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[Home](https://www.zinn.bike/) - [Contact Us](https://zinncycles.com/contact/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.zinn.bike/) - [Contact Us](https://zinncycles.com/contact/) # Colorado Western Slope Gravel Ride with Lennard Zinn on October 7, 2023 TECHNICAL GUIDE # Colorado Western Slope Gravel Ride with Lennard Zinn on October 7, 2023 3 min read Aug 09, 2023 Nicole Wigston [Gravel Bikes](https://blog.zinn.bike/tag/gravel-bikes) [News](https://blog.zinn.bike/tag/news) [Events](https://blog.zinn.bike/tag/events) Aug 9, 2023, 5:16:56 PM [Nicole Wigston](https://blog.zinn.bike/author/nicolewigston) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.zinn.bike/westernsloperide) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.zinn.bike/westernsloperide) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.zinn.bike/westernsloperide) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.zinn.bike/westernsloperide) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.zinn.bike/westernsloperide) \[fusion\_builder\_container type="flex" hundred\_percent="no" equal\_height\_columns="no" hide\_on\_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" background\_position="center center" background\_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background\_parallax="none" parallax\_speed="0.3" video\_aspect\_ratio="16:9" video\_loop="yes" video\_mute="yes" border\_style="solid"\]\[fusion\_builder\_row\]\[fusion\_builder\_column type="1\_1" layout="1\_1" align\_self="auto" content\_layout="column" align\_content="flex-start" valign\_content="flex-start" content\_wrap="wrap" spacing="yes" center\_content="no" link="" target="\_self" min\_height="" hide\_on\_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" sticky\_display="normal,sticky" class="fusion-text " id="" background\_image\_id="" type\_medium="" type\_small="" order\_medium="0" order\_small="0" spacing\_left\_medium="" spacing\_right\_medium="" spacing\_left\_small="" spacing\_right\_small="" spacing\_left="" spacing\_right="" margin\_top\_medium="" margin\_bottom\_medium="" margin\_top\_small="" margin\_bottom\_small="" margin\_top="0px" margin\_bottom="0px" padding\_top\_medium="" padding\_right\_medium="" padding\_bottom\_medium="" padding\_left\_medium="" padding\_top\_small="" padding\_right\_small="" padding\_bottom\_small="" padding\_left\_small="" padding\_top="" padding\_right="" padding\_bottom="" padding\_left="" hover\_type="none" border\_sizes\_top="" border\_sizes\_right="" border\_sizes\_bottom="" border\_sizes\_left="" border\_color="" border\_style="solid" border\_radius\_top\_left="" border\_radius\_top\_right="" border\_radius\_bottom\_right="" border\_radius\_bottom\_left="" box\_shadow="no" box\_shadow\_vertical="" box\_shadow\_horizontal="" box\_shadow\_blur="0" box\_shadow\_spread="0" box\_shadow\_color="" box\_shadow\_style="" background\_type="single" gradient\_start\_color="" gradient\_end\_color="" gradient\_start\_position="0" gradient\_end\_position="100" gradient\_type="linear" radial\_direction="center center" linear\_angle="180" background\_color="" background\_image="" background\_position="left top" background\_repeat="no-repeat" background\_blend\_mode="none" render\_logics="" filter\_type="regular" filter\_hue="0" filter\_saturation="100" filter\_brightness="100" filter\_contrast="100" filter\_invert="0" filter\_sepia="0" filter\_opacity="100" filter\_blur="0" filter\_hue\_hover="0" filter\_saturation\_hover="100" filter\_brightness\_hover="100" filter\_contrast\_hover="100" filter\_invert\_hover="0" filter\_sepia\_hover="0" filter\_opacity\_hover="100" filter\_blur\_hover="0" animation\_type="" animation\_direction="left" animation\_speed="0.3" animation\_offset="" last="true" border\_position="all" first="true"\]\[fusion\_text columns="" column\_min\_width="" column\_spacing="" rule\_style="default" rule\_size="" rule\_color="" content\_alignment\_medium="" content\_alignment\_small="" content\_alignment="" hide\_on\_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" sticky\_display="normal,sticky" class="" id="" margin\_top="" margin\_right="" margin\_bottom="" margin\_left="" font\_size="" fusion\_font\_family\_text\_font="" fusion\_font\_variant\_text\_font="" line\_height="" letter\_spacing="" text\_color="" animation\_type="" animation\_direction="left" animation\_speed="0.3" animation\_offset=""\]Come join Lennard Zinn and friends for a fun, 50-mile gravel bike ride on Colorado's Western Slope! E-bike riders are welcome to join. ![Wild Horse gravel ride](https://blog.zinn.bike/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/wild-horse-gravel2-300x200.png?width=300&height=200&name=wild-horse-gravel2-300x200.png) Fall is one of the best times of year to ride gravel on the western slope of Colorado, a gravel riding mecca. Beautiful high desert gravel roads with incredible scenery are abundant. You are invited to join us for a fun group gravel cycling adventure on some famous routes in DeBeque Colorado. Roan Creek Bikeworks is a brand new bike shop in this unique western town and we will be organizing this ride with them. Please register on our website so we know you are coming, and share this with all of your cycling friends. When: Saturday, October 7. Arrive beginning at 8am. Riders depart at 9am. Where: Meet at our partner bike shop in De Beque, [Roan Creek Bikeworks. ](https://www.roancreekbikes.com/) 409 Minter Ave De Beque, CO 81630 970.283.7141 Ride: Approximately a 50-mile version of [DeBeque classic V Road](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42548331) Lodging: [James Robb campground](https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/JamesMRobbColoradoRiver/Pages/Camping.aspx) is nearby. Dispersed camping is available on BLM land near De Beque. Lodging can be found in [Palisade,](https://www.visitpalisade.com/where-to-stay) only 20 minutes away. What to bring: - Food/fuel while out on the ride - Water - Sunscreen Snacks and convenience items are available at the nearby De Beque Country store (about a block from Roan Creek Bikeworks). Details: We will have mountain and gravel (electric and analog) bikes from Zinn, Lenz Sport, and Clydesdale Bicycles available at Roan Creek Bikeworks to try out before or after the ride. 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