Greg Vallin Christopher Weiland Bridger Vallin John Admire · Bike Socks Lt Down Jacket Lighter/...
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Greg Vallin Christopher Weiland
Bridger Vallin John Admire
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Get inspired for your own epic
journey on the C/T
Agenda Overview:
– Introductions
– Brief summary of our adventure
– Bill Manning – Exec. Dir. of CT Foundation
– Technical details of planning your own trip
• Scheduling options
• Bikes/Bike Packs
• Gear/Tools/Food/Packing
• Training
• Resources
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Introduction
The beginning of an epic journey
• Not a typical bus ride
• Calling all riders
• This is do-able – even for working-stiffs
• 2 summer plan
• Support for the adventure
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Colorado Trail Basics
• Denver to Durango
• 535 miles; 90,000 ft climbing
• 28 segments
• Bike detours around wilderness areas
• High altitude riding
• Not your typical front range ride
• Don’t underestimate the trail
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Salida
Leadville
Copper
Silverton
Durango
Denver
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CT Foundation Presentation
Please welcome Mr. Bill Manning – Executive Director
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Scheduling Options
What kind of an experience do you want?
• Beautiful ride through remote country
• Physically challenging
A few options:
• “Through ride” – 3 weeks of riding or all
summer!
• Segmented riding – various schedules
• Colorado Trail Race! (CTR)
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Our Schedule - East to West
Completed the CT over 2 summers (21 days)
Tried to preserve ‘the route’ by doing it sequentially (mostly)
Summer 1:
2-3 day trips over weekends through summer
Supported by our spouses
Family camping trips!
We learned in a ‘lower risk’ setting
Summer 2:
Three day + one week, straight through to finish
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Bikes & Packs
Recommendations • Quality bike – maintained
and ready for the abuse
of the CT
• Disc brakes
• Standard components
• Tubeless tire setup
• Clipless pedals
• Basic bike computer
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Bikes & Packs
Bikepacking Specific Bags
Handlebar bag
Bikepacking seat bag
Gas tank
Frame bag
Hydration Backpack
22L to 24L capacity
100 oz hydration bladder
Platypus 100Oz for dry
camp
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Pack Suppliers
www.BedrockBags.com
Durango, CO
www.RevelateDesigns.com
Anchorage, AK
Backpacks
Bike Packs
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When it Goes South
( Be prepared because it will)
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Gear - Food - Navigation
Overall Goals: Stay dry, hydrated,
warm, oriented, fueled
Weight:
• Counting every ounce
• Weight on bike is critical
• Determine what’s right for you
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Clothes
• Flexible / multipurpose
• Insulation layer / hat / gloves
• Rain layer
• Biking clothes
• Camp clothes (optional)
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Food
• Looking for food with the maximum amount of calories per weight unit
• Calorically dense foods
– Peanut and almond butter
– Nuts
– Carb pro
– Bars & Gels
– Freeze dried meals
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Food
Biking Fuel (Lunch): – Carb pro
– Honey stinger waffles
– Cliff bar shot blocks
– Hammer gel (huckleberry is the best)
– PBJs
Breakfast and Dinner: – Mountain House & Backpacker’s Pantry Meals
– Beef stroganoff
– Meat lasagna
– Chicken Vindaloo
– Chana Masala
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Water Supply
• Found water sources
according to the Colorado
Trail Guidebook
• Needed to gauge how much
water we would consume
• Only had one dry camp
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Water Purification Options
Water Filter Pumps • Consider weight and bulk
Chlorine Tablets
• Consider taste and time to dissolve
Iodine Tablets • Light & Simple
• Neutralizer tablets for no iodine taste
• Waiting Time
• Correctly calculating water consumption
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Stoves
Traditional
Backpacking Stove
• Propane butane mix
or white gas
• 12-16 oz
• Adjustable heat
output
• Heavy fuel bottles
Alcohol Stove
• Alcohol (HEAT)
• Very lightweight
~ 1 oz
• Not adjustable
• Fuel necessity
from experience
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Shelter/Sleeping
• Options: tent/bivy sack/tarp
• Tarptent: Double Rainbow (2#)
• Bags 30-40° (1.5#)
• Neo air (0.5#)
• Ground cloth (0.5#)
– Tyvek/Visqueen
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Tools/Parts • Multitool
• Tire levers
• Tubes & patches
• Pumps – tire/shock
• Lube
• Derailer hanger
• Fiberfix spoke repair
• Quick link, cleat bolts
• Neoair repair
• Bladder valve
• Duct tape, zip ties
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Personal/First Aid
• Chamois Cream !!!
• Soap, Towel, TP, Toothbrush, Insect
Repellent, Sunscreen, Contacts, Lip
Balm, Vitamins
• Basic First Aid Kit, Burn Pads,
Tagaderm, Super Glue, QuikClot
• Headlamp
• Phone, Money, Credit Card, ID
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Navigation
• CT is very well marked
• CT Databook or pages out
of CT Guidebook
• Compass & Spot locator
• Didn’t use a GPS
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Clothes
Wearing
Clothes
Packed Kitchen Food
Tools
& Parts House
First Aid &
Toiletry Personal
Bike Shorts Bennie Hat Alcohol Stove Bars Pumps DR Tarptent &
Ground Sheet
TP Headlamp
Jersey Liner Gloves Alcohol Fuel Gels & Bloks Multitool First Aid Kit Glasses
Bike Socks Lt Down Jacket Lighter/ Matches Nuts 2 Tubes Sleeping Bag Toothbrush,
Paste, Floss Phone
Bike Shoes Rain Jacket Fire Starters Coffee & Tea Tire Levers Neoair Pad Chamois Cr Money/ID/CC
Bike Gloves Rain Pants Ti Pot/Lid Oatmeal Zip ties Insect Dope Maps/ Guide
Sweat Rag Arm Warmers Collapsible Cup Carb Pro &
Hammer
Duct Tape
& Xtra Strap Lip Balm Compass
Sun Glasses Bike Short Ti Spork Jerky Rag Soap & Towel Space Blanket
Contacts Bike Socks 100oz Bladder Dinners Chain Lube Sunscreen
Helmet Bike Jersey Water Purifying
Tablets
FiberFix Spoke
Repair Signal Mirror
Tights Bandana Knife Vitamins
Parts: quick links,
tube patch, cleat
bolt, tire patch,
derail hanger,
bladder valve
Contacts & Drops
Seat Bag w/ Dry Bag Gas Tank Handlebar Pocket Handlebar Harness Backpack
Master Packing List
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Trail Conditions
• Excellent trail building & maintenance
• Excellent trail markers
• Not all rideable – Hike-a-Bike
• Be prepared for changing trail conditions
• A few trail segments are shared with
motorcycles
• More difficult & higher elevation toward the
southwest
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Training & Conditioning
• What kind of rider do I need to be
to be successful?
• Remember 1 number: 90,000 feet
of climbing
• Ride-ride-ride
• Before tackling the whole thing: we
recommend a “Shake down cruise”
• The Mountain Biker’s Training Bible – Joe Friel
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Resources
• ColoradoTrail.org
–The Colorado Trail Guidebook
–The Colorado Trail Databook
• BikePacking.net
• REI.com
• Reveal The Path (movie)
• Ride the Divide (movie)
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Lessons from the CT
• It’s ALL downhill… except when it not. • We’re ALMOST there! • Gotta stop… for a snack
• Who’s got the chamois cream?
• Keep eating
• It always takes longer than planned
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Trailside Warning
“Push On and Finish”