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Tour Photos

Scott · 2003-12-26T02:03:49+00:00

Hi, Everyone and Merry Christmas! I haven't got a narrative written up yet, but y'all can view the photos of my recently completed Death Valley tour. Basically, I started at Baker, CA, off I15, rode north through Shoshone and into the southern entrance to Death Valley. I rode n. and up and over Townes Pass (grunt! grunt!) to a rest day at Panamint Springs (day 6). Then, in two days of riding, I pedaled to my finish at Red Rocks State Park, CA., where my wife picked me up. This was a completion of a tour we attempted last year on our GTT. It was a fabulous, strenuous trip: 305 miles and 16,500 ft. of climbing. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I highly recommend Death Valley as an "off season" cycling destination. Except for Christmas and New Years, the traffic is very light, and one can do tours or day trips from a central camp at Furnace Creek. (Note: Use Texas Springs at Furnace Creek--no generators allowed! Very quiet. Good Views.) Anyway, more details to follow. Cheers, Scott The link: http://community.webshots.com/user/getbent100 If you are asked for a password, use "getbent".

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Scott
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26 December 2003, 02:03 UTC #1

Hi, Everyone and Merry Christmas!
I haven't got a narrative written up yet, but y'all can view the photos of my recently completed
Death Valley tour. Basically, I started at Baker, CA, off I15, rode north through Shoshone and into
the southern entrance to Death Valley. I rode n. and up and over Townes Pass (grunt! grunt!) to a
rest day at Panamint Springs (day 6). Then, in two days of riding, I pedaled to my finish at Red
Rocks State Park, CA., where my wife picked me up. This was a completion of a tour we attempted last
year on our GTT. It was a fabulous, strenuous trip: 305 miles and 16,500 ft. of climbing. I wouldn't
hesitate to do it again. I highly recommend Death Valley as an "off season" cycling destination.
Except for Christmas and New Years, the traffic is very light, and one can do tours or day trips
from a central camp at Furnace Creek. (Note: Use Texas Springs at Furnace Creek--no generators
allowed! Very quiet. Good Views.) Anyway, more details to follow.
Cheers,
Scott
The link: community.webshots.comgetbent100
If you are asked for a password, use "getbent".

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Mike Rice
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26 December 2003, 15:04 UTC #2

(Scott) said:
Hi, Everyone and Merry Christmas!
I haven't got a narrative written up yet, but y'all can view the photos of my recently completed
Death Valley tour.
Nice! What kind of panniers/hardware are you using? Did you make the tail fairing or is it
available? My TE needs these items.
Mike

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Franny Yerkes
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26 December 2003, 21:51 UTC #3

Scott:
Great photos! Could you tell us which underseat panniers you used and where you got the yellow lycra
tailfairing? It gives terrific visibility yet doesn't hinder getting on and off the bike. What was
the total weight of your luggage? What gearing did you use for that load?
Franny Yerkes
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Gary Mc
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27 December 2003, 00:04 UTC #4

Scott,
Nice photos as always. Can I assume that the Tour Easy rides a bit faster than the GTT? How would
you compare climbing with each?
Gary McCarty, Greenspeed GTO, Salt Lake City

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Scott
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27 December 2003, 16:04 UTC #5

Thanks for the comments everyone. Larry is right. ERRC has the goodies: an underseat rack and
the waterproof Lloongg panniers--really fantastic gear. They did not change the handling of the
bike at all.
In general, I found the bike to climb 2--3 mph faster than the GTT though sometimes not so much. As
a solo rider, I had to carry everything. Overall speeds for a given day were a good deal faster. My
best day, which still had over 2,000ft. of climbing, I was able to AVERAGE 14 mph. Many times I was
cruising in the 17--18 mph. range.
I'll post a full narrative w/technical points later in the month.
Cheers,
Scott

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Dave Larrington
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29 December 2003, 16:05 UTC #6

Jealous... I was there briefly in late September, and now have a picture of Zabriskie Point as my
wallpaper.
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