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Adrian is in lead, don't think I will be! Jay Petervary will be going for a new record, and conditions are looking GOOD for it.

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Oh sorry, Gabriel Mak

Cheers Andy. Gonna need it! I can't really believe I'll be in Canada tomorrow night.

http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide15

Trackleaders is live!

Race starts 8am June 12th (local time Banff, AB)

Don't bother with deet. Super Carcinogen. Try Smidge, works a treat, made by scots.

I've never been west of New Jersey, so it's good to know about the mozzies. I have a Lunar Solo tarp tent, has bug netting. I like the comfort so it's worth the extra weight I reckon.

You can do that in transcontinental. Pairs categories.

Yeah, I think TCR has gone the more commercial race route, whereas Tour Divide, TransAm, and lots of other unsanctioned, ITT style races in the states are very much purist self-supported, self-policed.

Tandem, or nothing.

Or lots and lots of snow melt running down the roads.

The snowfall has been light this winter and the locals tell me the high mountain passes are open.

Yes, in AB and BC. But in Montana, Northern Wyoming, Colorado and Northern New Mexico, there's a lot of snow still on the ground. Let's hope it melts soon.

Current snow cover

Some pics from yesterday taken by Billy Rice.

Moran, WY

I'm assuming your Morgan and Erin friend Gabe in London

Hi Andrew,

Yeah, that's me. See you in Banff! I just wanna get there now!

I have a frame bag, and a 'fuel tank' on top of the top-tube behind the stem, good for electronics and snacks. You can get ready made frame bags but custom is the best way, can get it to fit perfect, and with side-loading bottle cages, they work really well with bottles.

A.k.a "Cried the divide". So. Much. Whinge.

Billy Rice (riding northbound right now) posted from the new route across wyoming that it's awesome. Super remote, with Mustangs living up there. I can't wait.

10 days to go. I fly out a week today! Knee is feeling good. I'm feeling good. Weather is looking spot on in canada, 20° and mostly dry! That could change, but hopefully not a repeat of last year!

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Lidl HRM! Was £14.99 not sure what the price is now...
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/psa-lidl-hrm-1499-works-with-strava

Been icing my knee and walking about keeping it mobile, seems to be paying off, feeling a lot better this morning. Still sore, but better than it was. Fingers crossed it keeps easing up. Going to rest it the next few days, then maybe try a gentle ride later in the week to see how it's doing.

Thanks @hippy, will get in touch, I'm a long way from London, but maybe just a chat can help. I have a feeling that it's somewhat psychosomatic, as the race looms, and I am tapering too. Generally feeling like shit from not doing much.

There's little I can do right now, just wait and see how it is at the time. If I can't finish, I can't finish, that's it really. I'm still going to go and start. I'll speak to Nicola and see what she can do/suggest...

So this is great, riding to work last week, suddenly got sharp pain in outside of knee. It went away, and was fine for the ride home. Now 4 days later, I've been in pain the whole time, can hardly sleep, and it fucking hurts going up/down stairs. Appears an old torn Meniscus has flared up. I just hope it calms down before the race and behaves itself. 2 years of training. I'm still going to race, but my expectations may have to change. Fucking body.

$120 to make yourself look like a piece of salmon. Kidding. I bet they are shit quality too. Stupid startups. Who buys this shit? Oh yeah, idiots!

Yeah, if you're on a road bike, the current is constant enough that the garmin wont complain about losing external power and beeping, but on a mountain bike, it beeps all the fucking time as you dip below 10mph. So a cache battery is pretty important.

Ha. I might have a go at a keto adaption after I'm back from Tour Divide, and I really like eating fat, so it shouldn't be too hard!

Yeah, it seems to benefit ultra type athletes, not power/speed freaks.