I'd like to do the full enchillada after I do the 300. So does that mean fall 2009 or spring 2010? Touring sounds a little more fun than racing the full meal deal but I'm sure I could be talked into either.

Want to singlespeed tour the 300 with me this year? I am not sure if I was destined to be an ULTRA-endurance racer based on my last two years.

+1 Good riding with you again today Scott.

Chad here. I have been mountain biking since I started in Mexico about 4 years ago. The past 2 years I have been using every second I have to be on a bike. I, like others in this forum, am slowly buying gear and knowledge to switch over from endurance mtbing to bikepacking/ultra racing. I live in Tucson, Arizona

If you truly are looking for an adventure, think overseas. I started mountain biking in Mexico, largely in part to the vast, untamed sections of "sheep singletrack."

Check out Mexico maps and info here: http://www.bicimapas.com.mx/rutas.htm

(I have done two of the routes mentioned and am thinking about doing the Travesía al Desierto de Altar in Sonora soon.

I am a guaranteed DNF again in 2009.