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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Where does everyone go now?
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on: January 16, 2024, 04:01:56 PM
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Luckily the arguing has stayed away. Better to be just an empty space then one filled with noting but BS.
Facebook has the AZT race group as well as the AZT hiker class of group, yeah it gets to be the same questions every year but I also ended up doing a shuttle for an trail runner scouting for a FKT attempt. So that was cool.
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Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks!
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on: December 19, 2023, 05:13:54 AM
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Glad to see the forum back up, who knows as time marches on, whats old is new, someday maybe people will tire of those less desirable platforms and come back for the OG experience.
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Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks!
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on: November 04, 2023, 07:17:43 AM
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Dangle mug! Gravel gets you to the next trail a necessary evil if you will.
I end up on the yearly AZT class of facebook groups, the thru hiker types often comment about all of the bikes on the trail, as we are banned on the big three trails they do they get used to not seeing us, I have seen positive comments that the bikepacking crowd are more friendly towards hikers.
In 15 years bp kit has gone from email order and wait, to pick it up at REI even the tiny bike shop in south Tucson has a handle bar harness in stock.
Luckily there seems to be nothing about bikepacking that gets people wound up or atracts trolling the way they do at the climbing forum, it seems like every day theres a post that is deleted for breaking the first rule: don't be a jerk. They will take a rant and just run with it, once they get close to 20 pages they start post crap just to get to 20 pages. I doubt Scott wants to have to deal with that and I don't want to volunteer to moderate either.
Next up ebikepacker.net....
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Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks!
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on: November 03, 2023, 07:04:55 AM
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This site may have helped jump start bikepacking, but yeah there's not much action at the old school forum based site.
The .com site pumps out info daily and there are facebook groups for states and races, local bike shops leading group camp outs.
If the goal of this site was to jump start bikepacking I think it has succeeded in that goal.
The forum @ Mountain Project is always busy, but its mostly climbers arguing, lost and found, and seemingly a drain on resources for the host, so maybe it's all for the best.
So if your fav trail is overrun with bikepackers you'll know who to blame, Thanks Scott.
ps I still come here and try to be the helpful guy there's just not much action.
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Forums / DIY / Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) / Re: Why Convert a MTB to Gravel?
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on: September 11, 2023, 07:21:49 PM
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The bike industrial complex says you need a brand new gravel bike. It will be inspired by 90's mtb geo but will of course be brand new. on the ohter hand.... Mountain bikes have been used to ride gravel well since forever and any old mtb will handle gravel so there's really no need to buy a new bike. on the other hand... New bike day is awesome and you should just buy a new bike. on the other hand......... Your old bike likely needs new tires and 2 skinnier tires is cheaper then a whole new bike. ..... New bike day....I mean if you have the cash just sitting there.
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Coco 250
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on: August 01, 2023, 07:11:45 AM
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Hey Yall!! I have never done this ride before but am really interested.
Iv done alot of self supported multi day routes and lots of bikepacking but this would be my first group event in a race format. I was wondering if someone could help me understand the sleeping arrangements, I definitely don't plan on doing a "non-stop ride".
Is it correct that the only designated sleep areas are at the 3 stage stops? Or can a rider just set there own pace and sleep where ever they need/are allow in the national forests?
Cheers, Pat
The stages are just a way for an event that has some camaraderie time built in, the stage stops are the only place you can stop the clock. Great to see people are still doing this, always had fun and enjoyed the stage stops, there's no requirement to use the stage stops. You can camp anywhere it's legal. Tim
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning
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on: November 03, 2022, 05:18:27 PM
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IMG_2149.jpg It is not so much the snow and -12C but the death mud when it begins to melt There's some sweet riding to be had on the Black Canyon trail, gets you back to Phx.
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning
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on: October 25, 2022, 07:36:34 PM
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Current record holder Nate tracked in Payson at 5:05:24 while Jefe tracked there at 5:04:45. So neck and neck...
Close yes, still a long ways to go but he's moving past Pine with out stopping.
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning
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on: October 23, 2022, 01:31:57 PM
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Yeah looks like he is following the normal NB routing. Could be he is on a time constraint, is just tired or is trying to avoid any issues with the road construction happening on AZ88. Guess we will find out eventually.
Interesting keeps us dot watchers on our toes.
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning
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on: October 23, 2022, 01:16:48 PM
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Super crazy that there were multiple people crazy enough to take the Lemmon Drop. I see your point about being "safer" but man I would take cars on the HWY all day rather than push up that. Haha. I have never felt too sketched out by traffic on Lemmon to be honest. Good shoulder for the most part as you know and bike traffic is pretty normal and expected up there.
Yeah there have been more issues with jeeps on Reddington and any bypass of that is also ridiculous, not that I didn't look at it. Did Dustin Foudrey go the wrong way? I thought he was doing the green line?
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning
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on: October 22, 2022, 03:55:00 PM
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Can someone explain why there are two red lines routes towards the top of Lemon on trackleaders? Ana & Alexandria are on course but on two different routes at the moment. Is there some strategy at play? Single speed vs geared route?
Alex is doing the single track of the Lemmon Drop in the up hill direction, part of a small group all single speeders. Ana is using the hwy as is standard. While the trail silly hard it's likely safer.
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