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Reply #1880 on: July 07, 2011, 08:21:14 PM
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TAF
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The Sheilas have hit Silver City and hopefully should make AW tomorrow (Friday). The sag wagon has departed Austin to collect them - were it not for prior travel plans, I would have hoped to be in it.
It's been great following the blue dots, folks - inspiring me to do that ride myself!
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Reply #1881 on: July 07, 2011, 09:05:38 PM
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gpe
Location: Brussels
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Here is a photo of some happy faces the day after (July 5) (l to r: Tom S, Lee K, Tori F, JP E, Martin W, John U) Looks like they've followed Rob Collivers cues:
123.9 Antelope Wells
Finish!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Get off bike
Massage arse
Drink beer
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Reply #1882 on: July 07, 2011, 10:09:51 PM
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CathyP
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« Reply #1882 on: July 07, 2011, 10:09:51 PM » |
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Here is a photo of some happy faces the day after (July 5) (l to r: Tom S, Lee K, Tori F, JP E, Martin W, John U) Looks like they've followed Rob Collivers cues:
123.9 Antelope Wells
Finish!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Get off bike
Massage arse
Drink beer
Awesome photos, Gail! Love those smiles! And a shout out to Tori's biker tan!  |
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Reply #1883 on: July 07, 2011, 10:39:53 PM
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CathyP
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« Reply #1883 on: July 07, 2011, 10:39:53 PM » |
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Still wondering what happened to Jackie Bonn...anybody know? Is she okay?
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Reply #1884 on: July 07, 2011, 10:51:32 PM
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fredne
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I was napping. But, left to right...THERE'S a beautiful sight to wake up to!!! And Rob's cues? Right on!!
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Reply #1885 on: July 08, 2011, 12:07:42 AM
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Pelican Peloton
Location: Amelia Island, Florida, USA
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« Reply #1885 on: July 08, 2011, 12:07:42 AM » |
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My 2 volumes of Cordillera arrived at the end of last week and I have already enjoyed reading them.
As a spectator who didn't know much about the race before June, it would have been very useful to read these books before the race.
So if someone who plans to do the race in 2012 is reading these discussion posts, I recommend getting copies of the books for each of your family and friends. They will much better understand what you have gotten yourself into. Also they will be a lot more enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans during the race.
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Reply #1886 on: July 08, 2011, 12:50:08 AM
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Pelican Peloton
Location: Amelia Island, Florida, USA
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« Reply #1886 on: July 08, 2011, 12:50:08 AM » |
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July 8 at 1am Marien Penso leaving Silver City and making a dash for the border while Simon, Joel, Kevin and the Sheilas sleep...
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Reply #1887 on: July 08, 2011, 06:00:34 AM
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CathyP
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« Reply #1887 on: July 08, 2011, 06:00:34 AM » |
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Wonder what Justin's up to...it's unusual for his SPOT to have stayed in the same place for 10 hours...out of batteries or just not on?
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Reply #1888 on: July 08, 2011, 07:40:47 AM
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« Reply #1888 on: July 08, 2011, 07:40:47 AM » |
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Someone needs to design a Spot that will run for 30 days on one charge for the Great Divide. I don't think a racer has a chance to worry about batteries with the compressed timeline they have to finish, when pedaling, eating and sleeping are the main concerns. Maybe build it with a photo voltaic cell on one side, so it recharges in the sunshine during the day? I would doubt highly that the shops along the way are going to carry lithium batteries for sale along the way, they are just waaaay too expensive for carrying costs.
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Reply #1889 on: July 08, 2011, 07:45:27 AM
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BobM
Location: The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
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« Reply #1889 on: July 08, 2011, 07:45:27 AM » |
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Someone needs to design a Spot that will run for 30 days on one charge for the Great Divide. I don't think a racer has a chance to worry about batteries with the compressed timeline they have to finish, when pedaling, eating and sleeping are the main concerns. Maybe build it with a photo voltaic cell on one side, so it recharges in the sunshine during the day?
With the Spot 1 I think Matthew used to put new batteries in at Silverthorne and he was good to go. |
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Reply #1890 on: July 08, 2011, 07:54:35 AM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #1890 on: July 08, 2011, 07:54:35 AM » |
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Overnight: Sheila Reiter called in from Silver City. Mark Erhart called in from his finish. He and several riders crossed together: Will Snow, Greg Phillips, Simon Harling, and Reinhold Mueller. And Sheila Torres-Blank called in from Silver City, not Antelope Wells…yet! You can get the audio here, via RSS, or on iTunes! |
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Reply #1891 on: July 08, 2011, 08:04:27 AM
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sigma7
Location: Germany
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« Reply #1891 on: July 08, 2011, 08:04:27 AM » |
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Just placed my order for the book. Me too. Both volumes. Together with Jill Homer's Be Brave, Be Strong. -- sigma7 |
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Reply #1892 on: July 08, 2011, 08:14:42 AM
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MrWaves
Location: Edinburgh, UK
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« Reply #1892 on: July 08, 2011, 08:14:42 AM » |
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Wonder what Justin's up to...it's unusual for his SPOT to have stayed in the same place for 10 hours...out of batteries or just not on?
I guess he has a mechanical - looks like he is pushing up hill and coasting down. He talked of buying some pedals in WalMart - Grants is not the best of places to fix things! It is still a long way to Silver City to get that fixed though. |
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Reply #1893 on: July 08, 2011, 08:18:38 AM
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It's been great following this race, but I have a quick question. What type of lights are people using? Also, how did the leaders, who never seemed to stop moving, have time to recharge their lights? Thanks a ton - I did a bunch of searching but couldn't come up with an answer.
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Reply #1894 on: July 08, 2011, 08:52:14 AM
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« Reply #1894 on: July 08, 2011, 08:52:14 AM » |
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Just out of curiosity what are the ages of the oldest man and oldest woman to complete the TD?
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Reply #1895 on: July 08, 2011, 09:17:18 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #1895 on: July 08, 2011, 09:17:18 AM » |
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Stephen Huddle called in from Teton. He's been battling mosquitoes.
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Reply #1896 on: July 08, 2011, 10:20:21 AM
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Thumby
Tell me, where is this mythical convenience store?
Location: McKinney TX
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« Reply #1896 on: July 08, 2011, 10:20:21 AM » |
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I took a lot of photos on the last stretch of the race, going through them now. Here's one that I really l like. Pretty sure it's Daniel Bayley.
Love seeing all the other pix that folks took, post 'em when you have time!
Elizabeth
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I live on a big round ball, I never do dream I may fall.
And even if one day I do, I'll jump off and smile back at you. -Jesse Winchester
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Reply #1897 on: July 08, 2011, 10:34:20 AM
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mcmurv
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« Reply #1897 on: July 08, 2011, 10:34:20 AM » |
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It's been great following this race, but I have a quick question. What type of lights are people using? Also, how did the leaders, who never seemed to stop moving, have time to recharge their lights? Thanks a ton - I did a bunch of searching but couldn't come up with an answer.
A bunch use princeton tec eos II. They use aaa batteries. I was getting a couple to 3 nights out of a set of lithiums. No need to recharge. Yea, it is wasteful. There were all sorts of lights in use though. The most common one I saw was the eos. I had 2 of them; one on the bike and one on my helmet. They worked great coming down Fleecer Ridge at 11 PM being chased by a pack of wolves. |
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Reply #1898 on: July 08, 2011, 11:56:25 AM
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wookieone
Location: Gunnison, Colorado
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« Reply #1898 on: July 08, 2011, 11:56:25 AM » |
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Lights, Both Kurt and myself used Fenix LD20's, I had two, one helmet, one handlebar, Kurt ran just one on the helmet. They are pretty bad ass, bit brighter, longer throw, in my opinion than the EOS. Uses 2 AA's, use lithiums and they go for a while, lots of adjustment in light throw, from barely there to damn bright. We were both riding a fair amount at night, so it was needed, some use less light and stay on the day light side of things.....Jefe
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Reply #1899 on: July 08, 2011, 12:15:37 PM
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FR 30040 from mile 42.9 to the Togwotee lodge has been closed due to bear activity.
Just went up 287 and am at the lodge drowning my sorrows with a coke.
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