Good luck , have fun and safe travels...that Crust looks like just the ticket...but I'll be happy to experience your trip vicariously...take your usual awesome pictures...Cheers
On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 1:53:21 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Figured I'd share a quick update about this divide trip. I'm flying West > on Wednesday in the early morning, with the hope of riding a short distance > out of Banff in the evening for my first night. I've decided not to ride > the Atlantis in the end. Not because I don't think it could handle it (of > course it could) but because I've put together a bike that I believe will > handle it better. > > I've built up the 26+ plus bike pictured below, and just returned from a > three-day 360km off road tour that featured very comparable terrain to the > Divide. The added cushion from the 3" tubeless tires and the remarkable > stopping power in wet and muddy conditions with the Paul Klamper disc > brakes are what ultimately sold me. The carrying capacity and weight are > pretty similar between the two bikes. The overall riding position is > extremely close to the Atlantis. But based on my personal experiences I > think this will be the better option. There will be one or two Riv's along > for the ride though, so it will be fun to compare our experiences. > > Next summer when my wife and I do an East-coast tour, it will definitely > be on the Atlantis though :) > > If anyone wants to follow along, the best way it to check my Instagram > account at instagram.com/markreimer > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uE_Boz7xHBA/V3VqG01gJ5I/AAAAAAAAQtQ/abuO9n7frMUC6f2DLkLr2o0h2xcD3MOTgCLcB/s1600/Mark%2BDFL%2Bmuddy.jpeg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VzjF1USj618/V3VqPsXaYVI/AAAAAAAAQtU/UL9N2JUUA2IL_7m3ePUw_J_rz6ePRenLACLcB/s1600/Crust%2BDFL%2Brainbow.jpeg> > > > > > On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 2:58:43 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote: >> >> hmmmm hunky...that looks like a good choice in the backcountry >> >> On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10:43:33 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: >>> >>> Hmm doesn't look like the photo worked. Here it is again: >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O_JQ5d_qJQY/Vw0XieO4gMI/AAAAAAAAP9s/jLnK2SMeCcE2JEe0vfbqkL3Y9D96v4SbwCLcB/s1600/File_000.jpeg> >>> >>> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 4:49:02 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote: >>>> >>>> Oooh new bike...this sounds exciting!...but I'm sure you want a >>>> thorough shakedown before you take it on a long adventure...any pictures >>>> of >>>> this bike? >>>> >>>> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 4:24:54 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Tony, great photos. >>>>> >>>>> Trip planning is making slow progress. It looks like I won't have time >>>>> to ride the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to Banff before starting the >>>>> divide after all. The distance will just be too much. I think there was >>>>> some confusion between distances being referred to in miles vs kilometers >>>>> between me and some other guys in the group, and all of a sudden when I >>>>> plotted the GPS route I discovered my daily average would be about 140km >>>>> per day for 10 days straight. That's leaving no room for unexpected and >>>>> planned stops, weather, injury, gear malfunction and other delays. >>>>> >>>>> So, even though my flight is already booked into Edmonton, I'll be >>>>> renting a car and driving straight to Banff for the start. I'm hoping to >>>>> get in at least 20km of riding the first day so I can bush camp outside >>>>> of >>>>> town. >>>>> >>>>> The plan is still to ride the Atlantis, though I have also just >>>>> purchased a new bike this week: a Crust Evasion, or DFL as they will be >>>>> known moving forward. This is a new brand started by a friend of mine. I >>>>> toured with him on the Oregon Outback last year while he rode his >>>>> prototype >>>>> frame, so I had a lot of time to check it out. >>>>> >>>>> It's a 26" Plus rigid frame, with clearance for 26" x 3" tires, or >>>>> 650b x 2.5. I'm tempted to bring this on the ride for the additional tire >>>>> width, but I won't even have the bike for at least another month, which >>>>> doesn't leave much time to finish building it up, test it, and leave on a >>>>> long back-country trip. We'll see. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2:27:42 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mark, >>>>>> >>>>>> I did the Adventure Cycling Montana Great Divide route a few years >>>>>> ago on my Sam Hillborne with Albatross bars. It was a fully supported >>>>>> ride, meaning they carried our gear in a van. >>>>>> My Flickr account is only 3 pages and most are of that week.PM me if >>>>>> you have any questions I can help with. >>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/51959000@N08/page1 >>>>>> >>>>>> Tony >>>>>> >>>>>> "Where the rivers change direction - across the Great Divide" _ Kate >>>>>> Wolf >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:10:25 PM UTC-8, Mark Reimer wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> . How about it, any of you taken your Rivs on this trail? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
