog.
Are you still cool with this?
Jason
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 10:05 AM Dirt Tan Bike Club wrote:
> bbrady32 posted: “I’d been looking forward to Iowa City Gravel all fall. > After a summer of race meltdowns, I was ready for a chilly October race in > new country. Then Jason at Method went and inflated my excitement north of > 120 psi. He had a demo bike fit for a tall guy, a” >
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Thanks, Jason. Share away!
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Great read!
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Great bike and great event. I think those 40mm MSO tires were perfect for the varying surfaces and endless miles of white rock. Now you just need a power meter so we can see how crazy strong you were that day. That was a great way to end your gravel season.
Heartbreak for me would be stopping at Casey’s and not being able to get pizza.
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Thanks, Pete. I agree: MSOs are rad.
Power meters intrigue me, but they make me nervous at the same time. I wanna know the numbers. I just don’t want the numbers telling me what to do!
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