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1  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Where does everyone go now? on: January 16, 2024, 04:01:56 PM
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.
2  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks! on: December 19, 2023, 05:13:54 AM
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.
3  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks! on: November 14, 2023, 08:29:21 AM
Apparently, according to some schmo media hack, you are only bikepacking if you're racing.  Otherwise you are just touring.   Wink


Apparently, there's now bikepacking overlanding style: so machismo meets capitalistic materialism?

https://bikepacking.com/plog/overlanding-whats-in-a-name/?fbclid=IwAR1vlpul4U_BK7RP7l9UngkXZJiexXjG9bWyJqoAebIQSSEZfK3-s1XIQOo

Started out as a pretty cool trip report but turned into an add for bikepacking.com



 
4  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks! on: November 04, 2023, 07:17:43 AM
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....   
5  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Thanks! on: November 03, 2023, 07:04:55 AM
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.
6  Forums / DIY / Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) / Re: Why Convert a MTB to Gravel? on: September 11, 2023, 07:21:49 PM
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. 
7  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Coco 250 on: August 01, 2023, 07:11:45 AM
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
8  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Bike Camper / Fahrradwohnwagen meeting in Kassel Germany on: May 15, 2023, 05:52:32 AM
Someone posted this today https://www.facebook.com/zen.chi.1/videos/633071441621188
9  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Please need tips on choosing Electr or Standard Touring Bike(long distance trip) on: April 06, 2023, 06:22:57 AM
Nothing is cheaper then a basic pedal bike, a used e-bike likely has range loss, you would likely have to budget for paying for camping or lodging to charge.

Maybe there's a more Euro based bike touring group out there.
10  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Yuppie 911 on: March 15, 2023, 05:35:29 AM
Overly aggressive itinerary, trail is not closed because it would just be asinine to go over there any way, rescued for clicks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_n_dvr7BM&t=5s
11  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: November 04, 2022, 04:07:28 PM
Some around flag then tusaysn to rim
Sedona!
12  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: November 03, 2022, 05:18:27 PM
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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.
13  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 28, 2022, 07:27:27 PM
My rim tape got screwed from my morning rip
Back on course 5 hours behinder
Just keep plugging away at it.
14  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 26, 2022, 11:20:48 AM
Historical time splits are here.

Just click on the appropriate year, 2021 for Nate's.

Next project is to add a 'Records' tab so those are easy to find.
Thanks.
15  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 25, 2022, 07:36:34 PM
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.
16  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 25, 2022, 05:26:06 PM
Hopefully he only lost about an hour, I don't know how to tell if he's on record pace or not.
17  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 24, 2022, 05:28:19 PM
I saw that looked like ZF did the same thing, not that it would be that bad for quiet a ways.
18  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 23, 2022, 01:31:57 PM
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.
19  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 23, 2022, 01:16:48 PM
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?
20  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2022 AZTR Preparation & Planning on: October 22, 2022, 03:55:00 PM
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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