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Reply #420 on: June 16, 2016, 08:54:15 AM
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Ratherbeintobago
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Blitzortung.org also good for that. |
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Reply #421 on: June 16, 2016, 11:00:35 AM
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LaycockAJ
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« Reply #421 on: June 16, 2016, 11:00:35 AM » |
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Judging by the pace of the guys heading from Bannack to Lima, the trail must be a real mudfest or something - Luke Bodowes covered just 45 miles in 9 hours. I was very glad it was dry last year.
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Reply #422 on: June 16, 2016, 11:28:12 AM
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GoUpwind
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« Reply #422 on: June 16, 2016, 11:28:12 AM » |
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Judging by the pace of the guys heading from Bannack to Lima, the trail must be a real mudfest or something - Luke Bodowes covered just 45 miles in 9 hours. I was very glad it was dry last year.
There may well be lots of mud after yesterday but they've also been taking gusty 25-30 km/hr (15-20 mph) winds right on the chin. It has been blowing from the S all day so far and will shift slightly to the SSW as the day goes on. |
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Reply #423 on: June 16, 2016, 12:30:04 PM
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« Reply #423 on: June 16, 2016, 12:30:04 PM » |
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Dave Rooney just made it through there - said it was hell on earth!
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Reply #424 on: June 16, 2016, 02:29:25 PM
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Reply #425 on: June 16, 2016, 02:35:51 PM
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nepbug
Location: Morrison, CO
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« Reply #425 on: June 16, 2016, 02:35:51 PM » |
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https://www.windfinder.com/ is another good site for wind conditions/forecasts
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Reply #426 on: June 16, 2016, 02:46:46 PM
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aarond
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Reply #427 on: June 16, 2016, 02:50:20 PM
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mikepro
Location: Bend, OR
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« Reply #427 on: June 16, 2016, 02:50:20 PM » |
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Plesko about to drop down out-of or off-of Union Pass, hopefully he doesn't get too spun out across the GB. Sure, some climbs here and there, but them's some long straight and flat sections before 'climbing out' into CO. Keep it spinnin'!
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Reply #428 on: June 16, 2016, 02:52:07 PM
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kato
Location: Cashmere, WA
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« Reply #428 on: June 16, 2016, 02:52:07 PM » |
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Drove through Polaris in my way do some fishing today. STIFF winds and swirling rain storms. Looks like a hard day to be near the Bannack area on a bike
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Reply #429 on: June 16, 2016, 04:40:13 PM
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midnite
Location: Canada
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« Reply #429 on: June 16, 2016, 04:40:13 PM » |
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Dean called from Lima and said he's had an interesting last couple of days. Last night, he and Tom Rowntree found an awning to camp under in Bannack. There was a downpour with sheets of rain and gale force winds. Getting out of Bannack this morning, it was pure mud. They used sticks to clean off their mud-seized tires and had headwinds almost the entire way. In the canyon, the wind was so strong it almost blew him over. When they reached a pass and thought they were home free, there was the wind. He almost broke a pedal at the pass but caught in time. They walked a lot and shouted at a lot of cows blocking the road. There was a section where he could ride that nobody else could. Jose Bermudez asked him, “How are you able to ride though this?” Could be the singlespeed.
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Reply #430 on: June 16, 2016, 07:26:25 PM
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kato
Location: Cashmere, WA
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« Reply #430 on: June 16, 2016, 07:26:25 PM » |
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Out near the course snapping a few photos. Trying to remain incognito to not interfere with riders experience on the TD. Sometimes though you just can't be as stealth as you'd like. Everyone out there is a rock star!
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Reply #431 on: June 16, 2016, 07:49:47 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #431 on: June 16, 2016, 07:49:47 PM » |
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#TourDivide16 Dave Scheiner and Dieter Borsutzky called in from Holland Lake Lodge! Sounds like he’s a day behind in his thinking as it’s Thursday, not Wednesday! Randy Neill called in from Ferndale! Tim Glover called in from Helena! And Michael Devitt called in from Butte! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td16/No true ups tonight as I have some work to do. Maybe I can push them out in the morning! |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2016 - race discussion thread
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Reply #432 on: June 16, 2016, 08:15:44 PM
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THE LONG RANGER
Hi-Ho, Single-Speed, AWAY!
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« Reply #432 on: June 16, 2016, 08:15:44 PM » |
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Nice work, everyone!
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Reply #433 on: June 16, 2016, 09:13:04 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #433 on: June 16, 2016, 09:13:04 PM » |
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Nice work, everyone!
Yes, yes indeed. Golden Spike In Breck this year? Mike is haulin'. |
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Reply #434 on: June 17, 2016, 05:59:10 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #434 on: June 17, 2016, 05:59:10 AM » |
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#TourDivide16 Episode June 17, 2016 – Here’s a quick true up of your Tour Divide ‘16 Day 7 calls as Jan Bennett pulls out of the race and the local fire department checks in on Randy Neill! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/podcasts/ |
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Reply #435 on: June 17, 2016, 08:39:55 AM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #435 on: June 17, 2016, 08:39:55 AM » |
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Steady stream of TD Riders dropping off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway and stopping by our lodge near Polaris, MT. Photos from Montana High Country Lodge.
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Reply #436 on: June 17, 2016, 08:41:56 AM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #436 on: June 17, 2016, 08:41:56 AM » |
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Continued from Montana High Country Lodge.
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Reply #437 on: June 17, 2016, 08:43:57 AM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #437 on: June 17, 2016, 08:43:57 AM » |
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Continued from Montana High Country Lodge - Polaris, MT
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Reply #438 on: June 17, 2016, 08:46:03 AM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #438 on: June 17, 2016, 08:46:03 AM » |
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Continued from Montana High Country Lodge - Polaris, MT. Sorry this should get me caught up!
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Reply #439 on: June 17, 2016, 09:47:02 AM
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fate_lizzie
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« Reply #439 on: June 17, 2016, 09:47:02 AM » |
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Dylan Gonda has the first full suspension bike I've seen this year...I wonder how he likes it.
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