Tour of the Great Divide
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Tony
Jul 8, 2012, 3:38:55 PM7/8/12
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I'm leaving this Friday for a week tour on the Montana section of the
Great Divide. It's a fully supported tour with Adventure Cycling on
(mostly) dirt Forest Service-type roads. Nothing too technical so I'm
taking the Hillborne. Vince at Riv set me up with some 50mm Schwalbe
Duremes that fit fine and have a scooch of wiggle room if I break a
spoke. I bought one of those Fiber Fix kits in case of a broken spoke
and Rich at Riv got me a couple of spoke replacements. Am I over-
thinking the spoke thing? Anyway, my spirits are up and I'm looking
forward to the fun and the challenges of a couple of 60+ mile days
with 5.5 to 6.5 thousand feet climbs. Photos to follow...
Tony
"Where the rivers change direction,
across the Great Divide." _ Kate Wolf
"10,000 years ago the Ice stopped here,
When the fiddle of the Lord played
Bonaparte's Retreat." _ David Lynn Grimes
Great Divide. It's a fully supported tour with Adventure Cycling on
(mostly) dirt Forest Service-type roads. Nothing too technical so I'm
taking the Hillborne. Vince at Riv set me up with some 50mm Schwalbe
Duremes that fit fine and have a scooch of wiggle room if I break a
spoke. I bought one of those Fiber Fix kits in case of a broken spoke
and Rich at Riv got me a couple of spoke replacements. Am I over-
thinking the spoke thing? Anyway, my spirits are up and I'm looking
forward to the fun and the challenges of a couple of 60+ mile days
with 5.5 to 6.5 thousand feet climbs. Photos to follow...
Tony
"Where the rivers change direction,
across the Great Divide." _ Kate Wolf
"10,000 years ago the Ice stopped here,
When the fiddle of the Lord played
Bonaparte's Retreat." _ David Lynn Grimes
Mike
Jul 8, 2012, 4:41:26 PM7/8/12
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Wow, that sounds like an amazing time. Have fun. Please take pictures
and post them to this group.
--mike
and post them to this group.
--mike
Bill Gibson
Jul 8, 2012, 5:15:59 PM7/8/12
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re over-thinking spokes: well-built, relatively new, good modern wheels will certainly be fine, so don't worry. Spokes are light, though, and can be easy to replace. On the front. You have to work harder on the rear. A fiberfix kit has always sounded like a good idea for the rear, but I've never had to use one. If the rear is a cassette, then no worries. And do post pix!
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Bill Gibson
Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Kelly
Jul 8, 2012, 5:30:29 PM7/8/12
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Adventure cycling supplies brake and shift cables and some tools. Spokes, cassette tool, and chain whip weigh in at under a pound. So I am taking them. I leave with adventure cycling for the Denali tour on Friday.
Good luck and have fun I can't wait to see your photos.
Kelly
Mike
Jul 8, 2012, 5:58:01 PM7/8/12
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Kelly, same goes for you--have a good time and post pictures to the
list when you get back.
What bike are you riding?
list when you get back.
What bike are you riding?
Kelly
Jul 8, 2012, 9:08:14 PM7/8/12
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I'm taking the Bombadil. It's there now actually.
LF
Jul 8, 2012, 11:38:40 PM7/8/12
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