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Reply #180 on: June 14, 2015, 09:28:44 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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FOUND Bike computer - SERFAS Level 1.1 Found by TD racer from Sacramento on Goat Creek Trail, approx. 44 minutes / 8.6 miles into the race according to info on computer. He left computer at Boulton Creek Store, where I picked it up. PM me to let me know if it's yours (or know who lost it), I'll mail it back to you.  Cheers! .../JP Will print and post on the message board in Ovando. Let me know if you find the owner so I can remove it. Good luck! |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #181 on: June 14, 2015, 09:35:01 PM
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Hurtin Albertan
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« Reply #181 on: June 14, 2015, 09:35:01 PM » |
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Great idea, Angler! (couldn't seem to get the pics any smaller...  ) If necessary, I'll express it to any specifically requested US Post Office down the trail for pickup. Cheers! .../JP |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #182 on: June 14, 2015, 09:43:54 PM
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Krampus Snail
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« Reply #182 on: June 14, 2015, 09:43:54 PM » |
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Eric Nordenson, 75, is riding NoBo this year. He's in Pinos Altos tonight.
He's listed as scratched.  |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #183 on: June 14, 2015, 10:16:28 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #183 on: June 14, 2015, 10:16:28 PM » |
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#TourDivide15 - Scott McKinnon called in from Eureka! Michael Eyb called in from Rooseville! Glen Carter called in from Eureka! Brett Stepanik called in from Whitefish! Charlie Kemp called in from Rooseville! Dave Rooney called in from Condon! And Tony Buchman called in from Eureka! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td15/ |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #184 on: June 14, 2015, 10:40:27 PM
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SimonK
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« Reply #184 on: June 14, 2015, 10:40:27 PM » |
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Great fun to be following again this year - thanks for the coverage guys, and good luck to all the riders!
I was wondering, what's caused the re-route passed the charming town of Rawlins?
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #185 on: June 14, 2015, 10:47:58 PM
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mikepro
Location: Bend, OR
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« Reply #185 on: June 14, 2015, 10:47:58 PM » |
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New guy here with a question. What are the green boxes on a riders track?
Green tent symbol = stopped time of 4hrs or more. |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #186 on: June 14, 2015, 10:49:52 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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« Reply #186 on: June 14, 2015, 10:49:52 PM » |
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Great idea, Angler! (couldn't seem to get the pics any smaller... ) If necessary, I'll express it to any specifically requested US Post Office down the trail for pickup. Cheers! .../JP Roger that. Will add that to the message. Hopefully it doesn't belong to the few that have passed thru already. |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #187 on: June 15, 2015, 12:05:02 AM
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Reply #188 on: June 15, 2015, 04:26:50 AM
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pbarsom
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« Reply #188 on: June 15, 2015, 04:26:50 AM » |
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I was wondering, what's caused the re-route passed the charming town of Rawlins?
Lots of road construction on the usual route this year. Started last year and lots of us had minor delays waiting for road crews to let us through. Apparently it's worse this year, hence the re-route. |
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- When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself – Shunryu Suzuki
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Reply #189 on: June 15, 2015, 04:53:45 AM
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bruce.b
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« Reply #189 on: June 15, 2015, 04:53:45 AM » |
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>>JP looks to be on his way to selling a lot of them for Salsa. There's no option to run a Rolhoff (me) or single speed on it but unless you want that it looks like a pretty thought out rig.<<
The White Industries ENO SS hub would be a great singlespeed option on the Cutthroat. I've run most of the SS systems and it works as well as any dedicated system on the steel frames I've used. I wonder if the dropouts on this would cause problems with the ENO?
This is the first carbon frame I'm tempted to buy. Really nice.
bruce b.
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Reply #190 on: June 15, 2015, 05:06:13 AM
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pbarsom
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« Reply #190 on: June 15, 2015, 05:06:13 AM » |
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I've got one of those ENO SS hubs. They're nice. But they don't make a 12mm thru-axle version so far, just a bolt-on that fits regular dropouts. If you could get an internal hub in there somehow, it'd be safe from the sticky pottery clay goop that plagues derailleurs, etc.
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- When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself – Shunryu Suzuki
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread
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Reply #191 on: June 15, 2015, 05:21:14 AM
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Reply #192 on: June 15, 2015, 05:40:37 AM
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pbarsom
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« Reply #192 on: June 15, 2015, 05:40:37 AM » |
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Hiding right there... in plain sight!  Shows how little I notice internet advertising anymore :-) JayP is getting them the most for all those banners they paid for, that's for sure. |
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Reply #193 on: June 15, 2015, 06:16:55 AM
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Rooster Cogburn
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« Reply #193 on: June 15, 2015, 06:16:55 AM » |
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Northbounder Kevin Jacobsen rode all night to get through the rez and landed in Cuba this morning. A very impressive pace. No rest for the weary though. Tough climbing up to the rim. And then the dreaded bumps down to Abiquiu.
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Reply #194 on: June 15, 2015, 06:28:28 AM
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superdavebruno
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« Reply #194 on: June 15, 2015, 06:28:28 AM » |
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Thanks Angler for the great Ovando pictures! Exciting race this year!
Just an observation: the Sponsored guys always seem to be winning / up front with nicest bikes and clothes...by the time you see pictures a few places back the clothes/equipment look like Kmart (in a relative sense only). Maybe a two class race - non-sponsored winner too?
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Reply #195 on: June 15, 2015, 06:40:21 AM
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sherpaxc
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« Reply #195 on: June 15, 2015, 06:40:21 AM » |
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No way. These "sponsored guys" have been winning for years. They are not normal in the athletic sense but most if not all keep normal jobs. Honestly, almost anyone can get sponsored by a bike company if you write enough letters, make yourself visible (blog, FB, Insta). These folks just happen to also have superhuman lungs and legs. And honestly, I bet some of the back of the packers have some of t he nicest gear money can buy.
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Reply #196 on: June 15, 2015, 06:46:15 AM
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richpips
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« Reply #196 on: June 15, 2015, 06:46:15 AM » |
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the Sponsored fastest guys always seem to be winning.
...and if you've a pedigree in winning or are prepared to ask around even if your aren't going to win, there is sponsorship out there.
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Reply #197 on: June 15, 2015, 06:49:34 AM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #197 on: June 15, 2015, 06:49:34 AM » |
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#TourDivide15 - OVERNIGHT - Bethany Dunne and Doug Wenger called in from Big Fork! And Hal Russell, Erik Richenberger, and Jen Marsh called in from Eureka! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td15/ |
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Reply #198 on: June 15, 2015, 06:53:23 AM
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pbarsom
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« Reply #198 on: June 15, 2015, 06:53:23 AM » |
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Thanks Angler for the great Ovando pictures! Exciting race this year!
Just an observation: the Sponsored guys always seem to be winning / up front with nicest bikes and clothes...by the time you see pictures a few places back the clothes/equipment look like Kmart (in a relative sense only). Maybe a two class race - non-sponsored winner too?
Well, sponsored racers tend to be that because they're really fast. Also, since most people out there are running $5000+ worth of gear (bike+equipment) there's not really all that much difference in the rigs based on sponsored/not. Non-sponsored racers have won in the fairly recent past. And "sponsorship" is a pretty broad spectrum, ranging from donation of a few pieces of gear to full-on supply/support/R&D, etc. In the end, it's just a bunch of people out there alone on their bikes, bone tired, making decisions and dealing with the conditions. If JayP shears off his derailleur, he's the one that's got to deal with it (and they're not 1/4 of the way done and haven't hit any big mud yet). It's a pretty level playing field in most ways which is a great thing about this race. |
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Reply #199 on: June 15, 2015, 06:55:19 AM
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superdavebruno
Location: Switzerland
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« Reply #199 on: June 15, 2015, 06:55:19 AM » |
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the Sponsored fastest guys always seem to be winning.
very true and fair enough. |
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