Now leaving: Comfort zone

rick81721 said:
This is awesome - can't wait to read about it. I flirted with the idea of an Appalachian trail hike when I retire but it takes too long and too much time off the bike - maybe a couple of week bike packing adventure would fit the bill. Desert terrain sounds interesting too - never camped out in one but they are beautiful in a totally different way from forests. Look out for rattlesnakes and scorpions!
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If you have either some small tree clusters or some combination of rock walls and or a tree on your route....

Hammock camping will at least keep you from being a reptile's space heater... 🙂
 
This is going to be an awesome adventure, that I will enjoy reading about from the safety and comfort of my home
 
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went to REI and blew a couple bills on "supplies"

big agnes sleeping pad
big agnes footprint for tent
sea to summit compression drysack
tiny as shit petzl 26lite headlamp for camp
big ol sack of raspberry skratch

my savings account is gonna hate me after i got to LBS tomorrow.
 
Mumonkan said:
went to REI and blew a couple bills on "supplies"

big agnes sleeping pad
big agnes footprint for tent
sea to summit compression drysack
tiny as shit petzl 26lite headlamp for camp
big ol sack of raspberry skratch

my savings account is gonna hate me after i got to LBS tomorrow.
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Update on Purchases from lbs por favor.
 
i havent been because work decided to get a raspberry pi without checking if it would work with our equipment/setup, and they expected me to set it up in spite of the fact that it doesnt even plug into anything we have.

instead i bought some other stuff to make sure my bank account stayed sad:

revelate viscacha
revelate spocket
revelate feedbags
sawyer in-line water filter
2x 70 oz platypus collapsible waterbottles

i forgot i got water treatment tablets at REI on sunday too. DRINK ALL OF THE WATER.
 
Hey! This is great! When you posted in my thread about the TD I checked your other blog (Dirt Hurt) and didn't realize you had this one. Just reading your posts make me think it will be fun to share some long rides with you 😀 I'll get my fatty ready asap and hit you up to see when can we arrange something.
 
rick81721 said:
I just want to say two words to you. Just two words. Are you listening? Cuben fiber
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i was gonna make a pair of VB socks and mittens for TD, got the idea from kurt refsneider

im not that much of a weight weenie to DIY a cuben fiber tarp shelter tho

Pampa said:
Hey! This is great! When you posted in my thread about the TD I checked your other blog (Dirt Hurt) and didn't realize you had this one. Just reading your posts make me think it will be fun to share some long rides with you 😀 I'll get my fatty ready asap and hit you up to see when can we arrange something.
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hell yeah man! were probably gonna be doing an overnight at round valley soon

this is mostly a kindof a prep log thing, ill condense it all for the actual blog later on
 
Travel arrangements are starting to get made, getting nervous again instead of regular excited.

Johnny Utah said:
Update on Purchases from lbs por favor.
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fox factory 34 120mm 27+ fork
i9 torch fat rear hub
wtb scrapers
wtb trail boss 3.0"
lezyne HV pump


my HP pump sucks for mtb tires, and i noticed yesterday theres a leak somewhere so it was a good opportunity to get a new HV

I wanted to use Nextie Crocodile rims but with questionable shipping time, and only having a month till go time i decided to go aluminum for now. When i got back to my desk I found out DT makes a rim with the same dimensions I was looking for in carbon and are actually a bit lighter than the WTBs, so I'm most likely gonna order those tomorrow too if they can get them.

in which case:

FS: NIB WTB Scraper Rims 27.5+
 
Mumonkan said:
Travel arrangements are starting to get made, getting nervous again instead of regular excited.



fox factory 34 120mm 27+ fork
i9 torch fat rear hub
wtb scrapers
wtb trail boss 3.0"
lezyne HV pump


my HP pump sucks for mtb tires, and i noticed yesterday theres a leak somewhere so it was a good opportunity to get a new HV

I wanted to use Nextie Crocodile rims but with questionable shipping time, and only having a month till go time i decided to go aluminum for now. When i got back to my desk I found out DT makes a rim with the same dimensions I was looking for in carbon and are actually a bit lighter than the WTBs, so I'm most likely gonna order those tomorrow too if they can get them.

in which case:

FS: NIB WTB Scraper Rims 27.5+
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Sounds good homie. looking forward to seeing this built up!
 
just realized im gonna have to bleed and maybe put new hose on the front brake. really not looking forward to that.
 
it looks simple enough, this is just my first set of hydros ive worked on so im probably overanalyzing it

though theres a very good chance that little olive or banjo or some other tiny doohickey is gonna get lost in the abyss of my floor and i end up punching something
 
So inspiring - good on ya!

Now go forth and deliver unto us postings of extraordinary magnitude.
 
i saw a middle aged balding asian man on a bicycle today.

no helmet but he was wearing a designer black dustmask, traveling on the wrong side of the road (when there is a lovely protected bikepath) on an 8 yr old girls pink and white bmx bike going about 3mph

you?
 
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