Thursday, March 6, 2008

Monster Monkey

The bike for my ride this summer is beginning to take shape! (click images to see all of it yo)

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O.G. Surly Karate Monkey Frame and Fork
Brooks B17 saddle
On-One Midge Bars
Salsa SUL Moto Ace 120x30 stem
Tektro RL520 levers
Avid BB7 discs
Salsa Shaft seatpost
Currently singlespeed with:
Trauvativ Stylo SS cranks
WTB Dual Duty rims laced to Surly New Disc SS hubs

Soon to be fully geared with:
Dura Ace 9 speed bar end shifters
2007 XT hollowtech II crankset 20-32-44
front wheel relaced to DT Swiss 370 hub
DT Swiss 7.1 rim /DT Onyx rear wheel w/ sram 11-34 9sp cassette
XT r. derailleur
XTR f. derailleur
Hopefully I will also be receiving a full bikepacking set of bags from Carousel Design Works shortly and will really be ready to go, save some camping gear I still need.

The route is also coming together. Mostly GDMBR but I am going to detour on the CDT wherever it doesn't run through a wilderness area and isn't burried under 6' of snow. I am also looking into detouring in southern CO and riding over to Moab via the Telluride - Moab Trail and Paradox Trail then back to my home town of GJ to spend some time with the fam via the Kokopelli Trail. Then back to the GDMBR and head North for another month or so. If I take the detours, the route will definitely top 3,000 miles and probably close to if not more than 300,000 vertical feet of elevation change. Can't wait! Yee Haw!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Kid, what is your schedule looking like for this adventure. When do you plan on starting and what type of assistance are you looking for (other than $$$$'s) from us? We may need to schedule soem time to drop off and pick-up if needed.

Anonymous said...

The previous comment is from "M&D Enterprises"!