[StiHacka]

That company is goofy. Tower City is a town of just a few hundred people on the other side of the state. Not sure why they picked that as an in transit place. So I googled Clyde, OH and that is a small city not really close to anywhere. I think the fact that it is in Billings is a good thing. They might actually know what to do with it there.

P.s. Enjoy the trip all. I will live vicariously through this thread at all the fun being had. Post pics!!

Thank you. It looks like the bike made it to Dickinson early this morning so my level of optimism is significantly higher again.

Now for something entirely different. Wife has decided she wants to go vacationing to SD three days after I come back home from ND. We're likely staying in Rapid City, any suggestions for good times there?

 

[Full Trucker]

For what it's worth, here is my pack list:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l5Js3VlZZPCyAU9R1Qv5z0_CbYbuJ_GwPg2rcmEoXXw/edit?usp=sharing

As of 0943 MST it's not finished, I tend to copy a previous pack list since a lot of the items are the same (camping stuff, for instance) and then modify as needed. If anyone else has a pack list to share, I'm all for it. As for ride pack items, I will go with my standard setup which is basically everything I can fit in an Osprey Raptor 14. Details are here(ish): http://ridemonkey.bikemag.com/threads/long-rides-what-to-bring.274982/page-2#post-4099147

 

[Montana rider]

For what it's worth, here is my pack list:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l5Js3VlZZPCyAU9R1Qv5z0_CbYbuJ_GwPg2rcmEoXXw/edit?usp=sharing

No coozie... WTF MDH?

(leaky) solar shower is part of my camp kit... and a few campfire toys/games

 

[Full Trucker]

No coozie... WTF MDH?

I have no fewer than eleventy koozies on my person at all times. Seriously. Always a koozie in my camelsak, koozie or three in the center console of truck, 4-7 koozies in the camp box, etc. I think there's now a koozie that has been dedicated to the beverage holder of my camp chair... so take that!

(leaky) solar shower is part of my camp kit... and a few campfire toys/games

I got no toys / games but I also have a solar shower in the camp box.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Who the fuck lets a beer live long enough to need a koozie? You people disgust me.

 

[Full Trucker]

Who the fuck lets a beer live long enough to need a koozie? You people disgust me.

I like having warm hands. And you'll like that I like having warm hands, trust me. It'll only hurt for a second or two. Just relax.

 

[Serial Midget]

My current plan is to be at the camp site late Thursday afternoon but will still use my room in Dickinson as its not refundable and 2 less nights of dirt sleeping.

Also concerned that my pack list is a bit light... I don't even know what pajama pants are?

3 pairs of gloves? I was planning on washing out the stinkyness and hoping it won't come back for 3 days.

All packed and ready for a reasonably early start tomorrow. I dropped a number of superfluous things from my list due to way too much crap. No gopro and no camera but did include an LED lamp. I have decided to take the hardtail, I watched dozens of video of the trail and cannot see a reason to pedal 32 pounds when I can pedal 22 pounds. Plus hardtail has better bits, XT has always been reliable for me where Sram has been.

 

[Montana rider]

Phase 3 of grocery shopping is complete (no pics, pre-trip chaos in the house...)

We have the group meals covered -- pending humongous appetites and dietary restrictions.

I'm bringing charcoal for Friday night's bbq potluck and will have brats, corn, potatoes, salad and a 2 lb salmon filet but y'all can pick up some MORE MEAT to grill if you're so inclined.

And of course BEER!

I'm going to be VERY full re: cooler space, so if anyone has an empty cooler (or just more space) we can fill it at the campsite until the food starts to disappear.

I think the only other necessities would be MORE CHOCOLATE, COOKIES/TREATS and any favorite snacks for your biking time.

Edited to add: if those with pickups see abundent firewood en route, it may make sense to pick up some wood for campsite pyrotechnics. I'll be almost at car capacity with food/cooler combo.

 

[Serial Midget]

I will bring an empty cooler and stop by the bakery tomorrow to see what's fresh.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I like having warm hands. And you'll like that I like having warm hands, trust me. It'll only hurt for a second or two. Just relax.

Don't be going and making promises you don't intend to keep there big fella.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

In Fargo

 

[Serial Midget]

I slept in until 7AM. That felt good. I'll be on the road within 2 hours or so. The bakery does not open until 9 so that was a good excuse. I have not seen firewood for sale in a long time, I will check at my gas stops to see what is available.

 

[Serial Midget]

OK. 48 cookies from 2 different bakeries, 9 organic save the whales xtra dark chocolate bars and 6 bundles of woods. See you guys this afternoon / evening.

 

[jonKranked]

have fun guys!

 

[TreeSaw]

We've found our way to ND! Should be in Medora within the hour...woot!

 

[Serial Midget]

I am at the camp ground now where be everybody?

 

[StiHacka]

I am at the camp ground now where be everybody?

Is there a saloon in town?

 

[6thElement]

Is there a saloon in town?

It's been a few hours, local Jail might be a better first check.

 

[Pesqueeb]

And so it begins, the great shit storm of our time..........

 

[JohnE]

Going to beat my ass all over Winter Park tomorrow...would rather be with you Monkey folk...

 

[SkaredShtles]

And so it begins, the great shit storm of our time..........

 

[I Are Baboon]

I am digging the JBP facebook updates.

 

[canadmos]

 

[Pesqueeb]

And so it ends. The great cow pie shit storm of our time.





Pics to follow when ever I can get a decent connection.

 

[JohnE]

Anyone die yet? Get treated for hypothermia whether they had it or not? What is the over under on how many Monkeys can shelter in JBPs 'stache in case of blizzard?

 

[Full Trucker]

Things I learned in 108-ish miles:

1. @johnbryanpeters really doesn't give a shit.
2. @StiHacka corners like a roadie.
3. @Montana rider actually has a bong shed, and he'll get there, eventually.
4. @Pesqueeb still has a champion 1,000 mile stare.
5. @Serial Midget is taller than advertised, but not by much.
6. @TreeSaw is a dirty old man in a chick's body.
7. @sq-earl is fully aware that happy wife = happy life.
8. @Nick always bails.

Fuggin' awesome trip, y'all. That was a lot of beer drinking, punctuated with a crapload of cow shit and a fuckton pedaling. Bueno!

 

[Serial Midget]

Green cow shit is the freshest cow shit. Also currently having a burger and chips in Lewistown MT. Will be home soon. Also this trip with these monkies was so epic the NY Times travel edition took our pictures. Boo yeah.

 

[StiHacka]

Things I learned in 108-ish miles:

1. @johnbryanpeters really doesn't give a shit.
2. @StiHacka corners like a roadie.
3. @Montana rider actually has a bong shed, and he'll get there, eventually.
4. @Pesqueeb still has a champion 1,000 mile stare.
5. @Serial Midget is taller than advertised, but not by much.
6. @TreeSaw is a dirty old man in a chick's body.
7. @sq-earl is fully aware that happy wife = happy life.
8. @Nick always bails.

Fuggin' awesome trip, y'all. That was a lot of beer drinking, punctuated with a crapload of cow shit and a fuckton pedaling. Bueno!

9. @FullTrucker cannot take hungover riding like a real man

10. Maah Daah Hey means "a foot wide two feet deep trench filled with cow poo"

 

[Full Trucker]

9. @FullTrucker isn't a crazy drunken Czech.

fify.

 

[Serial Midget]

fify.

Unimpressed Lithuanian bartender still unimpressed.

We tried to get the bar owners let us hang and photograph a ridemonkey dollar above the bar but the fat assed mofo was having none of it.

 

[StiHacka]

Just so you know what drenched us on Friday. See that little twister on the right edge of the picture?

Here's another picture of the same funnel cloud

And the whole supercell from a bigger distance, approaching the Medora exit

 

[stevew]

And so it begins, the great shit storm of our time..........

technical terrm is foreshadowing....

 

[StiHacka]

And just as a hint, look for the New York Times travel section in a week or two...

9/18!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

10a: Maah Dah Hey means either sitting cow or cow with diahorrea.

10b: The proper term is singletrench.

 

[Montana rider]

Since I was racing the sun most days I only took 1 picture

This blissful single-track represented <5% of our ride time.

 

[StiHacka]

Aaaand here is the finish line. Give me a couple of days to post more. I did not take almost any pictures with my phone and I have yet to process the art I took with my dentist camera.

 

[TreeSaw]

Things I learned in 108-ish miles:

1. @johnbryanpeters really doesn't give a shit.
2. @StiHacka corners like a roadie.
3. @Montana rider actually has a bong shed, and he'll get there, eventually.
4. @Pesqueeb still has a champion 1,000 mile stare.
5. @Serial Midget is taller than advertised, but not by much.
6. @TreeSaw is a dirty old man in a chick's body.
7. @sq-earl is fully aware that happy wife = happy life.
8. @Nick always bails.

Fuggin' awesome trip, y'all. That was a lot of beer drinking, punctuated with a crapload of cow shit and a fuckton pedaling. Bueno!

Maah Daah Hey! I resemble that remark lol!

 

[TreeSaw]

Home at last!

 

[StiHacka]

11. Big-ass long travel trail bikes are awesome even for this XC marathon.

12. I am afraid to touch some of the socks that went in the deep muddy waters

 

[SkaredShtles]

11. Big-ass long travel trail bikes are awesome even for this XC marathon.

Seriously... is there anything a 160/170mm bike CAN'T do? They are the Swiss Army Knife of bikes.