@RP...just seeing those makes me long to be back on that route. Keep those maps away from heat sources...they melt very easily!

Enjoy the reading.

[EDIT] Are the Butte detours in there? Shouldn't follow I15, but goes around town and comes in from the opposite end to the Outdoorsman. [/EDIT]

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Montbell hut booties and some new moleskin...gotta look after the feet after a day in the saddle.
A new nano packtowel as the last one suffered a horrible death at the hands of SPF70 sunscreen. That stuff just doesn't wash out.

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s8tannorm wrote:Does it count if you don't actually stop?

I reckon you should get double points for riding through the night, but it's not technically a bivvy. : )

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This day amongst many others sticks with me...descending down to the Colorado river and back up the other side of the valley. The section from Salida to Platoro was amazing as well. These are closely followed by not getting hypothermia descending from Red Meadow Lake into Whitefish and making it aro...

No worries. Hope that hinge of yours is on the mend.

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Hah! I didn't know if you were still doing that Welsh run...I was hedging my bets and looking at this for a 2nd option.

All good...have fun @ the bothy!

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I suspect it's all down (no pun intended) to how low a temperature you want to go. PHD have bags that heavy going well below -20C. My preferred vendor (zpacks) goes to -12C but is < 1000g, so nearly half that weight. How much clothing you're prepared to wear inside the bag/shelter can also help. A 1...

Pls check your PM for exp. of interest.

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I'm pretty well sold on my Zpacks if you're in the business of splashing out some dough. http://www.zpacks.com/quilts/sleepingbag.shtml

-12C...6' 4" x-long...757 grams...that would come in right about your mentioned budget. Then you just have to avoid the import b'stards.

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With me in the UK is an early 1990's Cadex CFM3 composite. 2006 XT group set except for rear deraileur (2012 XT w/ no clutch) and hubs (LX). Mavic 217 rims, SID Team forks, Thomson stem/post, Easton Monkey Lite bars, Fizik Aliante Twinflex saddle, WTB Nanos. ~9.5Kg unloaded. Awaiting my return to th...

You can do it however you so desire. I'm just happy to help someone out...and it's nice to see the ball keep rolling. The thread that got me into this sort of thing is over 5 years old with over a million views...and still going strong. Have met many wonderful people through that single line of comm...

One of the racers went with the eTrex 20 consciously so as to not have any altimeter data, thinking it would drive him insane on the climbs, but in the end he said he'd wished he'd had it...<snip> Snap! Precisely why I didn't bother...I didn't want to know how long I'd be climbing for. "I'm hu...

I skimped and went with Etrex 20. Holds a map and a line just fine which is all you really want when you're busy pedalling and glancing at the screen. Excellent battery life (between 5 and 7 days with 12 hour sessions each day) when activating the backlight only occasionally. Go with the genuine Gar...

I doubt you'll die. I'm running with a tent, down bag and thermarest, so you're not alone in that category. I would say at the very worst, you might get a little lost (GPS is useful here)...a little hungry (carry some food)...a little wet (rain jacket and dry socks for the night time). Carry the too...

Att: Tommid...your gaiters have left...keep an eye on the post next week.

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Well I'm out. Seems like what happened to my left knee earlier in the year has now happened in my right knee. KT tape is your friend. Support the afflicted area and you'll be up and running in no time. Also, if you can get your hands on a Tens unit, drop that on there as well. A few hours a day of ...

@ Jay... if you're looking for 26" tyres, I have a pair of Shwalbe CX Pro 1.35 laying idle that you're welcome to have. Plenty of grip left on 'em.

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Crank Brothers Mallets will give you the best of both worlds. Platform for when you need it...clips for when you want to go in that direction.

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To add to that...clearance between your front harness and the top of the tyre - you can wear a hole in things during heavy compression (happened to me on a Superfly with Fox Evo CTD's).

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@ Tommid...please PM me your snailmail address and I'll get 'em off in the post.

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Perhaps I can make someone's xmas a little more cheerful (inspired by the beautiful More Free Stuff thread I participate in over on Gearslutz) Free to good home... North Shore Billet - Trek Road D. Hanger (NSB 101) New in packaging. [GONE] Trekmates Pioneer (STGT 16) - Mountain XT Goretex gaiters th...

For the gram counters amongst us...boatloads of sale items over here... http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/sale

90 quid off Montane eVent Spektr smock ain't too shabby.

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+1 on the inside of tarp/tent wipedown...I use one of these - http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/washroom-c14/towels-c15/packtowl-nano-lite-backpackers-towel-p985 in the small size. The added advantage is after you wipe the condensation down, you have some wet towel to wipe away the...

To add to the carnage/confusion... I've just had a spin around mid Wales with some BearBones folks on my vintage 26er with V brakes. The only time I wished for bigger wheels was a spot of wet rocks where 29 inch wheels would've allowed me to roll over some of the bigger obstacles a little easier. Th...

Looks like a day for some new reading...

A long time customer completely surprised me by sending me a new book. First few pages are pretty funny. Should be a good 'un.

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