I didn't mess with the Apex. I just added a friction bar end and picked up a cheap 3x MT derailler.
So simple.

But now I'm on a rohloff'd Krampus.

I appreciate everyone's replies. I think I have figured out what is going on.

1. Expert GPS thinks the track point limit is 500
2. Uploading via Basecamp or manually copying the GPX did truncate as well. It would copy fine, but when using the "Go To" function to load the track it would only load part of the track. I assumed this was at the 500 track point mark, but it was actually well beyond that.
3. I was loading the Stage Coach 400 track which consists of 31,782 track points.

I simplified the track down to 2,152 points and manually uploaded it to my GPS and it works.

Now to figure out what the real limit is (Unless anyone knows the answer already)

If you can run TopoFusion you can simplify and then split... its pretty slick.
You can chop that route in 2, and have it optimize the points.

basecamp-track by mbeganyi, on Flickr

I've loaded tracks with 8,000 points as well.
I usually manually copy them to the GPX folder on the Garmin (mount it like an external drive).
But it should work just fine in Basecamp.

Are you making a track or a route?
Are you adding waypoints and other data to the track?
Is your etrex 20 up to date for firmware?

I build the track in TopoFusion or Ride with GPS or Basecamp.
I copy it to the garmin directly via Finder on my Mac.
Or I use Basecamp or TopoFusion to send it to the GPS.

The etrex 20 does not have a 500 track point limit.

Here:
https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId=%7B0b02f820-03db-11e0-e050-000000000000%7D

eTrex 20/30

2,000 GPX files
2,000 waypoints
5,000 geocaches
200 routes, 250 points per route
200 saved tracks
2,000 archive tracks
10,000 points per track
100 custom map tiles
250 BirdsEye Imagery files
Approximately 3,000 mapping segments

I've loaded up 200 mile routes with 4,000 points no problem. I think the entire TD route has less than that. For any route with roads and dirt roads the point count can drop depending on how straight the segments are.

Untitled by mbeganyi, on Flickr

Untitled by mbeganyi, on Flickr

They sit a bit further out from the fork than the old ones, but you can probably still p-clamp or hose clamp them on.

Salsa Anything Cage HD and Porcelain Rocket Anything Bag by mbeganyi, on Flickr

Cages arrived, and so did my anything bags from Scott @Porcelain Rocket

If you don't find a combo, I have a white offset fork. came off a medium, should have plenty of steerer tube left.
30$ + pack and ship.

Krampus. but I love my Pugs for what it is, just don't ride it much anymore.

IMG_4177 by mbeganyi, on Flickr

with all due respect, your bag is a completely different animal. the 2 salsa offerings are cages / racks that can use straps to hold down whatever you wish (within reason) - be it a dry bag, nalgene, tent, etc.

your everything bag is a cool product and idea - but its different - a soft sided frame harness is the best way i can describe it.

i like the things i've seen you make, but you have a pretty debbie downer attitude regarding this product. celebrate and promote whats good about your bag. show how its used for a variety of things. lay off the salsa bashing. its a turn off.

no offense to jeremy, but the anything cage bag is more a ripoff of Scott @ Porcelain Rocket... he's been making something that works with the old (and now the new) anything cage for a long time.




jeremy's bag is more of a fork / frame harness type system - it replaces the cage with a stiffened fabric frame.
very different than what salsa (or scott) is offering.
(i have 2 of scott's bags on the way...)

salsa's bag (which requires the anything cage or anything cage HD) is also self contained and waterproof.



jeremy's bag / rack combo: bolts to the fork or frame instead of the cage / bag combo, still requires a waterproof bag if you want to protect your gear.

Exactly, and I live in northern Canada. Totally an ingenious marketing scheme that people are falling for.

They are totally after the wannabe snow adventure racers that live in places down south. In the winter they ride the fatbike with bags and insulated thermos bottles strapped on to the cafe instead wearing the Rapha kit and riding the carbon wonder bike to meet up with their shaved leg friends.

Pure marketing genius. Its so brilliant that its spawned a whole other subgroup to fill the coffers of the bike industrial complex. Insidious I tell you. Its working so well that I am likely to trade in my Pugsley and go even fatter for an Ice Cream Truck. I mean, I should be able to float on water with those tires.




FWIW, they can be quite light, a recently built Ice Cream Truck weighed just a few pounds more than my stock Fargo. And the carbon bikes from Salsa and the smaller makers can be crazy light. If you really think they are slow and heavy you haven't spent any time on one. They clearly need to up their marketing game to get inside your head.

Once you go fat... you sell your Fargo and go 29+ and then want to sell your Pugsley for a Blackbarrow or Ice Cream Truck.

IMO, gimmick to sell more bikes. They are heavy, slow and really the only reason to have one is if you are riding off-road in the winter. Cool bikes, but I think a waste of money.

Definitley smoke and mirrors and marketing BS.

TD12 rider...

What do plan to do with the cache battery? For 1/2 the cost of the plug you could get a Sinewave. Or you could ditch the plug and get a light and charging solution in one with the Luxos U.

EWerk or USBwerk? No rigid connections at the unit that converts the power. Cables come out that you can plug into depending on what you are charging.

Been using one on and off. Not enough rough stuff to really compare to what you've ridden though.

Sinewave is also similar. Little black box with cables.

One is 135 with disc rotor spaced for rear, one is 135 disk rotor spaced for front. You'd have to figure out how the Muk for is spaced for the disc mount.

Thats a good looking route. Agreed on the pavement part. I've done 2-3 thru rides from here to family in the Utica area. Twice on my IF rando bike (solo doubles, good fun - with some dirt mixed in) - and once on my Fargo as an overnight. That was a good ride - did Moose River Plains. Really wanted to connect Woodhull Lake to Atwell - but had the trip cut 1 day short due to being tied up with work before I left - I didnt' want to get 20-30 miles into nowhere and have to bushwhack or backtrack out.

Where did you hit the single track?




http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/08/adk-bikepacking/
Middle, of Moose River Plains by mbeganyi, on Flickr

There's so much potential over there, but you end up getting hemmed in by water and / or wilderness.
I have some ideas for bike / raft trips - need to save some $$ for a packraft next year.