Pics of your Bikes and Rides

[Todd780]

This is the RAM mount I am using. It was an X grip, but I had to switch to this when my phone changed. I have never had a RAM Product let me down. I do have a safety strap around the mount, just to be sure.

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If I was going to be doing really rough riding, I may out my phone in a pocket or tank bag. This mount also has little hooks I can put on the side if I so choose. When riding for adventure medics, I would usually put it in a pocket and bring the maps out when I needed to check routes. As with the technical rescue riding, you’re not focusing on the map anyway.

Awesome! Thank you!

 

[Cabrito]

Back on topic

Rode to work today, and took a ride around the neighborhood on my lunch break.

 

[Imnosaint]

My ADV evolution.

 

[Imnosaint]

Bike and (old) ride.

 

[Todd780]

My ADV evolution.

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I just saw the 2nd to last pic posted over on ADVRider. Awesome pics!

 

[nickw]

I've attempted a ride 2x now, the 'Tour of Idaho', have not made it but not for lack of trying. Its ~2300 miles, 10 days to finish, all REMOTE hard (black diamond) singletrack in gnarly backcountry Idaho, several 10k foot peaks, lots of water crossings, sand dunes, rock gardens, bushwhacking trails, list goes on. It's set up kind of like a rally where you have set routes during a day, start and finish, no outside help and you can pick 1/2/3 person team. More people there are the harder the route gets. At the end of it all you submit GPS file for approval and "finisher" status. Days are anywhere between 270 - 180ish miles, D1 for instance is 250 miles and takes good riders 15 hours to complete.

Days typically start at 4-5am and end anywhere from 5 pm to 1 am.....

There are several sections that if you dump your bike off a sidehill, get hurt, get lost or have a bike problem....it's a 15+ mile hike to a gravel road that may see a car every 2 weeks and another 15 miles to a road that is who knows how far from a town of 500 people.

Bikes are pretty unique, need gear for incliment weather, bivvy, full suite of tools, SHOES (if you need to walk out), 200+ miles of range and one person on the team must have a chainsaw, 340 lbs all gassed up and is a nightmare to wrestle around singletrack:

 

[Todd780]

I've attempted a ride 2x now, the 'Tour of Idaho', have not made it but not for lack of trying. Its ~2300 miles, 10 days to finish, all REMOTE hard (black diamond) singletrack in gnarly backcountry Idaho, several 10k foot peaks, lots of water crossings, sand dunes, rock gardens, bushwhacking trails, list goes on. It's set up kind of like a rally where you have set routes during a day, start and finish, no outside help and you can pick 1/2/3 person team. More people there are the harder the route gets. At the end of it all you submit GPS file for approval and "finisher" status. Days are anywhere between 270 - 180ish miles, D1 for instance is 250 miles and takes good riders 15 hours to complete.

Days typically start at 4-5am and end anywhere from 5 pm to 1 am.....

There are several sections that if you dump your bike off a sidehill, get hurt, get lost or have a bike problem....it's a 15+ mile hike to a gravel road that may see a car every 2 weeks and another 15 miles to a road that is who knows how far from a town of 500 people.

Bikes are pretty unique, need gear for incliment weather, bivvy, full suite of tools, SHOES (if you need to walk out), 200+ miles of range and one person on the team must have a chainsaw, 340 lbs all gassed up and is a nightmare to wrestle around singletrack:

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Well that sounds intense! Are you going to do it again this summer?
I'm guessing this is not the BDR route? This seems more challenging. I've heard the Idaho BDR is pretty fun too.

 

[nickw]

Well that sounds intense! Are you going to do it again this summer?
I'm guessing this is not the BDR route? This seems more challenging. I've heard the Idaho BDR is pretty fun too.

Much much more difficult than BDR route - I wouldn't say this is "FUN" in the traditional sense...the BDR route sounds like real fun

 

[Todd780]

Much much more difficult than BDR route - I wouldn't say this is "FUN" in the traditional sense...the BDR route sounds like real fun

Think I saw Dork in the road or Big Rock Moto do some YouTube videos about their trips there. Can't recall which. But sure made me wish there was more stuff like that closer to me. I've got about 3 hours or so of highway riding to get to anything similar.

 

[nickw]

Think I saw Dork in the road or Big Rock Moto do some YouTube videos about their trips there. Can't recall which. But sure made me wish there was more stuff like that closer to me. I've got about 3 hours or so of highway riding to get to anything similar.

I've got lots of great riding around me here but to get to the big mountain singletrack it's still a drive for me....but it's snowed in 9-10 months out of the year

 

[Cabrito]

Didn't ride Baja this past January so I can only reminisce...

Jan '23

Window Rock


Since the road is gone we're scouting a route




It's not over there..


Love me some mexico




25 miles of this to town


I love this type of riding

 

[Todd780]

Picked up a new bike over the weekend. Can’t wait for spring here!

 

[Willsfree]

Wow, you're all in now. Super upgrade, bike looks ready to travel the globe

 

[nickw]

Picked up a new bike over the weekend. Can’t wait for spring here!
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Super cool!! You planning on doing anything to it? Looks like you still got a few weeks before you can take it out.

 

[MacNobody]

I just love taking pictures of my bike!

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