I think you are all missing the point.

In 2007 I expressed my disappointment that Mike Curiak imposed rules on entrants that he would not support if they experienced trouble. He legally formalised rules and regulations for an event without covering himself against litigation. It is no surprise that Matt has not painted himself into this corner, but there is something deeper to it than that.

If you want to keep the self-sufficient ethos of this event, you all need to back away and ask yourselves what you got out of it. If you have completed the trail and the best part of it all was winning that year, setting a record or telling others of your accomplishment, you should go and do it again.

As entrant numbers increase, as rules and compliance increases, as the population along the route becomes more aware of riders, as more information about setups, preparation and the route is shared, the trail becomes sanitised from adventure. I seek my Divide experience again, but it will not be found in familiar territory.

It is my hope that the TourDivide event withers and dies. It will continue to provide inspiration to those willing to race or tour the trail for their own comparison, and to those who seek adventure in local or foreign lands, but there is no improvement from its current form. Success on the Divide needs to be measured in experience gained, not as a finishing time, not as a badge to wear - I come here to read the stories and see the photos of riders, there doesn't need to be an event to do that.

Nope, didn't end up riding that one. I did heaps of research (looking at Google maps satellite and street view) to check that its a continuous route, but moved from Melbourne before I had the chance to spend a weekend on it.

Sorry, but I threw out the cue sheets and info on food sources. Water would be fine this time of year - if you carry fuel for melting snow, but I remember that the distances between towns were easily manageable.

Great profile though. The climb up the back of Mt Buffalo is 10% for 10km.

For sale I have this eVent bivy.

http://www.integraldesigns.com/product_detail.cfm?id=694

Used maybe a dozen times on a mat, no visible wear or issues.

$150USD plus shipping.

Located in Brisbane (4068), Australia.

Twin, Twinwalled, corrugated plastic board?

LOL at this thread.

But my challenge right now is coming up with some sort of noise making device so bears can hear me coming. I`ve startled them before and it`s not pleasant for either me or the bear.

Get yourself a Hope Pro 2 hub - loudest freewheel available.

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Sweet!

Any other pics?

Awesome.

Month of the year?

Thanks Scott.

I bought the 30 for ~$260 from memory - it hasn't arrived yet.

The reason I went with the 30 is in the hope that they release a firmware update in the future that will allow it to show Ant power data.

The Garmin bicycle mount I bought didn't state it was compatible with the new Etrex series, but onlt with the Dakota and Oregen series.  So the guy behind the counter ripped open the box containing the new mount, and what do ya know?...A perfect fit!

So the Garmin Bike Mount for Colorado and Oregon models works perfectly? This one:


There are also these two:

http://www.ja-gps.com.au/RAM/ram-hol-ga48u/


http://www.ja-gps.com.au/Garmin/etrex-10-hook-loop-tether/

Just bought a Montbell Thermawrap jacket and vest at their online sale. They also have their UL down jacket for $124 - a lot cheaper compared to the Feathered Friends Daybreak in Nano that I was considering.

Lynda, do you know how does the synthetic Montbell jacket compares to their down offering in terms of packability (assuming they are the same warmth?)?

Feathered friends also has a lighter jacket - Daybreak, that I think will be available with the Nanosphere material soon.

Anyone using one of the Dinotte's and AAs?

The 200L (5W?) was fine for me on the TD in 2007.

Wildcat in the UK is another.

Apart from Revelate, who makes handlebar slings that can take a dry sack?

$400 for Stans Crest on Hope Pro2 Evo front and rear.

Forget Dirtworks. Buy from JensonUSA or somewhere else in the States that have cheap frame shipping.

math

Taking times from the Trackleaders ITT page, we have:

JayP:
1:05:56 Banff to US Border
17:09:01 Banff to Mexican Border

16:03:05 Border to Border

John Nobile did 15:01:26 in 2007.

I assume these timings are correct?

Someone help me out:

I am after the packed size of a 26 inch tube. Looking to replace my packed 29" tubes for 26" ones.

Cheers