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Jared Porter
Manchester, Massachusetts
Work: GM at Blue Bikes
Athletic Background: Field sports as a kid and then started mountain biking and became 100% about all kinds of cycling.
Baggies or Lycra: Lyrca
Race or Ride: Both
Post Ride Treat: Pickles, beer
Favorite place to ride: Wester Massachusetts
Shimano Gravel Dream Build
Partlee Z0 XD, 50/43-11/32 Gearing with 42c tires
"I love the fun and exploration that gravel cycling and the gravel community bring. I love gravel because it defies being pigeonholed. The terrain is everywhere and if I could only have one bike it would be my gravel rig. Then throw in a bunch of friends and you always have fun!"