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Reply #840 on: July 08, 2010, 01:48:52 PM
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My brother, Jon, gets the 2010 Tour Divide Achievement Award for the Fewest (2) and Most Uneventful Call-Ins.  He's obviously much better in print. Guess I'll have to wait for the written accounts.  Congrats on the finish, everyone! |
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Reply #841 on: July 08, 2010, 01:50:01 PM
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Pivvay
Riding and exploring
Location: Westminster, CO
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Tell Jon congrats from me and tell him I can't wait to hear from him about how he liked the difference between gears and SS |
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Reply #842 on: July 08, 2010, 02:29:32 PM
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the_mc5
Location: Madison, WI
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« Reply #842 on: July 08, 2010, 02:29:32 PM » |
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I've got a dyno hub question in followup to the pivvay/keywee exchange in replies #813-817. You describe that the power output of the SON 20R (AKA Delux) was too low at slow MTB speed for full brightness from a Supernova E3 Triple, hence you advise Alfine for off-road use. But that hub is intended for 16" or 20" wheels. Smaller wheel = more RPM per a given speed, hence that hub is tuned for more efficient, but lower output at slower RPM. I suppose you might choose to use this hub on 700c for the added efficiency at the price of needing higher speed for a given power output. But what about the SON 28S, the disc-brake hub for 'normal' 700C/29er wheels? Should we expect full power at 10-15kph from a Supernova E3 Triple, or not? Peter White's SON description leads one to believe you get full power above 5.5mph, but your experience seems to conflict, unless the difference is due to a 20R vs 28S on a 700C wheel. http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.aspDid you go with 20R for efficiency, then switch to Alfine for brightness? Might you have gotten better brightness and efficiency (and durability) with the SON 28S in the first place? Or would you argue that the Alfine is more efficient than the SON 28S at 700C and slow MTB speeds. That would be interesting. Thanks! I'm trying to decide myself - I like the lifetime durability of the SON vs Alfine, but I want full brightness at 10-15KPH singletrack speed. |
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Reply #843 on: July 08, 2010, 08:48:50 PM
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patrickTsai
Location: Minneapolis
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« Reply #843 on: July 08, 2010, 08:48:50 PM » |
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Patrick Tsai here. Can someone post the call in number? I tossed it the first day so I wouldn't be tempted to call in and quit. Hopefully I'll make it to antelope Wells and give a call in then. Thanks.
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Reply #844 on: July 08, 2010, 11:07:23 PM
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Pivvay
Riding and exploring
Location: Westminster, CO
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« Reply #844 on: July 08, 2010, 11:07:23 PM » |
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Patrick I think it's 888-866-4491
You're going to make it, hang tough!
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Reply #845 on: July 09, 2010, 06:23:21 AM
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montanakb
Location: Helena, MT
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« Reply #845 on: July 09, 2010, 06:23:21 AM » |
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Patrick, we're rooting for you from Helena. We had two friends who chatted with you while you were in town ... one in a coffee house, the other is the brewer at Blackfoot you met on your way out of town ... and from what we heard, sounds like you had an excellent attitude about finishing this monster!
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Reply #846 on: July 09, 2010, 07:03:28 AM
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bgiro
Location: On a long a low elevation rail trail, East of Omaha..
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« Reply #846 on: July 09, 2010, 07:03:28 AM » |
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Great job Patrick!
I hope you will report on your ride as we missed your call-ins.
Boomer
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Reply #847 on: July 09, 2010, 08:33:25 AM
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JF-mtnbiker
Location: Wyoming
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« Reply #847 on: July 09, 2010, 08:33:25 AM » |
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Hey Pat. You got it man. Push on to the border and get er done. Just stay on the road and out of all the garbage all over the sides of the road. It's unreal how much trash and filth covers the beautiful landscape in New Mexico. Looks like a third world country.
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Reply #848 on: July 09, 2010, 09:09:19 AM
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luckylarue
Location: Las Vegas, NM
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« Reply #848 on: July 09, 2010, 09:09:19 AM » |
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**News Flash** - JF,
Most of New Mexico is a third world country. I guess that's why I like living here - so different than the rest of the States.
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Reply #849 on: July 09, 2010, 10:58:59 AM
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BikerBob
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« Reply #849 on: July 09, 2010, 10:58:59 AM » |
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Historically the roadside trash may have started with the Butterfield Stagecoach. Apparently the drivers and their shotgun assistants threw so many empty whiskey bottles overboard that years later early aviators used the glint of the broken glass to navigate their way to and from California. In a relatively short number of years about 400 people where killed along that route. The whiskey really calmed their nerves for the trip. Unfortunately there are still a lot of people with unsteady nerves. I suspect there are many other places with just as much roadside trash. It is just that the green growth covers it up. With that said, it is indeed a rare place in New Mexico that you cannot easily find a Bud Light can and a used condom for your scavenger hunt list. I love NM too! To rest my case, here is a link to a photo of Matthew Lee at the Beaverhead Work Center this year that just poped up on a blog called: "up around the bend." It sure looks like Bud Light time to me. In terms of the other item on the scavenger hunt list, I would just say, "Watch where you step!" http://uparoundthebend.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/oakland-to-silver-city-nm-403.jpg |
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Reply #850 on: July 09, 2010, 01:49:11 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #850 on: July 09, 2010, 01:49:11 PM » |
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Patrick is about 20mi out or so!
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Reply #851 on: July 09, 2010, 07:39:55 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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Reply #852 on: July 09, 2010, 08:25:14 PM
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patrickTsai
Location: Minneapolis
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« Reply #852 on: July 09, 2010, 08:25:14 PM » |
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Patrick, we're rooting for you from Helena. We had two friends who chatted with you while you were in town ... one in a coffee house, the other is the brewer at Blackfoot you met on your way out of town ... and from what we heard, sounds like you had an excellent attitude about finishing this monster!
I didn't want to leave helena! Man you guys are cool. Charlie at the merchant, Trevor at Blackfoot, sarah Steve and the shop guys at great divide cyclery, the no sweat cafe. All of you made me feel welcomed and loved. Helena rules! |
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Reply #853 on: July 09, 2010, 08:29:46 PM
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patrickTsai
Location: Minneapolis
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« Reply #853 on: July 09, 2010, 08:29:46 PM » |
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That's supposed to be carlie at the merc. (Predictive text)
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Reply #854 on: July 10, 2010, 12:05:30 AM
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scott-australia
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« Reply #854 on: July 10, 2010, 12:05:30 AM » |
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GO Patrick.
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Reply #855 on: July 10, 2010, 11:09:31 AM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #855 on: July 10, 2010, 11:09:31 AM » |
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Episode 122 TD Finale GDR 22 is up with our Divide Funnies! http://tinyurl.com/2v33ou7 |
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Reply #856 on: July 10, 2010, 03:16:11 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #856 on: July 10, 2010, 03:16:11 PM » |
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Just posted Divide Funnies as a separate file. http://tinyurl.com/34w96gm |
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Reply #857 on: July 10, 2010, 07:19:51 PM
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Reply #858 on: July 11, 2010, 07:04:04 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #858 on: July 11, 2010, 07:04:04 AM » |
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Sorry, I had to throw it in there! |
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Reply #859 on: July 11, 2010, 07:30:31 AM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #859 on: July 11, 2010, 07:30:31 AM » |
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Wow! Red Meadow Lake 2010...  and Red Meadow Lake 2007!  |
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