Alt Bike NOW! with Ronnie and Arya

cross is here!  what happened to it's popularity?  Sarah Ruggins announces her bid for round the world in 75 days, did gravel start where cross ended? a real life report back 75 mile leaf peeper, and finally the follow up to Ronnie's cycling story (1st part in 2nd half of ep 16).  we will have to do part three another time! this is episode 25, but we willll be back next week to talk about how the 10th Nutmeg Nor'Easter went.  
Sarah Ruggins instagram
Ronnie's sträva from the weekend leaf peep 
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the leaves are peeping and popping around here 🍁, and we are reporting on the UCI grav world championships from the other side of the world.  how do the Americans stack up in a sport they invented?  also, the last monument of the season has a very young winner ushering in a new era? real life report back from the grueling Nutmeg 40 MTB event, special bags for the upcoming Nutmeg Nor'Easter, the ferry is back!  Does Ronnie want full suspension mountain bike??? and we went to Worcester to see Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats.  
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first 25 min is pro race gossip with the euro championships and transfers, then we get into state bikes releasing a $650 complete road bike, Schwalbe hinting at 30.5" (750d) tires, a new saddle color for brooks, and did my garbage bag rinko bike ever make it home?  real life report backs riding in autumnal bliss, and are we "looksists"??? 
Yang MFG 30.5" video 
Nutmeg 40 MTB adventure race/ride this weekend 
a $650 road bike complete in 2026
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USA wins big with the rainbows, best in show talk for the Nutmeg Nor'Easter, firefly and ritchey brake the internet if the internet were rims, Arya loves mini velos, Ronnie takes over France, what is the Concours de Machines and how was judging this year's edition? and why is Ronnie so damn mad at Shimano GRX in Europe?? 
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Today it's just me (Ronnie) traveling by bike through France on my way to the Concourse de Machines over the alps.  I talk about my ride so far, climbing Mont Ventoux which I repeatedly refer to as another iconic climb, and end with an interview with a gentleman who rides 20k miles a year on his 100lb omnium cargo bike that he lives off, powered by the contents of various dumpsters along the way.  very alt!  thanks Deetz for cleaning up the audio! hope you enjoy.  
Eric's strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/105919?oq=true
Eric's website https://truemarmalade.com/
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