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Reply #420 on: May 10, 2012, 05:21:22 AM
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Reply #421 on: May 10, 2012, 08:41:18 AM
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T-Race
Location: Victor, ID
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« Reply #421 on: May 10, 2012, 08:41:18 AM » |
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Hey fellow TDer's, I'm looking for a ride to the start. I live in Victor ID, and can get to Whitefish or the border, but need a ride from there, if anyone is going that way?
Thanks!
T-Race
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Reply #422 on: May 10, 2012, 11:42:06 AM
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phil_rad
Location: Gelnhausen, Germany
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« Reply #422 on: May 10, 2012, 11:42:06 AM » |
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I can't freaking believe that in less than a month we'll all be out on the divide!!
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Reply #423 on: May 10, 2012, 02:01:51 PM
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febikes
Custom steel
Posts: 61
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« Reply #423 on: May 10, 2012, 02:01:51 PM » |
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Yes, it's right around the corner! I want more time to get ready but on the other hand I want to get started already so I can see how it goes. It's hard to prepare as an east coast rookie. I got out on the Continental Divide this week but it's not the same on the east coast.  |
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Reply #424 on: May 10, 2012, 03:30:53 PM
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sthig
Location: Birmingham, Al
Posts: 318
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« Reply #424 on: May 10, 2012, 03:30:53 PM » |
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febikes - we have our share of hills though. gotta count for something  nice bike. you riding TD on a ss? |
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My book on the 2013 Tour Divide|http://www.amazon.com/Trail-Magic-Art-Soft-Pedaling-ebook/dp/B00NJQZ6GK  |
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Topic Name: TDR 2012
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Reply #425 on: May 10, 2012, 05:15:24 PM
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febikes
Custom steel
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« Reply #425 on: May 10, 2012, 05:15:24 PM » |
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febikes - we have our share of hills though. gotta count for something nice bike. you riding TD on a ss? I will ride some of it on the SS. The rest I will walk  |
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Reply #426 on: May 10, 2012, 09:02:51 PM
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DenisVTT
Location: Beautiful downtown Darnestown, MD
Posts: 278
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« Reply #426 on: May 10, 2012, 09:02:51 PM » |
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About the TD start list spreadsheet: I just spent about 40 minutes cleaning it up. Somebody had attempted to sort it and made an absolute mess of all the rows. Please, if you are not sure how to use a spreadsheet, or not sure how to use a particular feature, simply add your name and info to the bottom and I will do the rest. If you do mess it up by accident, please try to use the Undo command (Under the Edit menu) immediately. It's not the first time that has happened, but this time was particularly bad. PS: you may want to check that your info is back in the right row where it belongs. Thanks. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ami9kLAhoE7GdHNKN2xQSTA4T0JiRmMxaUJlc01UbEE#gid=0 |
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- Denis aka Ze Diesel
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Reply #427 on: May 11, 2012, 03:03:55 PM
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Dylan Taylor
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« Reply #427 on: May 11, 2012, 03:03:55 PM » |
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Hey fellow TDer's, I'm looking for a ride to the start. I live in Victor ID, and can get to Whitefish or the border, but need a ride from there, if anyone is going that way?
Thanks!
T-Race
T-Race - You can ride with me from Bozeman. PM sent. |
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Reply #428 on: May 11, 2012, 11:03:43 PM
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annoying crack
Location: brussels
Posts: 127
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« Reply #428 on: May 11, 2012, 11:03:43 PM » |
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I will ride some of it on the SS. The rest I will walk That's another way to put it. Awesome! |
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Reply #429 on: May 12, 2012, 04:36:15 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #429 on: May 12, 2012, 04:36:15 PM » |
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I posted this over in the LOI forum but I'll re-post here:
We thought about having LOI's called into MTBCast but no one has done so to date. That said, anyone who would like to call in ahead of time can do so. It might be nice to get some information on what you're riding, your goals, SOBO/NOBO, etc. Feel free. I can compile these for a pre-race show. Either way, please avail yourself of the MTBCast call-in number. It's a good way for people to follow and hear how you're doing.
Also, anyone who would like to call in any news or comments from the field or from your vantage point feel free. I know a lot of people post in here as the race is moving but if you'd like to call in feel free. I'd like to get as much information out as I can.
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JP - MTBCast.com
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Reply #430 on: May 13, 2012, 12:53:07 AM
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THE LONG RANGER
Hi-Ho, Single-Speed, AWAY!
Location: Boulder, CO
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« Reply #430 on: May 13, 2012, 12:53:07 AM » |
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I take it everyone's training on the bike is going well? Getting those climbing days in?
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Reply #431 on: May 13, 2012, 09:32:16 AM
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sthig
Location: Birmingham, Al
Posts: 318
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« Reply #431 on: May 13, 2012, 09:32:16 AM » |
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climbing 8k of elevation tomorrow
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My book on the 2013 Tour Divide|http://www.amazon.com/Trail-Magic-Art-Soft-Pedaling-ebook/dp/B00NJQZ6GK |
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Reply #432 on: May 13, 2012, 01:30:02 PM
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Georg66
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Posts: 128
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« Reply #432 on: May 13, 2012, 01:30:02 PM » |
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climbed this last week (3-times HD doppel-whopper: 70 mi. / 9000 ft. ), http://kgdeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/tourdivide-2012-nice-preparation-day-34.htmlnext friday-sunday: 3 days (overnighters) in Germany's "Black-Forest" (plan: 100 mi. / 6000 ft. every day) week after that (4-times HD doppel-whopper: 100 mi. / 12000 ft. ), may 27th And between these events, relaxing with 2 hours riding a day ...  |
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Reply #433 on: May 13, 2012, 06:38:26 PM
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Christopher R. Bennett
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« Reply #433 on: May 13, 2012, 06:38:26 PM » |
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Is anyone using a Garmin Edge 800 for their navigation? I've been having some problems uploading the Way points file and would like to chat with someone who has loaded them successfully. Please contact me off list at chris [at] lpcb.org. Thanks!
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Reply #434 on: May 13, 2012, 10:39:38 PM
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Foster
Location: Fort Campbell, KY
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« Reply #434 on: May 13, 2012, 10:39:38 PM » |
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climbing 8k of elevation tomorrow
My Climbing days... 12k of ascending in 15 minutes then I did 12k of descending in only 2 minutes! |
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Go big or stay home
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Reply #435 on: May 14, 2012, 04:07:27 AM
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DenisVTT
Location: Beautiful downtown Darnestown, MD
Posts: 278
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« Reply #435 on: May 14, 2012, 04:07:27 AM » |
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Is anyone using a Garmin Edge 800 for their navigation? I've been having some problems uploading the Way points file and would like to chat with someone who has loaded them successfully. Please contact me off list at chris [at] lpcb.org. Thanks!
Chris, I think most people on the TD use GPSs powered by AA or AAA batteries. The Edge needs a power source to be recharged (either an electrical outlet or a device that itself would need one, like a computer), and that can be a huge problem unless you can find a motel every night (very unlikely). Sorry not to answer your question (I don't know the answer to it), but I just wanted to make sure you knew the potential problems with such a GPS. |
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- Denis aka Ze Diesel
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Reply #436 on: May 14, 2012, 05:04:34 AM
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fifeandy
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« Reply #436 on: May 14, 2012, 05:04:34 AM » |
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Chris, I think most people on the TD use GPSs powered by AA or AAA batteries. The Edge needs a power source to be recharged (either an electrical outlet or a device that itself would need one, like a computer), and that can be a huge problem unless you can find a motel every night (very unlikely).
Sorry not to answer your question (I don't know the answer to it), but I just wanted to make sure you knew the potential problems with such a GPS.
There is a battery/charger kit for the edge 800 which adds another 20hrs runtime and a solar charger. This should reduce the dependency on motels. Sadly I don't know the answer to the waypoints question either. |
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Reply #437 on: May 14, 2012, 06:22:11 PM
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serge
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« Reply #437 on: May 14, 2012, 06:22:11 PM » |
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there is a charger available made by Gomadic, it uses 4AA batteries and you can get different tips to charge different item's. I'd recommend getting at least one spare tip in case one fail's. other than that it works great.
I ordered mine from Amazon and received it the same week.
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Reply #438 on: May 14, 2012, 07:17:20 PM
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Christopher R. Bennett
Posts: 274
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« Reply #438 on: May 14, 2012, 07:17:20 PM » |
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Hi,
Thanks for the heads up. Yes, aware of the power options with the Edge 800 but I have a small high energy external battery as well so I've got up to 4 days of riding between having to find a power socket.
How do those of you using other GPS devices (especially Garmin) handle the Waypoint files? Do you load them as individual files or as one large file?
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Reply #439 on: May 15, 2012, 03:15:44 AM
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Georg66
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Posts: 128
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« Reply #439 on: May 15, 2012, 03:15:44 AM » |
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I will use Garmin Vista Hcx but only as backup, hope to have to use it only for several minutes a day ( but who knows) ... the tracks I will manually trim down if there is enough time during next weeks, and split them.
Does anybody know how long the Spot2 will run ( in hours) on lithium batteries?
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