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Gravel cycling craft and the senses: scenes, sounds, vibrations, fatigue and typifications on off-road tracks

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Figure 1. A tractor route across a field: waffle-boards, sunken line with outer ridges.

Figure 1. A tractor route across a field: waffle-boards, sunken line with outer ridges.

Figure 2. Gravel track natural surface: hardpacked and some loose stones.

Figure 2. Gravel track natural surface: hardpacked and some loose stones.

Figure 3. The First author: “Becoming fatigued.” Left to right: 90 miles, 100 miles, 125 miles, 140 miles 145 miles. (Video log, June 29 2020, “Salisbury plain // 200 km gravel route,” https://youtu.be/tzPb0IcF4ew?t=636).

Figure 3. The First author: “Becoming fatigued.” Left to right: 90 miles, 100 miles, 125 miles, 140 miles 145 miles. (Video log, June 29 2020, “Salisbury plain // 200 km gravel route,” https://youtu.be/tzPb0IcF4ew?t=636).

Figure 4. Typology of tracks.

Figure 4. Typology of tracks.

Figure 5. Perceptions of track quality by gravel riders.

Figure 5. Perceptions of track quality by gravel riders.

Figure 6. Sheep-grazed grass track going uphill.

Figure 6. Sheep-grazed grass track going uphill.

Figure 7. Obstacles: mud, puddles, grass central ridge and grass outer ridges.

Figure 7. Obstacles: mud, puddles, grass central ridge and grass outer ridges.