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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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Sep 29, 2013 - 10:33pm PT
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curious Mike, what if any mechanicals have you had so far?
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RDB
Social climber
wa
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Sep 30, 2013 - 03:52am PT
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What a great story!
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2013 - 11:02am PT
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My bike, a Surly Long Haul Trucker, (with super heavyduty Schwalbe tires) has been doing incredably well. No problems to date except a couple of bent chainwheel teeth from hitting a rock hard. I borrowed some pliers and a file a it cleaned up pretty well. Only two flats to date after 3000 kilometers with my steel belted tank treads. :)
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2013 - 11:17pm PT
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2013 - 11:24pm PT
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On to Huaraz tomorrow....
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John_Box
climber
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Someone stole half of your seat!! Looks like a hell of a trip, thanks for sharing.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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great adventure Mike, thanks for taking us along!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say... wow, rockermike... i will second what ed said:
thanks for taking us along, wow...
:)
hope to see the pics, soon, :)
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FrankZappa
Trad climber
Hankster's crew
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Thanks for sharing.
Curious why the flat pedals instead of clipless?
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2013 - 07:33am PT
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This is my first trip with BMX style peddles and Im loving them. In heavy traffic, when a dog is chasing you (daily occurance) and when you hit a patch of deep sand on the gravel roads- all are easier to manage with free feet. And I can wear whatever shoes i want. With the little sharp spikes grabbing my rubber soles there is little loss in efficiency.
Rainy season is starting here in the Cordierlla Blanca. Haven't been able to see any of the big mountains yet due to clouds...
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silentone
Mountain climber
wisconsin
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Best thread going!
Nice
sweet
GO ROCKER MIKE
please keep us updated..................
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2013 - 10:14am PT
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Yay...the clouds broke for early morning views...
Huandoy... (21,000 feet)
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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^^^ good picture
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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TFPU - wow.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2013 - 09:39am PT
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More mountain views from the rooftop of my hotel in Huaraz. I was last here 35 years ago. The town and the country have changed but the beautiful mountains are the same...
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 17, 2013 - 11:40am PT
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Camp at 15,300 feet while crossing Huascaran Nat Park. Crossed 16,000 ft pass next morning. That's a huge icefall in the background though the picture doesn't due it justice. 3" of heavy snow during the night though most had melted by morning. Chased by at least 30 dogs over the course of the next day as I cruised down to 7000 feet. My foot did connect full force with one of them which sent him flying thru the air. But for the most part I think the dogs had a lot more fun then I did.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puya_raimondii
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Oct 17, 2013 - 12:31pm PT
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bump
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 31, 2013 - 08:31pm PT
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German couple I met in Cusco. Also heading south to La Paz and on to Usuaia. Ana and Frances. Also are serious climbers...
Cuzco tourist attraction... :)
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 7, 2013 - 06:19pm PT
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Last high pass in Peru before crossing into Bolivia..
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