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Reply #260 on: June 23, 2018, 08:46:56 AM
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Gila Hike and Bike
Location: Silver City NM
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« Reply #260 on: June 23, 2018, 08:46:56 AM » |
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AWW! I missed Lewis coming through town last night - I'll try to get photos of riders as they come through.
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Reply #261 on: June 23, 2018, 09:12:06 AM
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schillingsworth
DFL>DNF>DNS
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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« Reply #261 on: June 23, 2018, 09:12:06 AM » |
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Huge Congrats to Lewis, that was a monster push to wrap things up.
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Reply #262 on: June 23, 2018, 11:19:12 AM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
Location: Hachita, New Mexico
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« Reply #262 on: June 23, 2018, 11:19:12 AM » |
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Lewis Ciddor is here with me at the Bike Ranch here Hachita. First Australian, 28 yrs young, bike messenger, has only been bikepacking about 2.5 years. More pics soon.
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Reply #263 on: June 23, 2018, 08:06:53 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #263 on: June 23, 2018, 08:06:53 PM » |
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Lewis Ciddor is here with me at the Bike Ranch here Hachita. First Australian, 28 yrs young, bike messenger, has only been bikepacking about 2.5 years. More pics soon.
Outstanding effort, that!! Well done Lewis and thanks for the photo SWTH. |
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Reply #264 on: June 23, 2018, 11:33:17 PM
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Adam Alphabet
Location: Vancouver, BC
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« Reply #264 on: June 23, 2018, 11:33:17 PM » |
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Bailey should be wrapping up in the next couple hours here. Helluva an effort on the one gear, huge congrats Bailey!
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2018 Race Discussion Thread
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Reply #265 on: June 24, 2018, 08:02:43 AM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
Location: Hachita, New Mexico
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« Reply #265 on: June 24, 2018, 08:02:43 AM » |
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Greg Gleason passing by the Hachita Community Center, looking real good. Mentioned the CDT trail in the dark is like a maze
Cheers~1
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Reply #266 on: June 24, 2018, 09:05:28 AM
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woody
Location: Southern Utah
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« Reply #266 on: June 24, 2018, 09:05:28 AM » |
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Hell of a redemption run by Greg. And a +50er as well Congrats man.  |
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Reply #267 on: June 25, 2018, 03:19:58 PM
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Gila Hike and Bike
Location: Silver City NM
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« Reply #267 on: June 25, 2018, 03:19:58 PM » |
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The road to the border is hot, hazy and windy this week. First photo is at I-10 going to Hatchita, second is Hatchita, third is the community center, fourth is the water hydrant there. Temps weren't crazy high - 95-98 degrees
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Reply #268 on: June 25, 2018, 03:39:00 PM
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Gila Hike and Bike
Location: Silver City NM
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« Reply #268 on: June 25, 2018, 03:39:00 PM » |
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Ty Hopkins looked pretty weary heading to the border, but smiled for the camera!
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Reply #269 on: June 25, 2018, 03:49:14 PM
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Gila Hike and Bike
Location: Silver City NM
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« Reply #269 on: June 25, 2018, 03:49:14 PM » |
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Further north, Stefano Romualdi was looking good. He had some really frustrating tire issues - his Maxxis Ikon was slashed to the point tubeless didn't work, and was running tubes, which keep going flat.. Pump wasn't working either. Looks like he found some help at the Toaster House.
He's riding a Locomotive frame - looks like a Fargo/Cutthroat emulation.
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Reply #270 on: June 25, 2018, 11:35:58 PM
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hikernks
Got Gravel?
Location: Emporia, KS
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« Reply #270 on: June 25, 2018, 11:35:58 PM » |
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Looks like Greg Gleason finished earlier this evening; he really smoked it!
I just finished reading this thread (thanks to nightshift, haha). I am basically a nobody when it comes to this, but I'm going to give my opinion on it anyways, because this is the internet. I feel a lot of the discussion on the rules and violations could be solved by two very simple fixes.
1. If your goal is to race competitively (20 days or faster for men and 25 for women) then you start on Friday. Everyone else starts on Saturday. This also takes a lot of pressure off of businesses along the route, and reduces the overall footprint of such a large group.
2. Each group (racing and riding) has their own Trackleader Page. This will make it easier to follow the race, and easier to follow your friend or SO.
Just my $.02, which combined with an extra $1.48 will get you a cup of coffee.
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"Man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind, and a step that travels unlimited roads." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. http://dingo41.wordpress.com |
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Reply #271 on: June 26, 2018, 07:37:36 AM
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taprider
Location: North Vancouver
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« Reply #271 on: June 26, 2018, 07:37:36 AM » |
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^ Sounds like second is the first looser
Is a 60 year old man trying to beat 25 days, 70 year old man trying to beat 30 days or 70 year old woman trying to beat 40 days not racing?
not to mention people trying to overcome injuries and illness, where any finishing time is tougher than an Elite 30 year old finishing in 15 days
Besides the Long Rangers or Jamaican Bob Sled Teams of the world make for better stories
In years like this year, it seems like the bulk of the pack has been hammered with endless rain much more than other years. Should competitive racers be relegated because of weather?
Racers are spread out by the time they reach the first town (Fernie) on route anyway, so no need to spread out start times
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Reply #272 on: June 26, 2018, 08:26:25 AM
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woody
Location: Southern Utah
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« Reply #272 on: June 26, 2018, 08:26:25 AM » |
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Not a bad looking sew job. I’ve had stitches that look a lot worse than those.
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Reply #273 on: June 26, 2018, 08:30:27 AM
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kato
Location: Cashmere, WA
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« Reply #273 on: June 26, 2018, 08:30:27 AM » |
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What has happened with Andrew Kulmatiski? Spot hasn't moved in >10 hrs? Going too fast for the satellites?
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Reply #274 on: June 26, 2018, 12:22:59 PM
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schillingsworth
DFL>DNF>DNS
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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« Reply #274 on: June 26, 2018, 12:22:59 PM » |
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What has happened with Andrew Kulmatiski? Spot hasn't moved in >10 hrs? Going too fast for the satellites?
He's listed as a Scratch on Trackleaders now.  |
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Reply #275 on: June 26, 2018, 12:25:35 PM
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schillingsworth
DFL>DNF>DNS
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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« Reply #275 on: June 26, 2018, 12:25:35 PM » |
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Any word on Rob Davidson? He's been in Pie Town for over 19 hours.
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Reply #276 on: June 26, 2018, 01:08:12 PM
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Reply #277 on: June 26, 2018, 03:28:11 PM
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Alex.C
Location: Canmore, AB
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« Reply #277 on: June 26, 2018, 03:28:11 PM » |
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Any word on Rob Davidson? He's been in Pie Town for over 19 hours.
Ok here's what's happening. Rob Davidson bike is broken. Needs a new part will have to hitch to Albuquerque and back, about 2 1/2 hrs away. His goal is to complete the divide... but he has about 2 days of riding and his flight home is Saturday our time..
Lets see if he can do it.
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Reply #278 on: June 26, 2018, 05:18:06 PM
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Adam Alphabet
Location: Vancouver, BC
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« Reply #278 on: June 26, 2018, 05:18:06 PM » |
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Hell Yeah Juicy D! Way to get it man! Stoked to follow your journey.
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Reply #279 on: June 26, 2018, 10:16:19 PM
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schillingsworth
DFL>DNF>DNS
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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« Reply #279 on: June 26, 2018, 10:16:19 PM » |
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Rob D's rolling again, that had to be a tad stressful!!
Great to see Justin D skidding into the finish this evening. What a stud.
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