{"id":237451,"date":"2026-04-08T11:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/mission-accomplished\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:28:32","slug":"mission-accomplished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/mission-accomplished\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Accomplished!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, all good things must come to an end\u2026like this guy\u2019s scooter ride:<\/p>\n

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And so it is that I announcing that The Great Gravel Experiment, AKA The Quest For Spog, AKA my profound emotional journey deep into the heart of the American Gravel Exprience, is offically over, for I have now sold the PRJCT GRVL bike<\/a>, AKA the Industry Standard Gravelling Appliance (ISGA):<\/p>\n

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While saying goodbye to a bicycle is always bittersweet, my mission was a success by every metric, for I did discover the true meaning of gravel, and it is this:<\/p>\n

Riding A Bicycle Marketed Explicitly For Gravel On Anything Other Than A Paved Road<\/em><\/p>\n

As for the ISGA itself, overall the experience of owning and operating a modern gravel bike was quite satisfactory, with two exceptions:<\/p>\n