Is anyone itching to do this ride? It's high on my bucket list for next year.
Ride the trail, not do the race...
Ride the trail, not do the race...
Maah Daah Hey trail, 27-29 Aug 2016
sounds cool. many other things higher on teh 'ol bucket list however...
Not sure whether I'd plan to do it on the Moonlander or the Heckler. Also need to decide supported/unsupported. Water and camping spots do not seem to be an issue. Mud could be.
Tempting. Very tempting. Multi- or single-day?
Multi. I have no desire to be a hero. If we got a crew together we could travel light and have our gear schlepped for us...
It's been on my list for awhile too.
Oooh... we may have some potential here...
When ?
Would prefer to travel light and have gear schlepped. Quite intredasted so long as I don't have to ride a fat bike. 
Would prefer to travel light and have gear schlepped. Quite intredasted so long as I don't have to ride a fat bike.
Here! Dates?
OK, sounds as though we've got some interest, I'll work on dates and other specifics.
Super cool, hopefully I can make it! Was thinking the last 100 miles of the CT as a schlepped / supported multi-day trip would be my 'big thing' next year but this could be even cooler. If a Sherpa / schlepper / sag driver can't be found, how much of a pain would the logistics be to drop a couple campsites for ourselves be? This is what I was thinking for the CT trip, but it does add like a day...
You and kidwoo can both suck it.
On my bucket list as well. How do you make these work with wives?
Depending on when it is, I might be down to sag drive a day or two...
Early notice and discussion. You can still expect a panic call about halfway through the trip: You should come home right now because...
Dakota Cyclery in Medora is set up to shuttle gear and they have experience supporting group trips. I'm going to try to call them tomorrow. I imagine that there's some sweet spot for them in terms of number of riders and they'll have suggestions regarding when to ride taking into account temperature and precipitation. My local riding buddy says July to September is ideal.
Have bags & bikes packed....get all kinda flirty with her...then lock her in the closet. And drive off quickly.
From Jen at Dakota Cyclery regarding supported rides:
How about September 12-14?
- Late July to early September is best riding time.
- Cost per head (I think I have this right)
- One to three riders $300
- Four riders $249
- Five $218
- Six $198
- Seven $183
- Eight $172
- Nine $163
- More than nine riders gets into a second van, less practical
- $50 deposit; non-refundable, but remains as credit should you choose to reschedule.
- DC schleps our gear, including coolers, which they keep supplied with ice. Don't overpack.
- Full Trucker
- Heidi
- johnbryanpeters
- Pesqueeb
- HAB
- JohnE
- JBP's friend Lisa
How about September 12-14?
I'm inclined to grab that 9th spot, though a weekend would be easier to make happen.
Sept 12-14 would be awesome for me, but I recognize that most people don't have the same schedule I do.
I blocked out Sept 10-14 on my calendar. I can make whatever work, especially with this long of notice. The weekend would be "better" in that I wouldn't have to take as much PTO but I'm still in enough that I'll do whatever. Thanks for looking in to the logisitics, JBP, this oughtta be fun. I assume that...
- We have to 'stock' the coolers and provide our own food?
- They'll schlep us and our bikes back to the start?
- 3 days riding, 2 nights camping?
- We'll need to be otherwise self-reliant out on trail, or will they do a mid-day stop with lunch and whatnot?
I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate a motorcycle trip through the bad lands/devils tower into this. The biggest obstacle I foresee so far is the food issue.
Just remembered that my wife's birthday is the 8th of sept. I'll probably have a much easier time selling this trip if it occurs 12-14.
- I think so. I need also to verify that they provide coolers.
- Yes.
- That was my general plan.
- I don't think that they meet us mid-day, I'll check.
Bueno. I'm in.
So I think our confirmed list at this point is
For anybody that is confirmed, please PM me with your "real world" name and email address. 'squeeb, I got you covered. We all need to send a deposit to Dakota Cyclery, and I want Jen to be able to associate us as a group.
Heidi and HAB, are you in?
- Pesqueeb
- Full Trucker
- johnbryanpeters
- JohnE
- Nick
For anybody that is confirmed, please PM me with your "real world" name and email address. 'squeeb, I got you covered. We all need to send a deposit to Dakota Cyclery, and I want Jen to be able to associate us as a group.
Heidi and HAB, are you in?
This would be so much fun...doubt we could do it in September (back to school time).
I am a definite maybe...will be freshly retired from the AF (Which is god...) but also possibly starting or searching for a new job (Which could be bad...). What do we think is a drop dead date for commitment?
Just have the AF ship yourself and a bike to Minot. Someone can come pick you up.
There's no drop dead date at present.
Them what get their deposit to Dakota Cyclery gets a slot up to our limit of nine. I will be posting more specific instructions.
We seem to have no problem with minimum group size - I think firm commits in this thread at present are 'Squeeb, FT, myself, and Nick and four will guarantee us a supported trip. The more people who actually ride, the less the cost per head.
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I might be able to talk my brother and maybe and old high school buddy in denver into going if you want to try to rustle up a couple more people.
First come, first served.