I don't always use my carbon frame FS bike for bikepacking, but when I do blue painter's tape is a great no-residue barrier from frame chafing.

The B+ indicates they are for 650B (also 27.5) + sized tires which are usually 2.5 in or greater width...not 29ers.

I didn't look around long enough to see if they offer 29er rims, but they sure don't make it obvious in their categories or search criteria.

The rims with "os" in the name look to be their offset rim offerings...click on one of them and see the picture.

I just add some air to mine to readjust the sag for the increased weight.

eta: which after re-reading doesn't answer the question so nevermind.  

eta2: but of course they are made to resist forces acting in all directions.  The front wheel doesn't only act linearly with the fork.

When looking for topo maps, you'll always see USGS topo maps.  USGS is the US Geological Survey, so it's government funded.  The maps are solid, to scale, the level of information is consistent from one map to the next, and you could buy all of them, put them together and create a map of the whole U.S., and they are relatively inexpensive and available.

Bad news is they aren't the most detailed maps and alot of the info is older, which shouldn't be a big deal except for new roads, roads that have changed or roads that are no longer in use (roads don't just change overnight usually which is why it isn't that big a deal).

- Overall tire diameter will be similar, dependent on on the tire size, of course.
- Having a suspension fork makes the low pressure high volume of the 27.5+ cancel out, though the low pressure will help absorb some small bumps.
- Being able to use a larger tire on the back at lower pressure will provide some cushion over the smaller 29er.
- the wider, low volume tires of the 27.5+ are beneficial adding some "float" in soft soils like the thick sand we have in Florida, and can also provide additional traction on roots and rocks.
- the smaller contact patch of the 29 will probably be a little faster/roll easier (depending on the tire pressure, tread pattern, etc.)

I didn't try this out on a track with known info to know for sure if it works like you want it to (because all my tracks from home are loops, but it doesn't appear to just be a straight-line distance), but you can:
-go to whichever dashboard page you want to put this data in,
-click menu button,
- select "Change Data Fields",
-use the joystick to go to the data field you want to change (I went to the compass page and changed Time to Next Point because why not)
-scroll down until you hit Distance to Destination,
-press joystick button.

  You can change the info on most of the pages, add or delete pages, etc.  The etrex is pretty versatile this way.

That's awesome! 

Great job everyone!!

I'm not even a little familiar with Mac OS.  I do know that with windows, when you download a .gpx or a map file, figuring out where to save the files on your computer is critical (and not necessarily intuitive) to Basecamp recognizing it.

  I just downloaded a map to my Windows machine (hadn't done one in awhile), re-figured out where to put it, but when I clicked on the Maps tab the georgia map wasn't in the list of installed maps.  I closed basecamp and reopened it, and then it was there.

I also have never been able to figure out where Basecamp saves the .gpx files so I can just copy paste them into Topofusion.  Anyone have insight?

Did you follow the tutorial on GPSFileDepot? That's how I got mine done.

https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/

Pay particular attention to this note on their site, if it applies to you:
There is an issue with the 64-bit installer used in the PC version of this mapset. If this is the first mapset you are installing on a Windows 7 64 bit PC, you will need to FIRST install a mapset which used a 32-bit installer, 'My trails ....' http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/view/53 works and is small in size.

Makes sense, then.  It was only 6 am, so...

Thanks.

Interested people might want to know rim diameter, if it's 32 spoke, what brand/model the hoop is, as well as rim inside width, maybe spoke brand/model.

 

Yep, if it was any bigger you'd likely have to deal with more bulges.

Yeah, honestly I took the Minourao off last week because I have an ECR now, but as I was looking at Mike's pics I saw the solution.

I went with the Minoura as a solution because I was trying to gear up for bikepacking with my only bike at the time...a carbon frame, and didn't really want to try to strap the sweetroll to a carbon head tube, and trying to tape around the odd shaped head tube is challenging.

I tried to use the Minoura for the same purpose, and I couldn't get the set screw tight enough, so the weight of my sweetroll just kept pushing it all the way down against the head tube.

I hadn't tried it yet, but I bet I could set it horizontal (straight out from the steerer tube) and run a strap from it to the handlebar, and the strap would not only hold it at that height, but would also hold the sweetroll away from the bars.

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It seems like they would be diligent about providing notice.  I can sure understand, though, that in the business they are in that they would have decided at some point to not leave it to chance that some soul is on a 3 month tour in the middle of nowhere, and unaware that their possibly lifesaving device was auto shut-off for failure to pay the bill.

I just built a Surly ECR.  I was waiting on the frame when I wrecked and hurt my shoulder pretty good.  So, I used the recovery time to build it, and when the LBS asked about cutting down the steerer tube, I said "leave it for now until my shoulder heals up."  So I started with about 100 mm and am down to 80 mm.

But hey, I bought this frame so I could be a little more upright. lol

Liner is up to you as far as weight vs. temps you'll see, taking into account whether your sleeping bag is warm enough.  If you were just taking it to protect the bag, then you need to weigh it from that perspective (pun intended weight vs. reduced life of bag).

For a week, I'd take a spare pair of shorts.  For 3 days, probably not.  Assuming you have water readily available, you could certainly just take the one and rinse it out when you get to camp and let it dry overnight to eliminate the spare.

I always have clean clothes/socks to sleep in.  How much clothes will be weather (and sleeping bag rating) dependent.

And, if you are running relatively low pressures unloaded, your risk of pinch flats will be increased with increased load.

The more weight you add, above your normal load, the more "flat" your tires will feel.