12 day mountain bike trip!
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turbodog
Flashaholic
Well...
I'm leaving tomorrow so today's the pre-flight check.
Getting a little nervous for some reason.
I'm leaving tomorrow so today's the pre-flight check.
Getting a little nervous for some reason.
turbodog
Flashaholic
Less than 12 hours to go.
I'm swamped with work so I doubt I'll be back on CPF until I return in 2 weeks.
I'll see what kind of cool pictures I can bring back.
I'm swamped with work so I doubt I'll be back on CPF until I return in 2 weeks.
I'll see what kind of cool pictures I can bring back.
rscanady
Enlightened
have fun and stay safe, looking forward to your report out.
Ryan
Ryan
turbodog
Flashaholic
Just got back.
Logged 1705 miles since yesterday morning.
Logged 1705 miles since yesterday morning.
rscanady
Enlightened
WOW, that is awesome, was it all riding, or a comnination, how was the trip, I am tentatively planning this in 2008, based upon your feedback.
Ryan
Ryan
turbodog
Flashaholic
Here's the mileage data:
time....distance.....average mph
175.....15.59.....5.3
199.....27.91.....8.3
277.....39.57.....8.5
203.....36.80.....10.8
228.....28.54.....7.5
270.....22.69.....5
232.....38.99.....10
Total miles pedalled: 210.09
My total wrecks: 3
1. over handlebars when front tire crosses on me
2. down _HARD_ on my side when front tire washes out. Large road rash patch on hip and cheek
3. fell down ravine and got impaled by tree limbs. Almost lost my right eye from branch stab.
Mechanicals: 2
1. snakebite on rear tube
2. broken spoke on rear drive side
Both were fixed pretty easily. I found (luckily) that a standard leatherman tool will fit the cassette's lockring.
Max speed achieved: 49.3 mph
Please note that this is with a loaded bike that handled like a pregnant walrus.
One "smart" member of our group decided to touch his brake rotor after a 3 mile downhill. We figure it was 400-500 degrees from the scream he produced!
time....distance.....average mph
175.....15.59.....5.3
199.....27.91.....8.3
277.....39.57.....8.5
203.....36.80.....10.8
228.....28.54.....7.5
270.....22.69.....5
232.....38.99.....10
Total miles pedalled: 210.09
My total wrecks: 3
1. over handlebars when front tire crosses on me
2. down _HARD_ on my side when front tire washes out. Large road rash patch on hip and cheek
3. fell down ravine and got impaled by tree limbs. Almost lost my right eye from branch stab.
Mechanicals: 2
1. snakebite on rear tube
2. broken spoke on rear drive side
Both were fixed pretty easily. I found (luckily) that a standard leatherman tool will fit the cassette's lockring.
Max speed achieved: 49.3 mph
Please note that this is with a loaded bike that handled like a pregnant walrus.
One "smart" member of our group decided to touch his brake rotor after a 3 mile downhill. We figure it was 400-500 degrees from the scream he produced!
rscanady said:
turbodog
Flashaholic
Here is the daily data:
1 - Telluride to Last Dollar
2800 - ascent
550 - descent
14.9 - miles
8,750' to 11,000' - elevation
2 - Last Dollar to Spring Creek
1,600' - ascent
3,500' - descent
26.3 - miles
11,000 to 9,100' - elevation
3 - Spring Creek to Columbine
1,800' - ascent
1,800' - descent
34.3 - miles
9,100' to 9,100' - elevation
4 - Columbine to Big Creek
1,600' - ascent
2,200' - descent
37.2 - miles
9,100' to 8,500'
hot showers available here
5 - Big Creek to Gateway
2,100' - ascent
5,900' - descent
32.5 - miles
8,500' to 4,700' - elevation
6 - Gateway to La Sal Hut
4,000' - ascent
900' - descent
22.5 - miles
4,700' to 8,200' - elevation
7 - La Sal Hut to Moab
2,000' - ascent
6,200' - descent
38.4 - miles
8,200' to 4,000' - elevation
Please note day 1 and day 6. They were some real &*^%(#* climbs.
Ever spend 20+ miles in 1:1 gear?
1 - Telluride to Last Dollar
2800 - ascent
550 - descent
14.9 - miles
8,750' to 11,000' - elevation
2 - Last Dollar to Spring Creek
1,600' - ascent
3,500' - descent
26.3 - miles
11,000 to 9,100' - elevation
3 - Spring Creek to Columbine
1,800' - ascent
1,800' - descent
34.3 - miles
9,100' to 9,100' - elevation
4 - Columbine to Big Creek
1,600' - ascent
2,200' - descent
37.2 - miles
9,100' to 8,500'
hot showers available here
5 - Big Creek to Gateway
2,100' - ascent
5,900' - descent
32.5 - miles
8,500' to 4,700' - elevation
6 - Gateway to La Sal Hut
4,000' - ascent
900' - descent
22.5 - miles
4,700' to 8,200' - elevation
7 - La Sal Hut to Moab
2,000' - ascent
6,200' - descent
38.4 - miles
8,200' to 4,000' - elevation
Please note day 1 and day 6. They were some real &*^%(#* climbs.
Ever spend 20+ miles in 1:1 gear?
rscanady
Enlightened
I so have to do this now, just curious was the snakebite a real snakebite to the tire or just a double puncture.
Glad to hear that you are okay, sometimes those impaling situations can be sort of scary, you think "just a few inches more this way and...."
Sounds like you had a grueling but awesome time, gonna do it again, and if so when?
Ryan
Glad to hear that you are okay, sometimes those impaling situations can be sort of scary, you think "just a few inches more this way and...."
Sounds like you had a grueling but awesome time, gonna do it again, and if so when?
Ryan
turbodog
Flashaholic
No actual snake was used in flatting my tire.
It was like a few more millimeters actually. I have injury to the top eyelid.
It was like a few more millimeters actually. I have injury to the top eyelid.
rscanady said:
turbodog
Flashaholic
Here's a picture of my eye.
DieselDave
Super Moderator,
That's waaay scary
sounds like an epic trip!
had to have been super tuff climbing with a std bike, much less a fully loaded bike. betha your brakes got the full workout too!
so what would you have left at home? to lighten up your weight?
anyone dragging a bobs trailer VS paniers?
glad your eye came out OK... pretty scary!
had to have been super tuff climbing with a std bike, much less a fully loaded bike. betha your brakes got the full workout too!
so what would you have left at home? to lighten up your weight?
anyone dragging a bobs trailer VS paniers?
glad your eye came out OK... pretty scary!
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turbodog
Flashaholic
I would have left:
chamois cream
extra shirts
water filter
extra batteries for lights, I only used 2 123s
I smelled my brakes burning several times. You had to alternate between them to keep them from melting. Then there was this one hill that I had to sacrifice them both just to keep it under control.
One dude had a bob trailer. I would not recommend it at all. We had a good bit of rock climbing. The trailer kept scraping. It also limited his speed as it would fishtail at speeds over 30 mph. This cost him a lot of time as we spent plenty of time in the 35-40 mph range.
I took over 300 photos. We're all mailing our photos to each other on cd/dvd. One guy had a $3000+ digital camera. He filled up 6-7 GB of compact flash cards. Ouch.
When I get the pictures in I'll go through them and pick some good ones.
chamois cream
extra shirts
water filter
extra batteries for lights, I only used 2 123s
I smelled my brakes burning several times. You had to alternate between them to keep them from melting. Then there was this one hill that I had to sacrifice them both just to keep it under control.
One dude had a bob trailer. I would not recommend it at all. We had a good bit of rock climbing. The trailer kept scraping. It also limited his speed as it would fishtail at speeds over 30 mph. This cost him a lot of time as we spent plenty of time in the 35-40 mph range.
I took over 300 photos. We're all mailing our photos to each other on cd/dvd. One guy had a $3000+ digital camera. He filled up 6-7 GB of compact flash cards. Ouch.
When I get the pictures in I'll go through them and pick some good ones.
if that's all you would have left at home.
you were packed clean to the bone.
guess that settles the bobs VS paniers for this trip.
didn't even factor in stability of desending with bobs.
rock climbing with a bobs would be the pits...
how was the aclaimation to higher altitudes? anyone get altitude sickness?
you were packed clean to the bone.
guess that settles the bobs VS paniers for this trip.
didn't even factor in stability of desending with bobs.
rock climbing with a bobs would be the pits...
how was the aclaimation to higher altitudes? anyone get altitude sickness?
turbodog
Flashaholic
I'd say we took about a 30-40% hit on day 1.
After that it was maybe like 15% on day 2 then nothing after that.
The main thing was the magnitude of the hills. Day 6 was 22 miles uphill. And we're talking REAL uphill.
After that it was maybe like 15% on day 2 then nothing after that.
The main thing was the magnitude of the hills. Day 6 was 22 miles uphill. And we're talking REAL uphill.
cy said:
turbodog
Flashaholic
Good news!
I just received some photos from one of our riders, the guy with the "pro" digital camera.
Bad news:
The SMALLEST photo ois 20 megs. The largest is 80 megs.
Someone got a web host with 4 gigs of space?
I just received some photos from one of our riders, the guy with the "pro" digital camera.
Bad news:
The SMALLEST photo ois 20 megs. The largest is 80 megs.
Someone got a web host with 4 gigs of space?
turbodog
Flashaholic
Ok,
I have put some of the smaller pics up on my google web site.
The whole page is ~30 megs so just sit back and let it load.
http://turbodog99.googlepages.com/pictures
They are uploading now. The page will be up in about 30 minutes.
I have put some of the smaller pics up on my google web site.
The whole page is ~30 megs so just sit back and let it load.
http://turbodog99.googlepages.com/pictures
They are uploading now. The page will be up in about 30 minutes.
turbodog
Flashaholic
I've got some of them up now.
You can click on them for the full-size image.
You can click on them for the full-size image.
