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Reply #100 on: January 21, 2011, 09:50:27 PM
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joeydurango
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No personal experience (yet) with the CTR, but my friends Doug Johnson (2nd 2009) and Jon Csakany both have done it on hardtails. I'll likely be out there on a steel 29er come August, and I'm guessing you and I won't be alone. I personally just like the simplicity of a hardtail when I'm miles from anywhere. Plus I've been on SS for a few years, which kind of takes FS out of the picture.
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #101 on: January 22, 2011, 07:59:56 AM
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jflanagan
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« Reply #101 on: January 22, 2011, 07:59:56 AM » |
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Simplicity is exactly why I am going with HT 29er this year. Hopefully less to worry about than with a full sus.  |
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There is no guarantee on your health The trail that you leave should be one that others will want to follow ~ James Flanagan www.jamesflanagan.net |
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #102 on: January 23, 2011, 04:00:53 PM
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bartspedden
Location: Crested Butte, CO
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« Reply #102 on: January 23, 2011, 04:00:53 PM » |
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I think it just comes down to personal taste. Every year folks complete the trail on both types of bikes. If you love your hard tail for long days on the trail, rock it and have fun!
Personally I'm not a hard tail fan and scratch my head when I see them on Colorado trails, but that's just my bias because I love the downhill. Just makes me feel like a kid. I also like the reduced wear and tear on my body too!
I think if you really sit down and list the pros versus cons you find personal biases will make you lean towards one or the other, and not hard scientific facts. So in the words of some famous beer guys from Colorado, "whatever your folly is, follow it"
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #103 on: January 26, 2011, 06:14:13 PM
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Marshal
Location: Colorado
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« Reply #103 on: January 26, 2011, 06:14:13 PM » |
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Today, around 2:00pm Hwy 50
Ha, when you reach this crossing you will wish, at least for a few minutes that you were riding a FS with large brake rotors
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #104 on: January 27, 2011, 07:28:26 AM
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« Reply #104 on: January 27, 2011, 07:28:26 AM » |
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As my VERY hard-tail '94 Cannondale ground my butt into hamburger  , I spent more than just a few minutes thinking about a new FS bike! Thanks for the photo Marshall. Motivating, in a cold and desolate sort of way! |
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Reply #105 on: January 27, 2011, 02:15:13 PM
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« Reply #105 on: January 27, 2011, 02:15:13 PM » |
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Pushing your bike up the next section makes you glad you have a light weight hard tail. Foose's creek is a sum bitch.
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Reply #106 on: January 27, 2011, 02:34:40 PM
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« Reply #106 on: January 27, 2011, 02:34:40 PM » |
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Pushing your bike up the next section makes you glad you have a light weight hard tail. Foose's creek is a sum bitch.
Yeah, during the last bit up to the pass, I briefly considered disassembling my bike and gear and dragging everything up one piece at a time. |
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #107 on: January 27, 2011, 03:04:34 PM
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bartspedden
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Reply #108 on: January 27, 2011, 04:21:09 PM
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mmm foooossessssss
It might be painful, but WOW is it BEAUTIFUL! |
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Reply #109 on: January 27, 2011, 04:34:54 PM
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6thElement
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« Reply #109 on: January 27, 2011, 04:34:54 PM » |
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I give a 2 to that photo and view. |
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #110 on: January 27, 2011, 09:07:02 PM
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bartspedden
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« Reply #110 on: January 27, 2011, 09:07:02 PM » |
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I think it would rock to ride this section in reverse! Have fun all you Durango-to-Denver riders.
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #111 on: January 28, 2011, 06:59:09 AM
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bartspedden
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« Reply #111 on: January 28, 2011, 06:59:09 AM » |
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Toby, your picture was stuck in head on my commute... and then I saw a maverick pass me... then I was back on the CT again. Thanks man, what a beauty!
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #112 on: January 28, 2011, 09:53:27 AM
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« Reply #112 on: January 28, 2011, 09:53:27 AM » |
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So, is there a start date for this yet? I might still be in the US around that time of the year and if I still feel like biking after attempting TDR, why not give it a try?  Just looking into possibilities. |
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Reply #113 on: January 28, 2011, 10:07:16 AM
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Reply #114 on: January 28, 2011, 10:32:44 AM
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« Reply #114 on: January 28, 2011, 10:32:44 AM » |
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Toby, your picture was stuck in head on my commute... and then I saw a maverick pass me... then I was back on the CT again. Thanks man, what a beauty!
One of the awesome things about the CT is that you can pretty much just point your camera anywhere, hit the shutter, and get a decent photo. Assuming of course, that you remember to wipe the morning's dirt and rain off of the lens. Keeping your finger out of the frame helps too--which proved to be difficult more times that I'd like to admit during the CTR! |
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Reply #115 on: January 29, 2011, 09:14:38 AM
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« Reply #115 on: January 29, 2011, 09:14:38 AM » |
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Thanks, i was looking in the 2011 calender on this forum where it still does not list a date. |
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Reply #116 on: February 03, 2011, 08:50:28 AM
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pro_out
Location: Oklahoma
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« Reply #116 on: February 03, 2011, 08:50:28 AM » |
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Taking advantage of snow days here in the Plains. August 1 will be here soon, won't it.
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Topic Name: 2011 CTR Planning
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Reply #117 on: February 03, 2011, 05:53:14 PM
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joeydurango
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« Reply #117 on: February 03, 2011, 05:53:14 PM » |
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Ha, that photo looks a lot like my table did a month ago. Make sure you check the CT route in the Gazetteer - mine (a couple years old) was wrong in a few places. Specifically I remember just east of Breck, the old Hope Pass route still marked near BV/Salida, and the old CT route down the valley near Stony Pass.
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Reply #118 on: February 05, 2011, 07:21:06 AM
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gdillon
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« Reply #118 on: February 05, 2011, 07:21:06 AM » |
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Bike is ready to go way ahead of schedule! Can't wait to get out there and sleep on the ground. Thinking about going somewhere drier than Colorado in March...
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Reply #119 on: February 05, 2011, 09:13:20 AM
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« Reply #119 on: February 05, 2011, 09:13:20 AM » |
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Bike is ready to go way ahead of schedule! Can't wait to get out there and sleep on the ground. Thinking about going somewhere drier than Colorado in March...
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