1. Trans am complete map set unused with Trans am book. Non members pay $196.95 plus shipping, members pay less ( I think I paid around $158). $115 with free shipping to continental US.

2. Casey's Crazy Bars from Velo Orange (they are out of stock now) and Nashbar Trekking bar. Some scratches. $60 for both shipped to continental US.

3. Sella Anatomical Titanico saddle rated for 160lbs and under. Brown. few miles. $75 shipped to continental US.

PayPal or check (shipped after check clears)

Rich

Are you going going to be using warmshowers? A good way to connect with people and they will probably feed you.
I remember on the tour divide it seems like every time I stopped at a convenience store  or market I usually dropped around $30!

How you can eat on $10 a day is beyond me! I would budget at least 30 to 50 per day.

Even though it is our passion it is still a pretty small niche market. REI is ok but it is not bleeding edge when it comes to bikes, packs and gear for our sport. In fact in regards to even camping and backpacking there are cottage industries out there doing a lot better job than the " big boys" Such as Revelate, Z-packs and tarptent.
I don't really know what Revelate could really patent? They do sell their gear wholesale so I imagine they could end up at REI as well.

Ya, my bad! I thought today was the 21st!

If my calculations are right (hardly ever!) won't Aaron D have the fastest time this year??

Awesome race between Blake and Eric!! Blake had a 12 mile lead last night but Eric closed the gasp and is now a mile or so in front. Fun to watch!

http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-materials.html
The above link is an interesting read about frame materials and comfort. I agree with his conclusions that tires, tire pressure, geometry have more to do with comfort than frame material. I think most people run too high of pressure in their tires. The more uneven a road surface the better a lower pressure tire conforms to it, so you don't waste your energy bouncing up and down. Take some time and a tire pressure gauge to experiment with tire pressure and how it affects the ride and comfort of your bike.
http://www.bikeradar.com/us/gear/article/bicycle-tires-puncturing-the-myths-29245/

Pictures from the first day in Borrego Springs on my facebook page. Guy Sutton out to an early lead.
https://www.facebook.com/rich.wolf.395/media_set?set=a.10152289618617889.1073741852.687802888&type=3

I added a few more pics from the end of the race featuring Blake B and Smokin Sam J

Pictures from the first day in Borrego Springs on my facebook page. Guy Sutton out to an early lead.
https://www.facebook.com/rich.wolf.395/media_set?set=a.10152289618617889.1073741852.687802888&type=3

Sold.

Thought I had it sold. Packed and ready to ship. Nice condition. Used very little. New $145 on Old Man web site plus shipping. First $85 gets it. Includes shipping to cont US.

Has there ever been a categorization of all the climbs on the Tour Divide like the UCI does in Road Racing? how many cat 1 or 2 climbs etc.?

Has there ever been a categorization of all the climbs on the Tour Divide like the UCI does in Road Racing? how many cat 1 or 2 climbs etc.?

And how many snowcat climbs?!

Where the two routes join up in the west is right about where you will start smelling the meth cooking.  It'll be pretty strong given that it will almost guaranteed be over 100 degrees with 90%+ humidity and a brisk 30mph cross/headwind. At least it's really flat, though.  ;-)

At that point of the race, you might need a little pick me up!

This is great, thank you. I have a question about why you simplfy the tracks (keep in mind I am very un-educated in the GPS world to date).  I have an old Garmin etrex vista HCX and would certainly need to have the file broken down to fit in the unit's 'saved tracks' area of memory (this wording is right from the topofusion upload tutorial) - but this unit also takes a SD card - could I not put the whole un-simplified track on it? Or is the SD card primarily used to hold maps - not tracks?

thanks

robin

Robin. Many Garmin units can only take a track of a maximum of 500 points, but they can take 20 tracks, hence simplifying and splitting.

Different tools for different jobs IMO.

Sweetroll is a convenient, attached drybag, dual ended access and the pocket remains attached, but cannot deal with large and bulky items (think 40 below bag and a z-lite, or packraft and paddle) so ideal for a bag and a pad, some clothes etc.

Harness excels with larger loads.

I use sweetroll on the fargo (woodchippers), 29er and fatbike for summer trips, the harness for winter fatbike, with a large drybag, so I can detach the drybag and unpack/pack easier - especially with a large winter bag and layers.

Get both

Freezing is about my limit!
40 below bag? Not for this wimp!

I had a harness and thought it was a PITA to use. We bought a sweet roll and it is much superior in my opinion. You can unhook it pretty easily from the bike but I see no need to. With openings on both sides it is easy to get to your stuff and it fold up and clips easily. You can also buy an optional front pouch that will fit on the front of the sweet roll.

I knew someone who just used maps in the 2012 TD and he made it just fine. Much more time consuming though vs. just following a track but the maps should be in everyone's arsenal.

From bike2power here is a waterproof bike mount for the iphone 5s, and they have more for other phones: http://www.bike2power.com/bikeconsole-bike-mounts/iphone-5s-waterproof-touch-id-bike-mount.html
I have never used it but it would nice to get feed back from those who have or who have tried different mounts.

It might be your controller. Ours tops out at 1 amp, where my old one .5 amp. Also mostly road riding so the average speed and output are greater.
You can also reduce draw by doing airplane mode, closing unused apps, screen brightness, etc.

I think requiring ATA membership is a great idea. Small price to pay.