Going Long and Hard.

[pygmypony]

holy cow...just stumbled on this thread and got sucked into that great video of the race...good luck! for what it's worth, i'm the guy that you and a few other dudes were giving a hard time for riding my 2.5" skinny wheeled trek on the first snowfall at 6MR a few weeks ago (thanks Strava flyby)! i guess that was part of your training for this race?

again, good luck and be safe!

 

[soundz]

Don't forget, you can drink you own pee.

 

[Steve Vai]

I'm here. Started unpacking, have many things to do. It warmed up to -19 during the drive down. Thank god. I did go grocery shopping en route and bought gas for the stove so at least my to do list is a little shorter. I'm going now. Break time is over.

 

[The Kalmyk]

Yeah Jim!

 

[Juggernaut]

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I'm here. Started unpacking, have many things to do. It warmed up to -19 during the drive down. Thank god. I did go grocery shopping en route and bought gas for the stove so at least my to do list is a little shorter. I'm going now. Break time is over.

Bold candy .. Errr...Umm, "nutrition" choice.

 

[Supermoto]

Good luck...stay safe out there

 

[Steve Vai]

Will finish prep tomorrow morning before gear check...

 

[Dave Taylor]

You forgot the enclosed cab.

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Edit actual start is 5 pm mountain time

Do work son!

 

[JoeLee]

Time for a generator hub?? Five iPods?!?! I guess it's lighter to just swap them as they die than to carry any more charge banks.

 

[The Kalmyk]

Time for a generator hub?

Then manufacturers of such hubs should pick up the cadence. The USB quick charge sector is moving fast.

 

[Mumonkan]

problem with a dyno hub in these races is youre not going fast enough to get a reliable amount of juice out of it. you need at least 10mph for it to really be worth it.

even in arizona a lot of the terrain was so technical and so steep that i was averaging 5mph
the solar charger charged most of our stuff pretty much the entire trip and that wasnt nearly as expensive as my dyno setup

 

[PRus]

Good luck ! You're a inspiration !

 

[Juggernaut]

Time for a generator hub?? Five iPods?!?! I guess it's lighter to just swap them as they die than to carry any more charge banks.

It's got to be a combination of the battery life and the need for playlist variety. That's a long time to be stuck with the same tunes in high rotation.

 

[Mountain Bike Mike]

who got the deetz on the dot watcher site and will there be a separate watch Jim's dot thread?

 

[jnos]

who got the deetz on the dot watcher site and will there be a separate watch Jim's dot thread?

Tracker is here: http://trackleaders.com/fatpursuit17
A separate thread would probably be good.

 

[Steve Vai]

Registered. Through gear check.

Pre-ride.

Possibly the last time you see me smiling. Or see me alive.

 

[Mountain Bike Mike]

I may have missed a conversation about packing / carrying a gun for protection on these Ultra races.

Would think a small handgun would be appropriate to protect against non hibernating predators.

Good Luck Jim! Stay safe and bring me back a souvenir.

 

[Kaleidopete]

Let us know if you see any wildlife!

 

[Supermoto]

I may have missed a conversation about packing / carrying a gun for protection on these Ultra races.

Would think a small handgun would be appropriate to protect against non hibernating predators.
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Generally a small handgun is only good for shooting the least liked person in your group not for the actual predator. Or to put yourself out of your misery when a bear does start mauling you