The way my pack, gravity, frame shape and my desire for minimal breakdown all mesh, I played around with the idea of putting the front shock down:
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| Left pedal and both wheels off...the bike is secured well where a normal person would put a snowboard |
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| This actually feels pretty good on my back. The pack is a bit large but will work. The shock sticks way out but the seat at its normal height actually provides a pretty good counterbalance of sorts. |
If the trail is truly a wide double track as I have been told by a former Flagstaff native, then I am good with the wide load. If not, I have some repacking and probably more (NOOOOO!!!!!) breaking down of the bike to do.
Here are some pics with the wheels on. My concern is bending the rotors so I will mail this thermarest to Tusayan to keep the wheels offset and I secured them so there is no movement. The thermarest keeps the wheels from touching eachother and the frame, but I am still a little sketch about protecting the rotors....
Ideas? Thoughts? Help?
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| A recipe for a bent rotor at the north rim? |
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| Lots of head clearance |
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| Front view with wheels on |
Too wide a load for the canyon? Rotors? Other issues? What am I overlooking/need to consider??
Ok, just a real stupid comment - because I'm stupid. Why not just carry each wheel - one wheel per hand. Could serve as a walking stick type of thing. Of course, It'd be an issue if you need to dig for a nugget - nugget in the nose, get it. But hell, why not have the wheels in your hands. Then again, if you take a digger - you could bend the rotors. Or just carry (or mail) the rotor bending / fixing tool. I got one, you can borrow.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if this is actually legal? Or grey area? Can rubber hit the dirt in the wilderness? Hmmmm, sounds like I have some research to do.
DeleteYou know what. I woke this morning and said 's*^t' I bet that's illegal, I better delete that idiotic idea. So - forget that I even made a stupid comment. Better safe then sorry.
Deletetakes minimal time to pull the rotors off. pack them, then you can secure the wheels a little better
ReplyDeleteGood call, Ben! Thanks.
DeleteBike in backpack - F yeah! Now thats biking!
ReplyDeleteI wondered about the wilderness areas too. I just thought you weren't allowed to ride in them, but pushing was OK. I have no idea but maybe someone could illuminate me.
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