Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Thanks for the detailed reply and I now understand the concept better. I had heard of the Great Divide race, never looked closely enough to examine the details. I do love the off-road/truck/fire road concept, but wondering if you're going to run out of places to explore in the Daks at the rate your going. Are you by any chance training for a certain race out west ?
Not something I'm going to try anytime soon, as there's no way the wife will allow bike 6. I do have a nice Miyata tourer that will take cross tires though. Plus an attic full of camping gear, Hmmm......
If you have some camping gear, give it a go. For me, I'd rather be moving, unless there are compelling reasons not to - a great place to camp, a nice stop in town, etc... but I'm not a fan of lazing around a campsite...
Would love to get a packraft - then I could do all sorts of stuff in the ADKs when roads typically end in water.
And, I'm planning on getting over to Maine from VT. Yes, I likely will run out of territory, but probably not out of roads. Just less public land here in the east to stop, enjoy, and set up camp. Lots of small towns to roll through though - good for food, water, coffee...
And, yes, I'm working up a 2013 Tour Divide.
I started with 7 when I met my wife, and paired it down from there, recently selling my Soma SS (really miss it!), down to 3 bikes now, a stable that covers (most) of my riding. Need to pick up an old 3spd or SS for a townie...
The stable by
mbeganyi, on Flickr