Interested. Are you in Denver? 25.4 or 31.8 on those things?

Curious how the 17yr old kid was doing (sorry, can't recall his name). Quite an impressive undertaking for someone so young. Wishing him the best of luck....

If it were me I would ditch the heavy HID light for a good headlamp. I can't imagine you would be doing any riding after dark.

rollins pass?

Been thinking of this one for quite some time. Might be worth giving it a go. Thanks for the reminder.

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And just FYI...RMNP requires canisters.

From NPS.gov "Bear canisters are required at all backcountry campsites below treeline. "

I have never stayed beneath tree line and this rule appears to be recent. That said, I agree with the points expressed above completely. It is up to us to keep bears away from the food. I always use an Ursack but have never had it tested. Nice thing about it is that is doesn't bounce around and roll down hills if a bear gets a hold of it. 

They have some cool videos on their site. In no way am I affiliated with these guys just a happy user both here in the Colorado high country and in the Sierras.

I use an Ursack bear bag and have never had an issue. I can't think of a single place in CO that requires a canister.

http://www.ursack.com/ursack-catalog.htm

Yeah it is a tall order for sure. Hard to find a normal ride around here without a ton of climbing much less an overnighter. I'll throw in a pic from a trip from last year to sweeten the deal.

Looking for a low key three day weekend (heading out from Denver) with a focus on scenery more than miles. Done a number of trips but every single one has been pretty brutal regarding elevation changes. The plan is to celebrate a friend's bday with some bikepacking, so I'd like to make her not hate me the whole time. Any recommendations?

Interesting trades you say?

How about screen legend Anthony Quinn's undershirt? He
took this off to do sit-ups in the park and I nabbed it.