Gravel road perfection. The groads of Rensselaer County NY are phenomenal. Mostly low traffic class 1 gravel through rural areas dotted with farms. The terrain isn't too steep but you will get some short 20% climbs. It's punchy to say the least.
Gravel at the edge of the Battenkill and Hoosic River Valleys in New Yorks Capital Region. While there isn't a ton of gravel riding in Albany (the capital and center of the capital region), the surrounding hill towns includhing those within Albany County offer amble gravel opportunities. This is my project Trek 7900. I got it for $250 as a rarely ridden garage queen with the plans of turning it into a drop bar gravel grinder and bikepacking/bike touring bike on the cheap. It's mostly stock though slowly that has become less and less (this photo is from 2021 a few months into the conversion when it was mostly stock aside from cockpit). The 2026 version added a new rear rim (36H), Avid Shorty Ultimate Brakes, a Tumbleweed Mini Pannier rear rack, and sometimes a Blackburn Designs front rack. Future (and past) trip reports can be found at Mountain Visions ---------------------- Panasonic GF2, no name 35mm f/1.8 c-mount lens wide open, tjhe bokeh/limited depth of field is not digital, although its a little more limited than I intended, the C-mount lens has some interesting bokeh