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I have an Apex-1 group and the stock chainring appears to have some inboard offset now that I look at pics, however I replaced the stock ring with a race face 38t that doesn't appear to have any offset and it runs fine in the same outside position. Maybe the cranks have some compensation offset.. SRAM don't specify.

http://i.imgur.com/TbjQ4mG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ycuzHwx.jpg

Looooong descent coming up should put a grin on him.

Solar charging is interesting, wonder how the weight is. 3 sides of the saddle bag and/or both sides of frame bag would count for something if the weather is decent. 2-3 sqft exposed most of the time.

Drat, had to go on a planned road trip this week and will miss hippy's Colorado leg. Decent weather by the looks, thankfully.

That was great, nicely done. Pop your twitter link in the notes.

Certainly would to me. All the grand tours are in the wrong timezone to watch live, this is the only interesting race I'm keeping virtual eyes on.

Nooo, hang in there :/

+1 for the 1x, very happy with my 38t chainring and that SRAM cassette. Spins out about 35mph but I shouldn't be overtaking cars on a descent like a mad bastard while loaded with crap anyway :) If you get the whole group it comes with a 42t on the front. I didn't have any issues with gaps in the range on a hilly two day trip recently (compared to my other bike with a 11-32t 10sp rear).

Love all the photos though - hippy is keeping the twitter hashtag pretty.

If riders had their twitter/instawhatevers linked to their profile on the tracking site you could do a lot of things quite easily.

Didn't even notice they're in Montana already. Terrain looks bumpy around there.

Edit: wait, Idaho. That makes more sense.

If timing works out, might get to heckle hippy from the roadside when he goes through Silverthorne CO just before Hoosier Pass - I'm sure he'll be in a great mood at that point.

Cool, thanks. Will get a roadlink yeah.

Is that a PG1170 cassette you fitted? My current groupset is on it's last legs and stranded me on the weekend, so I'm going to switch to a setup like yours later this month.

I made a little chrome browser extension to put google streetview images next to the map on trackleaders.com: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/trackleaderscom-streetvie/bbmkgjigigfdfoofbngfagmpadgofakl

Estimates the heading from last two points so will go a bit random on very windy roads or for riders that don't update often cough but you can click it to open full version.

(it will now, inevitably, fail to work for anyone but myself)

Damn, isn't there a Walmart every 5 miles to grab some gorilla tape?

It'll average out to some extent right? Well rested.

Striking photos - (OT) what camera do you carry on the bike?

Cheers ears.

Scabbed from Facebook

What's a good follow for photos from the race?

Whew, it's updating at last.

Ugh. Can you ship it to a hotel or something who will hold it for you? Bikeflights are based in PDX I think and work with Fedex.. they might have some advice or ideas.

Gonna go for a long ride of my own tomorrow, longest one I've ever done.. and probably half as far as hippy will ride on the same day. Godspeed you mad bastard.

Apologies if repost.. this blog post from (renowned vendor of wide tires) Compass showed up in my feed today, quite interesting:
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/the-trouble-with-road-tubeless/

tl;dr: tubeless no good at high pressure so go wide or go tubed.

I'm a bit skeptical, but then I run relatively low pressure anyway. Not too worried.

170 grams for a bit of insurance.

I'm the worrying sort so that'd be a no brainer - if it's pissing down I want to change the tube and get moving again ASAP. Also, I guess not so relevant since you're self-supported anyway but there can be very long stretches with no cellphone coverage. This is a big mostly empty country. Edit: tyre != tube, duh :|

Sheeeeeit, well.. hope they go OK. I'll take a couple of tubes and a boot just in case. Got a set for a reasonable price so went for it. Amazingly easy setup I have to say - popped right into the rim with a normal track pump even without sealant.