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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #660 on: March 10, 2011, 11:14:56 AM
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« Reply #660 on: March 10, 2011, 11:14:56 AM »

jeff - did you use the sawyer inline filter and just suck from your bottles?

i love my kaytadan hiker pro - but it is bulky for sure!
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #661 on: March 10, 2011, 11:21:12 AM
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« Reply #661 on: March 10, 2011, 11:21:12 AM »

jeff - did you use the sawyer inline filter and just suck from your bottles?

i love my kaytadan hiker pro - but it is bulky for sure!

I found that the intake nozzle of the Sawyer (without the supplied tubing) fit the nipple of my water bottles, so I marked one bottle "bad" and reserved it for questionable water.  By squeezing the "bad water" bottle through the filter I was able to fill a bottle with filtered water pretty quickly, and then I could add nuun or drink mix or whatever to the filtered water.

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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #662 on: March 10, 2011, 04:59:50 PM
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« Reply #662 on: March 10, 2011, 04:59:50 PM »

About bad water...

I spoke to the Ranger in charge of the Gila Wilderness area today.  The well at the campground on the re-route North of Silver City was abandoned shortly after it got drilled.  The water from the well was not suitable for drinking.  

Bruce
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #663 on: March 10, 2011, 06:13:18 PM
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« Reply #663 on: March 10, 2011, 06:13:18 PM »

On the Aquamira drops, the website recommends using them with a filter.....is that needed or do most just use the drops? 
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #664 on: March 10, 2011, 07:49:56 PM
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« Reply #664 on: March 10, 2011, 07:49:56 PM »

jeff - did you use the sawyer inline filter and just suck from your bottles?

i love my kaytadan hiker pro - but it is bulky for sure!
I used the sawyer in line with a camelbak. No problems at all. I used it for all water. You can't use drink mix though.
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #665 on: March 11, 2011, 05:01:34 AM
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« Reply #665 on: March 11, 2011, 05:01:34 AM »

so you didn't use the 3 -1L bottle setup like you use now? You actually had a camelbak last year?

I think I'm going to put that inline filter in and leave the Hiker Pro home. It takes up 3/4ths of my space in the bottom frame bag pocket. Now I can use that for more food!!
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #666 on: March 11, 2011, 11:14:01 AM
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« Reply #666 on: March 11, 2011, 11:14:01 AM »

so you didn't use the 3 -1L bottle setup like you use now? You actually had a camelbak last year?

I think I'm going to put that inline filter in and leave the Hiker Pro home. It takes up 3/4ths of my space in the bottom frame bag pocket. Now I can use that for more food!!
I used the bottles for "good" water and beverages and a camelback for the 'stream' and 'pond' water which I drank through a filter or drained into the bottles. Usually the camelbak was empty because I did not like the weight on my back.
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #667 on: March 11, 2011, 01:31:42 PM
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« Reply #667 on: March 11, 2011, 01:31:42 PM »

On the Aquamira drops, the website recommends using them with a filter.....is that needed or do most just use the drops?  

probably a CYA/lawyer thing.  
Honestly I'd just go with bleach it has served we well on the AT and TD.
http://water.epa.gov/drink/emerprep/emergencydisinfection.cfm
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #668 on: March 11, 2011, 06:56:12 PM
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« Reply #668 on: March 11, 2011, 06:56:12 PM »

90 Days til start !!!!!!!!!!!
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #669 on: March 14, 2011, 12:24:30 PM
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« Reply #669 on: March 14, 2011, 12:24:30 PM »

Greetings!

Russ here from Berkeley, CA.  After a 4-year dissertation delay, I'm officially committed (although still undecided about whether I'm going northbound or southbound).  Woohoo!

Not to interrupt an excellent water purification discussion but ... I just talked to Russell Robinson at Actiontec, who makes some great Ti cogs and rings, and found out that he's heading out of town for a month leaving Thursday so if you want to get your orders in for some indestructible drive chain components now is the time.
 
http://www.actiontec.us/ticog.htm 

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Cheers,
russ

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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #670 on: March 14, 2011, 09:34:14 PM
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« Reply #670 on: March 14, 2011, 09:34:14 PM »

Greetings!
Russ here from Berkeley, CA.  After a 4-year dissertation delay, I'm officially committed (although still undecided about whether I'm going northbound or southbound).  Woohoo!
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
Cheers,
russ
Welcome to your post-doc Russ! We look forward to a TD write-up from a cognitive scientist. Perhaps you ought race Sobo, just for all the fodder.
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #671 on: March 14, 2011, 09:37:27 PM
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« Reply #671 on: March 14, 2011, 09:37:27 PM »

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/03/03/black-sheeps-full-custom-continental-divide-racer-wins-nahbs-best-offroad-prize/

sickness! i think i know who it belongs to but i need to confirm. (a certain colorado LOI makes reference to an unspecified custom jobby)
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #672 on: March 14, 2011, 09:49:40 PM
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« Reply #672 on: March 14, 2011, 09:49:40 PM »

That's a sweet bike! Damn!  headbang
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #673 on: March 14, 2011, 11:31:11 PM
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« Reply #673 on: March 14, 2011, 11:31:11 PM »


Thanks, Matt!  I assume that if I ride southbound that you'll give me a first-hand tour of the long and windy post-doc "laboratory".   Wink

Wow, that Black Sheep will be the ultimate mud master with that belt drive....

--russ
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #674 on: March 15, 2011, 12:46:10 AM
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« Reply #674 on: March 15, 2011, 12:46:10 AM »

I'm really torn about pedal selection. I usually love Crank Bros egg beaters but I am worried about their reliability...

Any suggestions?
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #675 on: March 15, 2011, 04:35:57 AM
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« Reply #675 on: March 15, 2011, 04:35:57 AM »

I'm really torn about pedal selection. I usually love Crank Bros egg beaters but I am worried about their reliability...

Any suggestions?

BigPoppa:
Agreed.  I have always run egg beaters, even the cheaper ones.  Last year, I bought a new set and put just under 5,000 miles on them, before they needed to be rebuilt.  The only problems I have had is breaking some of the wings on some trails, but that was my fault. 
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #676 on: March 15, 2011, 05:23:41 AM
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« Reply #676 on: March 15, 2011, 05:23:41 AM »

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/03/03/black-sheeps-full-custom-continental-divide-racer-wins-nahbs-best-offroad-prize/

sickness! i think i know who it belongs to but i need to confirm. (a certain colorado LOI makes reference to an unspecified custom jobby)


Better get some good bike locks for that - and I mean pre-race 'cause I think a lot of guys would like to take that one down the trail!  Wink
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #677 on: March 15, 2011, 06:54:56 AM
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« Reply #677 on: March 15, 2011, 06:54:56 AM »

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/03/03/black-sheeps-full-custom-continental-divide-racer-wins-nahbs-best-offroad-prize/

sickness! i think i know who it belongs to but i need to confirm. (a certain colorado LOI makes reference to an unspecified custom jobby)
If the belt drive fails, this bike is toast.
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #678 on: March 15, 2011, 07:39:16 AM
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« Reply #678 on: March 15, 2011, 07:39:16 AM »

If the belt drive fails, this bike is toast.
But,  a spare belt can be carried.
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  Topic Name: 2011 Tour Divide Reply #679 on: March 15, 2011, 09:03:39 AM
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« Reply #679 on: March 15, 2011, 09:03:39 AM »

Better get some good bike locks for that - and I mean pre-race 'cause I think a lot of guys would like to take that one down the trail!  Wink


I hefted that bike at NAHBS, and I think it's light enough to steal with one hand.

On a related note, I met Mcmurve at NAHBS and had a great time talking TDR.


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