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That’s pretty much the main direction for me: what ever I’m thinking, pick the simpler option or do less. I think I will need to ride more at night, so – bright headlight, right? I mean maybe but many many people have done this with the very nice handlebar lamp I have. So no. Simpler.…

Thank you Elliot Stoller for the video!

Thank you Elliot Stoller for the photos: https://elliotstoller.smugmug.com/2024/Daves-Tour-Divide/i-3jnH52t

Ambivalent is one of my favorite words – I always think of electrons orbiting nuclei (nerdy – check!): each of the orbits is called a valence, ambi-valent means moving between two orbits. Of course, it also means having more than one emotion at a time. And who-boy, am I having them. I’m excited about this…

My bike is boxed. Note to self on re-assembly:

Good news: the forecast for rain in S.W. New Mexico (Hachita, Silver City) is very low.  That means the chance of peanut butter mud is also low. Bad News: it’s going to be very, very hot. 105 degrees (in Hachita) on Thursday. Maybe a bit lower up in the hills (and forest?). But – really…

Tl:Dr; My bike now moves forward when pedaled. So… Big bike trip. Time to tune up the consumables: new chain. Right? Right. But, the chainring I’ve been running for many thousands of miles is acting… Weird. Like a little weird, then suddenly dropping my chain every 100 feet. Turns out it’s slightly warped. Enough that…

I am running wider tires, so that they can provide more suspension. A critical factor is the pressure, here are some resources to calculate pressure. What a joke – many of these are just broken. Tire pressure calculators Calcualtors Site Front Rear Notes Silca 20 stops at 65mm – reccomends 20 for rene herse C.S.…

I think tires are the best upgrade to any bike. I’m wondering: What’s the right set of tires for the tour divide? list of tires https://bikepacking.com/index/29-plus-tires-list/ Right now: I have a 29″ duro crux on the front, it’s relatively low weight (1015 grams supposedly). It’s VERY wide: 3.25. No word on durability or rolling resistance.…