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Topic Name: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
on: November 16, 2014, 09:17:17 PM
Kevinscamps
Posts: 27
Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
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Looking for a 2 week bikepacking trip at Christmas. Azt 300?
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Topic Name: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
Reply #1
on: November 19, 2014, 10:15:02 AM
Eszter
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Re: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
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November 19, 2014, 10:15:02 AM »
AZT 300 is relatively warm that time of year. Warmer than anywhere else you'll find in the States. There are a lot of trails/dirt roads to toodle around on the Gila area (the last 50 or so miles of the route), so you could definitely spend two weeks out there if you wanted.
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Reply #2
on: December 10, 2014, 04:59:49 AM
dgjessee
Location: Atlanta
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Re: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
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December 10, 2014, 04:59:49 AM »
Knowing how cold the desert can get at night, you oughta check out the Huracan 300 or CFITT routes, both in Florida.
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Topic Name: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
Reply #3
on: December 11, 2014, 10:52:02 AM
ScottM
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Re: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
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December 11, 2014, 10:52:02 AM »
Florida is warmer. AZ more rocky technical. Nights are cold (and long!), indeed, but nothing a ~30-40 degree bag can't handle.
Well, I suppose if you were touring the whole 300, you might need a warmer bag -- 20* or so. Down by the Gila is great, but much of the rest of the route is higher and colder.
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Topic Name: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
Reply #4
on: January 19, 2015, 09:25:11 PM
Kevinscamps
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Re: Warm weather Christmas bikepacking suggestions
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January 19, 2015, 09:25:11 PM »
Thanks all for the suggestions. The 300 turned out to be an awesome choice. One freezing night on mount Lemmon, a slog through the snow on Oracle ridge, and a final day of snow, rain, mud, and a broken bike. Otherwise it was 11 days of amazing bike touring, with miles and miles of fun single track. Oh and I can't forget the 8 flat tires despite new tires tire liners ultra thick tubes and slime. Gila was a good suggestion. That section was really warm day and night (until the snow storm on my last day).
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Reply #5
on: January 20, 2015, 09:27:46 AM
ScottM
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January 20, 2015, 09:27:46 AM »
Nice, way to get it done in the depths of AZ winter! Not a whole lot of daylight to work with, and some of the storms have been pretty serious -- so, congrats!
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