Unbound Gravel 2024 earned its spot on the pinnacle of the gravel race calendar because of the notoriously demanding terrain all through the Flint Hills of Kansas and has grown to be a career-defining victory for individuals who conquer the 200-mile course.
Former WorldTour professional Nathan Haas and 2019 champion Amity Rockwell have every constructed up one of many newest gravel bikes available on the market, the Colnago G4-X, to tackle the 2024 version of the race.
The Colnago G4-X is a fairly new gravel bike and each Rockwell and Haas have chosen totally different builds, with some fascinating part selections, just like the pair of Issue Ostro Gravel bikes we additionally featured which had been raced by Rob Britton and Jordan Schleck.
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Getting into his third yr of gravel racing, Haas has turned to his learnings from his preliminary efforts at Unbound with a G4-X construct centered on a mixture of functionality and sturdiness. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
On the facet of functionality, this mixture of a Campagnolo rotor and a SRAM Pink caliper was noteworthy. Haas commented the braking efficiency considerably improved with the addition of the Italian disc. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
A 48-tooth Garbaruk chainring makes use of a chamfered design with an engineered ‘mud hole’ to maintain grime off the enamel. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
SRAM’s Eagle AXS cassette and derailleur give Haas an enormous gear vary for the steep pitches all through the course. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
45mm Schwalbe G-One Overland tyres appear to be a well-liked choice for a lot of the elite area. Haas mounted them to a pair of Enve SES 3.4 wheels. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
Professional tip: Electrical tape works simply advantageous to safe some further provides. We worry for the body’s paint with that chunky multi-tool although. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
One tube, a of couple tyre levers, and extra tape! Is that this extra aero than a saddle bag? Possibly Dylan Johnson is aware of. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
Extra superior cargo storage methods for the required mud stick. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
Amity Rockwells Colnago G4-X Unbound bike
Rockwell sported a G4-X of her personal with a fairly totally different construct listing (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
What caught our eye was an unreleased biking laptop from Coros known as the Dura. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
A management knob and energy button on the facet of deal with navigation of the smooth head unit. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
A 40-tooth 1x SRAM Drive AXS chainring and SRAM Eagle AXS derailleur/cassette make up the drivetrain. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
Rockwell went for a neat saddle bag somewhat than taping spares to her body. Observe the zip orientation on this bag for straightforward entry. (Picture credit score: David Kennedy)
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