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My 1998 Moots Y Be Beat doing what I built it for
It was supposed to be an overnighter in the canyons of southeastern Colorado but it ended up being a day of trying differentiate trails from cowpaths without much success. I ended up back were I started. I stripped all the gear off...no need to just carry it around...and spent another day of trying to differentiate trails from cowpaths with a bit more success.
This is good trail.
This is a “trail”
This is actually a pretty good trail but it leads to
This. I was somewhat astounded by the amount of water in one of the driest areas of Colorado in a drought year. There were springs...flowing springs...everywhere.
I did get to one of the most remote state line markers I’ve ever been to. I’m reasonable certain that there wasn’t another human within 20 miles of me at that point.
It was supposed to be an overnighter in the canyons of southeastern Colorado but it ended up being a day of trying differentiate trails from cowpaths without much success. I ended up back were I started. I stripped all the gear off...no need to just carry it around...and spent another day of trying to differentiate trails from cowpaths with a bit more success.
This is good trail.
This is a “trail”
This is actually a pretty good trail but it leads to
This. I was somewhat astounded by the amount of water in one of the driest areas of Colorado in a drought year. There were springs...flowing springs...everywhere.
I did get to one of the most remote state line markers I’ve ever been to. I’m reasonable certain that there wasn’t another human within 20 miles of me at that point.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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#7477
The dropped
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My 1998 Moots Y Be Beat doing what I built it for
It was supposed to be an overnighter in the canyons of southeastern Colorado but it ended up being a day of trying differentiate trails from cowpaths without much success. I ended up back were I started. I stripped all the gear off...no need to just carry it around...and spent another day of trying to differentiate trails from cowpaths with a bit more success.
This is good trail.
This is a “trail”
This is actually a pretty good trail but it leads to
This. I was somewhat astounded by the amount of water in one of the driest areas of Colorado in a drought year. There were springs...flowing springs...everywhere.
I did get to one of the most remote state line markers I’ve ever been to. I’m reasonable certain that there wasn’t another human within 20 miles of me at that point.
It was supposed to be an overnighter in the canyons of southeastern Colorado but it ended up being a day of trying differentiate trails from cowpaths without much success. I ended up back were I started. I stripped all the gear off...no need to just carry it around...and spent another day of trying to differentiate trails from cowpaths with a bit more success.
This is good trail.
This is a “trail”
This is actually a pretty good trail but it leads to
This. I was somewhat astounded by the amount of water in one of the driest areas of Colorado in a drought year. There were springs...flowing springs...everywhere.
I did get to one of the most remote state line markers I’ve ever been to. I’m reasonable certain that there wasn’t another human within 20 miles of me at that point.
Is it privately-held land you're on, or Gov't? Here in the east it's usually a river, and if it isn't, it's generally only fenced if it's private.
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cyccommute Around here, you have to decipher between the recreational trails and the paths to the vagrant camps.
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cyccommute Around here, you have to decipher between the recreational trails and the paths to the vagrant camps.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
#7480
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I was going to say, most fences you run into are to control livestock.
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In the area where I was riding, most of it is open range. There’s a fence for the state line and to keep cattle out of sensitive archeological areas but for the most part there aren’t many fences. It’s actually a bit surprising given the number of fences that are out on the Colorado plains.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
#7482
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In the area where I was riding, most of it is open range. There’s a fence for the state line and to keep cattle out of sensitive archeological areas but for the most part there aren’t many fences. It’s actually a bit surprising given the number of fences that are out on the Colorado plains.
#7484
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Pre-winter stripping and repaint. But got new tires and new to me Brooks saddle that fits like a glove. Thanks to previous owner for the break in. What color do i paint this beauty? Purple to dark fade with yellow decal? Purple with lime green decals? Green with white decals?
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cyccommute Around here, you have to decipher between the recreational trails and the paths to the vagrant camps.
#7486
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Bike24 out of Germany I think
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#7488
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This was “Indian Territory” up until about 1865. I even found a date carved in a stone in the area from 1861 or 1864 (hard to tell). That’s a time that would have gotten most people who used our dating system seriously dead if they were caught down there.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
#7489
Steel is real
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Suffering from component-group-OCD I can finally correct this 1989 MB-1 (with 1994 XT). The lowly LX cranks will be substituted for NOS XT tomorrow. Just got them home.
With LX cranks it looks like this. What a difference it will make. Or not...
I guess I am crazy after all.
With LX cranks it looks like this. What a difference it will make. Or not...
I guess I am crazy after all.
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It’s a Tubus Airy ‘cause, well, it just has to be, doesn’t it
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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It’s a Tubus Airy ‘cause, well, it just has to be, doesn’t it
Looks cool.
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That is an Ortlieb Rack Adapter. I use them on my trunk bags along with an adapter for bicycle baskets from Ortlieb. I gave up on Velcro straps for rack bags ages ago because I got tired of chasing them when they fell off. The two pieces lock together and never come off. The connection is so good that I can actually carry the bike around by the trunk bag.
I used one of the adapters to make a mount for micropanniers made from handlebar bags for bikepacking. They don’t carry much but I don’t need that much capacity.
Here’s the trunk bag attached to the adapter
DSCN0387 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
I used one of the adapters to make a mount for micropanniers made from handlebar bags for bikepacking. They don’t carry much but I don’t need that much capacity.
Here’s the trunk bag attached to the adapter
DSCN0387 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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Everything is low on stock. Even worse, there's a real push to cut back on our choices of 559 tires and wheels. An industry marketing initiative to sell new 650B's, according to my people anyway. I don't doubt it.
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Giant team worldcup, 1997.
#7497
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I have been looking for an old Rock Hopper to no avail so far in my price range, components, size vector but I did have this Shogun Prairie Breaker I come up and for $50 with lugs, bullmoose bars, thumbies and a biplane fork I couldn't say no. I am going to ride it in the clunker challenge and then give it a tear down over the winter.
as found
after a first pass at clean up and assessment
as found
after a first pass at clean up and assessment
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I have been looking for an old Rock Hopper to no avail so far in my price range, components, size vector but I did have this Shogun Prairie Breaker I come up and for $50 with lugs, bullmoose bars, thumbies and a biplane fork I couldn't say no. I am going to ride it in the clunker challenge and then give it a tear down over the winter.as foundafter a first pass at clean up and assessment
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USMC 1981-1991 Semper Fi!
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IMHO, you are already starting with a better frame and fork than any of the Rockhopper series would offer. Kit it out with some nice, period Deore XT and what you would have rivals the early Stumpyumpers for pure riding performance. Building it up as an all-rounder would give you the most bang for your buck, as these bikes are comfy and trouble-free after the initial dial-in. Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
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IMHO, you are already starting with a better frame and fork than any of the Rockhopper series would offer. Kit it out with some nice, period Deore XT and what you would have rivals the early Stumpyumpers for pure riding performance. Building it up as an all-rounder would give you the most bang for your buck, as these bikes are comfy and trouble-free after the initial dial-in. Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
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