That brake was a super stooopid idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
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That brake was a super stooopid idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
Lest we not forget this........thing.
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How much for the flying carpet?
The rug really ties the picture together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
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That thing looks like a hipster retro-grouch poser mobile. Down tube shifters?
Go on now, take a lap.
As if a 'gravel' bike with like 10mm of rear suspension looks any better. Dentist paris-roubaix poser mobile?Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
Some Scottish gravel - we took the train from Glasgow to Corrour, the most remote train station in the UK and where the train station scene from Trainspotting was filmed. We did a 55 mile ride to another station and caught the train home. Probably 90% off-road with about 2 miles of hike-a-bike through a very wet bog. My buddy is on a sick Genesis Fugio with 2.2's that he just built up. I was on the other end of the spectrum; steel single speed commuter bike with v brakes, 35c Gravel Kings setup tubeless - run what ya brung!
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springsproject - great idea.
It was the original ‘Beast Of The East’.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
I borrowed one for a few weeks...funky, for sure.
Pull the Tour Divide trackleaders.com this morning. Last night the leaders left Brush Mountain for Steamboat, apparently a difficult pass on a good day.
Sofaine (leader) wandered around for a few hours in what would appear to be looking for the track/road. Finally backtracking off the pass. Kato (2nd place) appears to have bivouaced up high.
Going to be interesting to hear the stories about what happened. Lots of snow falling on steamboat mtn
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Looking now and Sofiane now in 3rd! He got majorly lost or accidentally overslept or something? Kato is trucking hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowagriz
Um, 19" of snow at Steamboat. Gonna be a fucked up day of riding for the leaders.
Wow yeah those guys are in for a tough day. Hopefully it stays cold long enough for them to get over the top.
Kato spent the winter riding snowy tracks in Mazama so he should be right at home.
Sofaine went back to Brush Mtn Lodge for heat, food and a nap
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From today in the Shire. Dirt roads are prime right now. Everything has been graded and we’ve had some good hard rains. Surface is tight and fast, no dust!
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Looks like he is staying there for a while....Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowagriz
Anyone else think Lael Wilcox is going to charge through the second half?? I want to see her win it outright!
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She won't get it this year. Top 3 are 100 miles ahead and pulling away. Large group still stuck at Brush Mtn Lodge. She and Josh Ibbett tried yesterday and got stopped by mud. Check out his Instagram post from yesterday and his Insta story today.
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Very cool following this race. Josh Kato tried to sleep in a cave and found a lion sleeping in it?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowagriz
Amazing how this snow/mud totally flipped the race on its head. If Sofiane didn't get lost and was able to push through the storm he would be WAY far in front of everyone else now.
Idk, I can hope. It ain't over til its over!!
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When are you dickweeds gonna tell Lael that she shouldn’t be riding Specialized? Huh?
Go on beaters, take a lap.
I think she knows that already. And I am always taking a lap.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
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Well that storm really fucked up the race. 8+ scratches including Lael. Meanwhile Alexandra is fucking carrying her bike past other racers with her workboots on. Fucking beastmode.
Can't imagine the suffering that is happening out there. This site does a great job of capturing it.
https://www.dotwatcher.cc/race/tour-divide-2019
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Wow, that sounds like some epic suffering. Can't imagine it either, there's no way I have that capacity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laps
JayP's commentary on there is freaking hilarious. This has been a fun one to watch from the comfort of my computer screen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laps
Seems kinda wrong to scratch when you realize you won't break any records.
Sponsors like winners and record holders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Groomer Gambler
if your goal is win, and you can't make goal (that is your motivation) then GTFO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Understandable, just seems like a slight slap in the face to folks who dream of a trip like this, train/take time off/save money for years to try to complete it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
More like a slap upside the head to those whose only motivation is winning or records.Quote:
Originally Posted by Groomer Gambler
I think it makes a little more exciting. I bet Chris Seistrup agrees!
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Agreed. A lot of these riders seem to treat it like an all or nothing race. They go balls out and as soon as anything doesn't go right for them, they have to bail. On both the AZT300 and the AZTR I started a day ahead of the main group, and got caught by the fast guys around 2-4am on my second day (their first). Both years the first guy to catch me scratched within 3-4 hours, higher up on Mt Lemmon.Quote:
Originally Posted by panchosdad
Then there's the guys who try and do the CTR with no camping gear. Real fucking smart... A bunch of them scratched a couple years ago when faced with a night climb up one of the high passes into a storm. They couldn't continue because none of them had brought a shelter, sleeping bag, or warm enough clothing to be out in those conditions.
Maybe those folks get extra bragging rights when they finish the tour the year so many pros backed out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Groomer Gambler
When you go into the red so far due to conditions I don’t blame anyone for taking a scratch. I’m not a pro by far but there have been times when I’ve bailed on a ride due to absurd temps/humidity that took me into a deficit I wasn’t prepared to deal with. I suspect that’s where Sofiane was when he turned around. It’s his call. Clearly, Seistrup had more in the tank/was at the right place at the right time. The guys who broke the trail appear to be suffering immensely.
JayP can suck it IMHO because he’s not out there suffering with the rest of them at present. How easy it must be to call the shots from the comfort of your armchair.
I was thinking about JayP's comments in the same way, but decided it was an interesting insight from someone who has been there and suffered through it.
Either way, this is making me want to give her a go next year.
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If you look at IG there is some interesting stuff about the riders who scratched.
Sofiane admitted that he is just a city boy and was in way over his head and downright scared in the snowstorm trying to get over to Steamboat. He readily admitted to not being prepared at all and was like, "It's a bike ride. I don't need to die over this stuff." He will be back and will crush.
Lael didn't want to race anymore, but says she is completing the ride "for fun" even though she has done it before. I think it was extra hard on her because her GF was there documenting the race and was within feet of Lael for 9 days and they couldn't talk to eachother at all. When Lael decided to scratch she brought her GF breakfast in bed at the lodge and was like, "I'm done." I think that's pretty sweet really.
Hands up if you knew Colorado would ruin this "race"
I saw a mention of this but don't know enough about the race, so... huh? Is it just me, or are any number of great bike events spoiled by becoming races?Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Lael's GF has been her documentarian/photographer for at least a couple years now. Maybe longer? Part of the TD race is that you cannot have outside assistance about conditions ahead on the road, food drops, etc. In trying to maintain the integrity of the race and for a pure documentary experience Lael and her GF were in close proximity the entire race, but not speaking at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by idahospud