3000 Miles - Done

[cumerritt]

Finishing up 3000 miles tomorrow. Started in mid-May, two chains, two sets of tires, and one fork later I have reached my goal.

[wheelsandwax]

Wow, Nice work! Thats impressive. Good on ya!

[Crinkle]

Nice man. What was your split percentage between mtn miles and road bike miles?

[cumerritt]

Nice man. What was your split percentage between mtn miles and road bike miles?

I only kept track of road miles. I think I probably only road a few hundred mtb.

[TeleAl]

Nice job. Pause for applause.

Got some pics? More details wanted.

Was this a trip or a cummulative of summer rides?

[cumerritt]

So, this was a goal I set for myself at the beginning of the summer. I did a number of trips. One being the Vermont 100/200, where you ride from Canada to Mass over the course of two days following Rt. 100 in VT. Its basically just back to back centuries. That was probably the second best trip I did this summer. The best being my recent trip down to Fruita, Moab and a side trip to Aspen last week.

I also rode a bunch of centuries out in CO: Triple Bypass, Colorado Eagle River Ride, Elephant Rock, Buena Vista Bike Century, Horsetooth 100, and the Moab Century Tour this past weekend. I also did some riding up in Aspen around Independence Pass and the Maroon Bells.

Besides those organized I also road the typical loops around Boulder: Up Lefthand and down St. Vrain out onto 36 and back on N75th. Sunshine canyon, Flagstaff, Four Mile etc, etc.

Below are pictures of almost all the road rides as well as some mtb shots from Moab and Fruita. The one of the coolest one, I think, its from Fruita.

It is a shot of me standing at the bottom of a 30 ft. dried up waterfall bed receiving bikes being lowered down to me by rappeling rope. The rope is nailed into the rock and is the only way down to the trail. The trail is called Edge Loop and is in the Book Cliffs area. We started at the parking lot of the Chutes and Ladders/Zippedy area and rode up Zippedy, actually, more like walked most of it, and then proceeded to ride up the forest road that climbs 2100 vertical behind the mountains and connects with the Edge Loop trail on the other ride. It was about a 30 mile ride and I would say it can be classified as an epic loop.

Road pics below...pardon the high res on some of them.
Vermont Valley


Triple Bypass - Climbing up Squaw


Aspen


Maroon Bells - The Final Climb of Fall Break


Flagstaff

[cumerritt]

Mtb pics from Boulder area, Fruita and Moab

Jamestown Loop - Indian Peaks in the background


Fruita - Mountains behind Book Cliffs


Fruita - Rock Climbing MTB style


Fruita - Another Look From the Bottom


Moab - Beginning of Amasa Back, I know most of you are saying, what a complete pussy, he isnt bombing those stairs. But I had the century and a lot of other cycling to do in the proceeding days and I didnt want to get hurt. Playing it safe, being a pussy, I guess they are kind of one in the same. Anyway...


Moab - View from the top of Amasa Back


There you have it folks, I hope you like. Cycling is almost better than skiing...almost

As far as other trips I have done. They are many, the biggest was from Virginia to California with my Dad. 5000 miles, 72 days and by far the best trip I have ever taken in my life. Truly a life changer. Here is the route.

The TransAm

[TeleAl]

Kick Ass!
Excellent stoke.

[DougW]

I started keeping track July 03. From then I've put on 9856k or 6160 miles.

[homerjay]

Well done!!!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

whoa!

this thread is kick ass.

[CUBUCK]

who is that fat fukc on your left in the maroon bells shot??

Congrats on hitting 3000

and punch lassow in the stomach for me

[cumerritt]

who is that fat fukc on your left in the maroon bells shot??

So that is a guy i work with. He really isn't that fat and he is a really strong rider. Lassow was in pain the entire time.

[Benny Profane]

Damn, you got around. Triple Bypass is a feat on it's own.

[gincognito]

Glad I clicked on this one...

Nicely done! Love that 5000 trip.

Best I've done is a ~35 day trip from North Sydney, Nova Scotia up and around Cape Breton Island, side trip to PEI, then a coastal ride around the Gaspe Pennisula and back to Montreal. Put around 3000km (1875miles) on the bike. Only issue I had was a flat on my last day 50km (30miles) from home.







I may eventually put the whole damn story online.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and big props to DougW for his constant communting),
d.

[Cornholio]

Wow! Huge props to a 3000 (or 5000!) mile summer! That's fantastic.

On y'all's long trips, did you pack all your stuff the whole time, or did you have support?

[gincognito]

Can only speak for my small(er) trip, but I went out as a total noob. Bought a bike, bought some carriers, bought a tent and off I went. Took a bus out east and pedaled back. Some days really, truly, horribly sucked. They usually resulted in me checking into a motel/inn/B&B. Did that maybe once a week, other than that was camping on my own - setting up and breaking down every day (though I did stay in a few choice places for multiple days).

Only support came from the people I met and the letters waiting for me a pre-determined post offices.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and look for the long-winded personal account of the saga coming soon to a website near you!),
d.

[CUBUCK]

So that is a guy i work with. He really isn't that fat and he is a really strong rider. Lassow was in pain the entire time.

need to clarify your left not left of you in the pic.

AKA Lasshole

[DougW]

Sick and ashamed and happy (and big props to DougW for his constant communting),
d.

Thanks , but in that trip only one flat!! For that mileage I'd done in atleast 3 spokes and 4 tire repairs.

Actually doing 26km at a time isn't that hard it just becomes what you do every day. Only thing is you have to try to pay attention to the weather while your waking up so you put on the right cloths.

[cumerritt]

Wow! Huge props to a 3000 (or 5000!) mile summer! That's fantastic.

On y'all's long trips, did you pack all your stuff the whole time, or did you have support?

I had all my gear packed on the bike in 4 panniers and on top of rack I had on the back of the bike.

[Sierra Cement]

so much for my 550 miles on the mountain bike....

Way to kick ass between snowy seasons.

[loamslug]

Nice work Andy - riding out here is a little better than the Meshomosaic huh? You should come down to Gunny some time - either to ski or ride. I'll be in Moab/Junction for Halloween, unless Wolf Creek opens up. We should meet up somewhere one of these days - its been a while. Say hi to Nick for me.

-Mike

[cumerritt]

Nice work Andy - riding out here is a little better than the Meshomosaic huh? You should come down to Gunny some time - either to ski or ride. I'll be in Moab/Junction for Halloween, unless Wolf Creek opens up. We should meet up somewhere one of these days - its been a while. Say hi to Nick for me.

-Mike

hey man, good to hear from you. i wish i could get down there but i have to do school and an internship and apply for jobs and bla bla bla...so as soon as all that has calmed down and i can get some time for a long weekend or something its on.

[train07]

Congrats CU...I'm just curious, how old were you when you took that trip with your dad. I've been thinking of doing a cross country trip with my son.

[cumerritt]

Congrats CU...I'm just curious, how old were you when you took that trip with your dad. I've been thinking of doing a cross country trip with my son.

I was 21 when I did that trip, but I have done others in smaller magnitude, 300 - 800 miles beginning when I was 13 and up to 15. I highly recommend it, its a great experience to have with your son or father. If you need info on trips and the logistics just let me know. I have all the information handy.