1 Great Divide Mountain Bike Ride
Day: time it takes on a bike that takes a car 45 minutes at 65 mph
2 Canadian Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia
Wheels (29” x 2.6” wide tires)
Days lost to rain (no travel)
3 Countries on the GDMBR: Canada, U.S., Mexico
Number of hailstorms
3.5 Liters of water carried on a regular basis
5 States to pass thru: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
Days, no travel
Travel companions more than one week: TJ, Eric, Andy, Noreen, Mark
6 Total days of rain
7 October, Erickson and Katie’s wedding
8 Weeks, start to finish
10 Teeth, on the smallest gear on the rear wheel
12 Gears on rear wheel cluster; good for climbing
13 Weeks, leave of absence
15 Years, time that Tim has been thinking about this ride
22 Pounds lost
27 Years, Tim’s age the last time he did something like this
30 September: ended trip
32 Crossings of the Continental Divide
37 Years since the last bike ride of any distance
40 Pounds per square inch, pressure in tires
60 Days, start to finish
64 Years, Tim’s biological age (27 years; how old he felt at the end of the trip)
70 Pounds, approximate weight of bike (loaded)
173 Pound, approximate ending weight
188 Miles, first leg of trip from Jasper to Banff, AB
195 Pounds; approximate starting weight of ride
1985 Year, last time Tim rode cross country
2,615 Miles ridden on 60 day period (385 miles saved for another day!)
3,000 Miles to ride on GDMBR
3,478 Feet: elevation of GDMBR starting point: Jasper, AB
4,665 Feet: elevation of GDMBR ending point: Antelope Wells, Mex
5,000 Calories, average burned per day
11,913 Feet; highest point on the GDMBR
152,243 Feet; accumulated vertical gain (29 miles! Five Mt Everests)
******Stay tuned—a few post-trip blog posts are still to come!******
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