Or a GPS. I see that they offer downloadable .gpx files for many of their routes now.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Daniel Molloy < danielmarkmol...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > JimD, > > I definitely took full advantage of the ACA maps as well as the book > Cycling the Great Divide, which was helpful but not an absolute > necessity. I think the biggest planning tool was going on multiple > overnight camping trips to dial in the bike setup and the gear > choices, as well as becoming very comfortable fixing potential > problems. One thing that you need when using the ACA maps is an > accurate cyclocomputer, and mine broke halfway through. I should have > brought a backup, but didn't think of it. Fortunately for me another > rider that I met had an extra that I was able to use. > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 8:41 AM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Daniel, > > What resources did you use in planning your trip? > > > > I think Adventure Cycling has maps of the route. > > Did you use those? > > > > Thanks, > > JimD > > > > On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Daniel Molloy wrote: > > > >> I flew to Calgary on July 29, and rode west to Banff, where the route > >> officially starts. From there I headed south and on the first night > >> out of Banff had my first bear encounter. It walked up to me as I was > >> setting up camp filtering water. It was as startled as I was, and it > >> steered clear of me when I stood up straight and stared it down. > >> > >> The trip lasted almost exactly three months, including a week visiting > >> family in Colorado, and rest days spent flyfishing. I brought a small > >> fly-rod and used it whenever I could. I met a lot of other great > >> people doing the route, and others who offered their amazing > >> hospitality along the way. Grant was kind enough to let me use a > >> prototype Bombadil for this trip, one of the first and an early > >> version with only one top tube. I set it up with a nitto flat bar, > >> marathon xr 50mm tires, v brakes, and special order 180mm cranks. The > >> bike usually weighed about 100 pounds, including the weight of the > >> bike, all my gear, a weeks worth of food and usually 10 or so liters > >> of water when it was scarce. > >> > >> I arrived at the Mexican border in late October, and from there rode > >> east to El Paso, where I flew home on October 29. My trip was almost > >> exactly 3 months long. > >> > >> Let me know if you have any specific questions about the bike or the > >> route. > >> > >> Daniel > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:18 PM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Daniel, > >>> Your Great Divide Ride is inspiring. > >>> > >>> How far did you go, how many days were you on this adventure? > >>> > >>> Did you meet any critters other than deer and what I guess are otters? > I > >>> mean how big (and hungry) were the bears. > >>> > >>> Please tell us more? > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> JimD > >>> > >>> On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:14 PM, dmolloy wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/sets/72157606879827070/ > >>>> > >>>> I still have some photos to upload, but there are some raw shots > >>>> there. All photos shot with a voigtlander bessa r with a 35mm f2.5 > >>>> lens > >>>> > >>>> Daniel > >>>> > >>>> On Mar 31, 3:38 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Dmolloy, you got any pictures posted of your ride? That sounds epic. > >>>>> And on a Rivendell no less. > >>>>> > >>>>> --mike > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mar 31, 1:47 pm, dmolloy <danielmarkmol...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide > >>>>>> Mountain Bike Route and put it through absolute torture with no ill > >>>>>> effects. This isn't a bike to fondle and flutter eyelashes at, it's > a > >>>>>> purpose designed user with even heavier tubes than the Atlantis. > I'm > >>>>>> sure you'll like it a lot. > >>>>> > >>>>>> yagen...@gmail.com wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi all - a complete noob here, but I just have to tell somebody who > >>>>>>> will > >>>>>>> understand: I finished picking out all of the components for my > >>>>>>> Bombadil > >>>>>>> tonight, and it will be on its way *this week* (AAAHHHHH!!!). I > asked > >>>>>>> to > >>>>>>> have the frame and parts shipped to me so I can do the build > myself. > >>>>>>> I'm > >>>>>>> not a cheapskate trying to avoid the $210 build fee, I just have > all > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>> tools and want to be one with the bike. (OK, I am a cheapskate but > >>>>>>> that's > >>>>>>> beside the point right now. A true cheapskate would be happy with > the > >>>>>>> $450 "race-designed" Fuji he has out in the garage.) > >>>>> > >>>>>>> Any advice from Bombadil owners? Setup suggestions? I got fat tires > >>>>>>> and > >>>>>>> fenders, for all-around road and light trail use. Also a brown > >>>>>>> Cardiff > >>>>>>> saddle, because it will look nice with the green frame. And Nitto > >>>>>>> noodle > >>>>>>> bars, which may portray the wrong image for a rough-and-tough bike, > >>>>>>> but > >>>>>>> I > >>>>>>> just don't like the moustache bars. Do people prefer front racks or > >>>>>>> rear? > >>>>>>> Is it fun to ride? Did I pick the right color? Do I deserve a Riv? > >>>>> > >>>>>>> This is going to be a long week..... > >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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