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Picking up a new soloist and am trying to decide between rival vs force build. Is the extra $1700 worth it?
If I go rival, I will probably spend $500-$600 to Sep to force levers bc I love my bonus buttons. I am fine with the rest of the rival groupset. I also might sell the reserve 40/44’s and buy a nicer wheelset.
If I go force spec I would probably keep the bike as is. Would have liked to see better hubs on the on the 42/49 that come on the force build but could probably live with the wheels for a while.

As the title says looking for opinions on trainer road to prep for long gravel races like the 100 mile Big Sugar or 200 mile unbound.

For about a year I have been pretty consistent. 30-35 mile ride twice a week and a longer 45-50 mile ride every weekend. Averaging 100-150 miles a week of mindless riding, mostly zone 2.

I am signed up for the 100 mile Big Sugar in October and thought I would try a structured training plan. After uploading all of my ride data and telling Trainer Road my goal race I was surprised when the training plan it spit out was all 1-ish hour threshold and sweet spot rides.

I want to trust the process but also having a hard time believing that 3-4 hours a week will prep you for an 8 hour race.

MidSouth pic for attention.

It was scary as hell to pop off the bezel on a $6k watch but it was super easy. With only a couple of tools from Amazon I was able to swap the bezel inserts in 5 minutes or so.

Since Tudor refused to give us what we want and slim down the case size on the black bay GMT Pepsi, I had to take matters into my own hands

Not installed. Pepsi insert is just sitting in top of factory bezel for photo

Had fun getting to compare these today. Such a hard choice but I honestly think I prefer the Tudor. The all brushed finish makes it very unique and I think it will age nicely and show less wear. The green really pops. A little more low key compared to the high polish, gloss ceramic bezel and cyclops. I also like the rarity of it as far fewer people will own this Tudor compared to the sub.