Updated Complete Coverage; Calfee Dragonfly Adventure Project Gravel Bike for RBA; Bike Review, Race Review and Video

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Earlier this year, Zap and Neil at Road Bike Action asked us to build the frame module, a Calfee Adventure, for a gravel road race project bike.  The challenge; build a bike that Neil (recently retired top domestic pro) could race to victory in a grueling gravel road race.  RBA’s October issue landed and here is a link to the 10 page feature.  Here is a link to complete online coverage of the bike, rider and race.  The results are in; Neil won the King of the Mountains competition and second overall in Crusher in the Tushar aboard this Dragonfly Adventure.  Our Dragonfly with Adventure frame options proved the “perfect” bicycle for the rigorous event.  This video captures Neil and the balance of the Pro field throughout the difficult day; rain, gravel, altitude…

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