I would be down for racing south to north this year

Atpham, I saw Raul at the restaurant in bailey he likely called you from Monday night. He was going to ride up the road to camp with a friend(another racer). He was tired but hadn't lost his appetite as he killed a burger(always a good sign).  He seemed in good shape mentally too. I am sure he is having the ride of his life out there. I wish I had more info for you.

Looks like Dan Hickstien is having an epic day dodging storms in segment 22 this afternoon

Todd Johnson is out. I picked him up on Kenosha after some stomach issues. His light and fast experiment didn't work.  He's bummed but will be back.  Best of luck to all of those still on course.

I'll jump in with the first photo of the thread.  I dropped off Todd Johnson this am for a 4am start.  You can see in the the pic he has an uber light kit as he is attempting to better his 5day:18hr finish time LY.  It looks like he is in Buff Creek now, and on schedule to hit Bailey later this am as was his plan.

I just dropped off Todd Johnson for his 4 am itt start. Good luck to all the racers out there

Looks like Waterton Canyon will be open for next years race.

http://www.denverwater.org/Recreation/WatertonCanyon/

I would consider your component choice as important as your bike. I had to ride into Salida to get my hydraulic brakes fixed this year, and am now considering mechanical discs for next year. I rode a fs 29er with no issues other than my brakes, so you never know.  It's  just one of the many choices you have to make and IMO is part of the fun of planning.  But like someone said in their blog, you'll be riding like a six year old before too long, so I would just use a bike you are super comfortable On and go over it with a fine tooth comb before you fly out.  Good luck with you decisions and your race!

This is Jill. Aug 8. 11:42 pm.    Durango, baby!!!!!

Jill congrats on your finish, it was nice to meet you in Silverton, riding seg 23 at night solo is amazing. Great ride.

I have been planning on riding it this year for more than a year now.  So depending on dates, I hope to ride the official CTR, but if not I plan on riding it on my own.  There was talk (forum talk last year) of racing in backwards and starting in Durango.  Curious to see how it shakes out as that is the way I am leaning on riding it.  I hope to lock in my dates and plans over the next few weeks.

Let us know how it turns out.  Very interesting idea

SOLD

Sorry no fork, but I do have a ton of new take off parts from another bike.  It includes SLX 10 Speed, and some other stuff, if you are interested, PM me for details.

I have a brand new Dos, never built.  Make me a reasonable offer -

http://salsacycles.com/bikes/dos_niner/

They hurt my elbows for some reason, I went back to an 11 degree sweep and it went away.

Carver's are sold

Moots bar is sold - the Carver is still avail - 

I have a flat Moots Ti bar that is 26 incehs wide with a 8 degree sweep 25.4 diameter adapter included - I paid 165 - I will ship it to the lower 48 for $120

and I have a Carver Ti Alt bar - 29 degree sweep, 680 MM wide, the thickest wall diameter of the 3 they offer (1.55).  I paid 160, will ship to the lower 48 for $120

PM with any questions, thanks,

P