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241  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Stans, Slime, Liners, TP tubes, what do you use/do to reduce flats? on: November 17, 2012, 09:15:48 PM
Slime is getting into the tubeless bike tire business.  I bought a bottle of slime, (bicycle specific), sealant from a slime trailer at an off road race.  Slime guy says it is better stuff.  Says he made a deal with gorilla tape and expects to market a tubeless bike kit in a month or 2.

Small block 8.  I had trouble mounting it with a low pressure gas station hose.  I had to install a tube which sealled one side. Then press up with my toes on one spot. meanwhile pressing my thumb through the tread to hold the bead close to the rim.  Soap suds helped locate the bigest gaps.  Mounting the same tire on a high pressure system took 3 seconds.

They are great if your route is part paved and part hard pack dirt.  If your route is all off pavement something else might be better.   Wet sand sticks to them like glue.
242  Forums / DIY / Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) / Re: How to make a .8 oz tripod for point and shoot cameras on: November 15, 2012, 02:20:11 PM
bag of rice works well.  better than a tripod in wind or for long exposures.
243  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: equipment that works the list on: November 10, 2012, 04:18:57 PM
It is hard to know how to arrange things to please everyone, ( is that possible ).  
Is this list long enough that it needs to be arranged alphabetically by bike part?
For me, a list of parts without long explanations attached to them is easier to use than sifting through long explanations as to why people choose one thing or another. A quick reference guide with explanations and discussion in the following pages.

file it where you want it.  

If you are going to Madagascar or Timbuktu or some place nice... .  Where there is no bike shop and replacements may or may not show up in the mail what parts do you want on your bike?¿?  If I am not to lazy or too disorganized I will add them to this list.  

Shortly before I started this list I saw a text on another persons phone.
¨Fed Ex does not recognise that address your card has been refunded.¨
The nearest bike shop to the North was 500 miles away.
The nearest bike shop to the south was 500 miles away.  
He got a ride in a pick up with some bail jumping hippies on there way to Costa Ricca.
I rode up in the mountains and had a good adventure.

I wanted a list of parts that don't end your adventure.

I read the ultra racing forum, but seldom by the same gear as them
244  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: How much of the CDT course on busy roads? on: November 09, 2012, 07:16:58 PM
In August - September I rode from Portland, OR to Truckee, CA along the Sierra Cascades route more or less.  The Oregon section has huge potential to be a long distance mt bike route with lots of single track.  The bike shop in Sisters sells IMBA maps of said trails, and rents 29ers too.  On the road sections people were getting 4 tires across the center line.  At Crater lake 4 different people offered me a ride up the hill.   The upper Clackamas river was very photogenic

The Northen California section is polluted with logging trucks and beer people.  That's why I got an Amtrak in Truckee. 
245  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: equipment that works the list on: November 09, 2012, 11:46:58 AM
"OK, not trying to be negative or argumentative but what is the purpose of this list? "

It help people select reliable gear.  If you log a lot of miles and find 1 or 2 pieces of gear that worked without fail let us know others might want to explore an isolated area and not worry about a broken bike.

" "Equipment that works" ........ For all of bikepacking? Ultra Racing?"
Racing is differant than exploring.  Sometimes the nearest bike shop is 500 miles away. If you want to explore the edges of the map get some gear that will bring you back.  

"I'm sorry, I see no organization, it just appears to be a random list of bike parts and gear"

Read the entire page not just the first sentence.  People typed in the things they thought provided them with reliable transportation, or kept them warm and dry,  things they trusted.  They rode for many miles and many years and said, "I found something reliable."  I made a list of some of these things.

"some very old and outdated"

Is the newest stuff more reliable?

"Has anyone ever made a purchase decision based on this list?"

yes

"Who runs a 7 speed cassette these days."

With suntour power thumb shifters, (friction shifters), you can use any cassette available when you need one.  Don't think about taking your bike to the top of a hill in your pickup. Think about riding your bike for 6 weeks in a foreign country.  10 speeds are so racers can shift a little more efficiently.  Not so people can ride around longer.  

"Chrisx if you're still out there IMO this list needs work."
Go ride your bike 20,000 miles
let us know if any of your gear lasted that long when your done.
246  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: How much of the CDT course on busy roads? on: November 05, 2012, 04:14:03 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Divide_Mountain_Bike_Route
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Divide_Trail

cdt  is a trial mostly open to bikes
gdmbr is a road mostly open to all people and machines
247  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Where to bike in March in the USA on: November 02, 2012, 05:47:44 PM
weekend trips from Kansas City include the mulberry river in march
http://www.arkansas.com/places-to-go/lakes-rivers/river.aspx?id=11
248  Forums / Trip Planning / Need a partner / Re: ITI training camp, Portland OR to Ashland OR, then to SF Feb 2013 on: November 01, 2012, 10:58:26 PM
http://www.ferrytravel.com/alasks_marine_specials.htm
the ferry does not go to Anchorage, do your home work before hand.  You can get Amtrak in bellingham, WA when it drops you off. check about on off privileges.  The inside passage is about as scenic a route as exists in the world, ride that boat. 

http://www.bcferries.com/
second choice

http://www.amazon.com/Bicycling-Pacific-Coast-Vicky-Spring/dp/0898869544
central Oregon to about Garberville CA is a good section.  When I did that route in March/April  2007 I got soaked  and snowed on in Tillamook OR, in April.  In January of 2009 it rained severe on that route all the way to San Diego, then the winter storms started as I headed into Baja.  The other time I pedaled that route I also got wet.   

http://humboldtredwoods.org/  not to be left out

I woke up to a touch of ice in my water bottle just a day or two north of this place around the beginning of September 2012.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
It is winter in February.  Be prepaired.

on the brighter side: once you see these places, you will go back in summer

249  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Would you like to see sub-forums or stickies on specific bikepacking topics? on: October 30, 2012, 08:49:18 PM
I would like to see a sticky for repair your bike topics and videos.  

EXAMPLE

bar tape
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/handlebar-tape-installation-drop-bar
http://sheldonbrown.com/handlebar-tape.html
How to wrap bar tape


wheel building
http://crankedmag.wordpress.com/issues/issue-5/hadrann-wheelcraft-method-part-1-lacing/

People would post up links they used and found reliable. A person would maintain an alphabetical list of links in the first post.

Yesterday I realised I have never put tape on a drop bar.  I have been looking over the web for instructions.  If a bikepacker who has taped 100s of bars said this is a good article or video and posted a link I would not have to sift and guess at it.

Perhaps the myog forum could be the make and maintain your own gear forum with a repair sticky on top. There are a lot of blank spaces to fill in between bar tape and wheel building.

250  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Photo Thread on: October 10, 2012, 01:39:20 PM
251  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: MULTI-MODE CARGO TOURING TRAIL BUILD on: October 09, 2012, 12:31:08 PM
http://surlybikes.com/bikes/troll
252  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Photo Thread on: October 08, 2012, 02:37:41 PM
253  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Flat pedals for adventure biking on: October 04, 2012, 07:31:39 PM


Truvativ Holzfeller platform pedals
have reversible pins. I took them out and put the hex head on the outside and the sharp pointed end on the inside. Now they are comfortable  Heavy but reliable and sturdy

I got some forte convert pedals recently and found them uncomfortable. I removed 4 pins from each side, the center ones. That helped.

I should probably go to a hardware store and see if the pins are a common size.  If so, replace them with small hex head bolts The spikes have more traction sure. How many hours will you pedal if your feet hurt to much.

flat pedals are safer and walking shoes are for getting off the bike and exploring the world

254  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Securing your bike on: October 03, 2012, 11:39:52 AM
Is it a good idea to post instructions on how to cut a lock?
Kenisha the bus driver in Portland told me a quieter faster way to break every lock. Do you think I should type it out on the web?

There is no such thing as a lock that cant be broken!  There is no need to teach people how.
255  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Securing your bike on: September 24, 2012, 09:00:52 PM
I am carrying a real lock these days.  Bike theft seems to be on the rise.


IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT, YOU CAN'T KEEP IT!


Perhaps a small u lock, just big enough to fit through both cainstays, or top tube and a pole. the idea is not to leave enough space for a bottle jack to be inserted. Also a cable about 6 feet long is enough to run through one seat rail like a dog collar then both wheels and the loose end into the u lock.

oh and the parts left over from 2009 are on sale for cheap. If you cut the price in half you only need to cry for half as long.

{bikepacking.net's spell checker does not recognise the word chainstay.}
256  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Salsa anything cages? on: September 14, 2012, 07:54:46 PM
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=44351&category=272
I zip tied this one on and it holds a 1.5 liter bottle under the down tube. I used a piece of inner tube betwen cage and bike.
257  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: equipment that works the list on: August 14, 2012, 02:31:29 PM
apologies to Eric for the omission, MY MISTAKE. I fixed it.
http://www.revelatedesigns.com/index.cfm/ABOUT/


bb7's are 3rd from the bottom.  Also the kind I use. Forgot to mention that pads are readily available.
258  Forums / Trip Planning / Need a partner / Re: Tour De Maya on: August 03, 2012, 01:05:43 PM
According to legend*  ?,ooo years ago, long before Christopher Columbus, A blue eyed bearded traveler came from the sea, landing in southern Mexico.  He had knowledge of math and astronomy.  Like the Druids and Pharaohs.  He was said to have a misshaped, cone head.  He taught the locals how to perform computations, measure the rotation of the earth around the sun. They knew that Venus and mars orbited the sun along with the earth.  They knew how to predict the moons orbit around the earth.  The brilliant blue eyed traveler was elevated to God status before he returned to the sea.  

later a Mayan, Recorded in history with a misshaped head.  A person with exceptional intelligence. Perfected the mathematical skills and perfected the most complex calendar the world has ever known.  The European kings had nothing to equal it. (Later came the atomic clock.)  

Then Came Columbus.  (was the new world discovered by pirates on the run.)  Then came Cortez.  Cortez timed his arrival with the year the blue eyed bearded god was supposed to return from the sea.  Cortez lied for money.  And a brilliant liar he was.  He killed millions of people with sword and disease.  Cortez did not pay his army.  He payed tribute to the king of Spain and the Pope, (taxes,) and lived out his life as one of the worlds richest men.

The combined knowledge of an advanced civilization was all but erased from history.  The priests burned their books.  


*science can not reach a unified conclusion
259  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: REI on: August 03, 2012, 12:14:41 PM
A careful shopper could do quite well at REI.  In May I bought a Cannondale sl4 at the garage sale. It was $400 instead of $750.  Not a scratch on it.
260  Forums / Trip Planning / Need a partner / Re: Tour De Maya on: August 03, 2012, 11:56:08 AM
Chad
The Mayan long count calendar comes to an end on 12 21 12.  Nearly all of their books and writings were destroyed by missionaries,(new world order).  The 4 remaining books were at last translated.  The Mayan calendar is more accurate than the modern calendar we hang on our walls.  Modern quantum computers Can perform mathematical computations to understand the orbits of Earth, Moon, Venus, etc.  No person with pencil and paper ever came close to the understanding and mathematical computations of the Maya, (read more brilliant than all others.)

I have a destination in Mexico and a date to be there.  I am looking for help in planning a route to get there on my bike.  Oaxaca is certainly on the way.  Puebla might be I don't know yet.
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