Gear list: dispersed.bike/blog/great-div... Daily blog posts here: dispersed.bike/blog/great-div... Banff to Antelope Wells on the Great Divide MTB Route. June 2018 Custom map overlays courtesy of Jake Bruce: / 1974hondacb350f
My wife and I (Martine) met you guys at Squirrel Creek Ranch (just after the rail trail) at lunchtime on day 11. You got about a day on us over the next couple of days, and we never caught you! You did fantastic. Well done. We rolled in the day after you.
Andrew Strempke - had a few (well, quite a lot!) of down moments, but got there broadly OK. Had some knee problems (cramping quads from lack of minerals) around Del Norte area, which stopped us for 1/2 a day, but I guess no one gets out of the route without some issues! You could chop a deal of time off the route, having the information that we now have, but I suspect that we can’t get over to do it again. Best,
Great vid guys, I'm planning on making the journey next spring after I retire; it will be my first tour. My riding partner has done numerous cross country trips including hiking the Appalachian trail. This is my first trip of more than a day. Your Vid gives me confidence that with good planning I can achieve this goal of a lifetime!
@@HkFinn83 I was kidding, of course, but like you I'm envious of the North American landscapes. I really think to move over there sometimes. In Québec.
Awesome trip! Nice job with the video putting together each day and capturing the important areas that you found interesting. I'm so impressed with how you crushed the miles everyday with the amount of climbing involved. Thanks again for sharing your trip.
This video seems to capture a lot of the logistical aspects, the scenery and the tough parts very well. Thanks for putting it together. I'm heading out there in June!
Tanks for putting this amazing video together. Really enjoyed it. Impressive that to kept always a good vibe despite the crazy daily mileage you have ridden.
Great work you guys! I don't think I've ever seen a film that has captured such herculean dedication and endurance as this. The visual/audio monotony was both painful and beautiful to watch and hear. It reminded me of koyanaskatsi. And your editing blended the road crew's and Josh's experiences with poetic contrasts. Thank you for making this movie!
I'm used to hiking, camping, and trail running for our RU-vid channel. Trying to convert my old Fuji Touring bike for bikepacking videos to see more of the outdoors each day. Enjoyed the video. Learning again about another way to enjoy the outdoors. Subscribed to your channel.
Amazing ride along. Hope you got some enjoyment out of the snow and had some warmth at night. Tough stuff, 100+ miles a day with wind, dirt, mud and mud.
Great trip guys. I started my trip in February 2018 and finished in the middle of 2019. I would love to ride here sometime very soon. I am thinking of riding from Montana all the way to somewhere very south.
Great resource for us. Thank you very much for putting this together. We’re riding the GDR this summer on dual sports and it is helpful to get a section by section core sample of the trail.
Awesome! On my bucket list! Very impressed how many miles you did every day, considering the terrain and surface. It would even be a feat to do the same distance on a road bike in the flat. Sometimes you even had to trudge through snow. Thanks for filming and sharing!
When I left the US Army in 1992, I went to the University of Wyoming for my undergraduate studies. A beautiful part of the country, to be sure. Michigan is now home for me. Awesome ride, you guys! Thank you so much for sharing. Be safe out there. Benton Harbor, MI.
Back in 94’, my friend and I biked the pavement version along the Rockies, Missoula to Durango, overloaded with all of our highway camping gear. You both are extremely beastly! It took us 21 days to ride 1,700 miles, with the 12,000 ft pass in Estes Park being the high point.Sometimes, we experienced animosity and intimidation from passing motorists, and I remember thinking that there had to be a better way
Awesome video. I don't know why I seem to feel like I don't have enough room. Glancing at your bikes and mine I feel like I should have way more storage capacity.
If you like the GDMBR, consider a winter ride on the Baja Divide. I've rode them both and the Baja Divide is great too. Consider a ride of the GDMBR starting at Banff in early fall when the crowds will be smaller and temperatures will be milder further south. (you might get a light dusting of snow at higher elevations) The fall colors are awesome too. Another point - If you have the time available, don't rush it - the time outdoors and the primitive camping are great.
Nobody told me there was food at the Beaverhead outpost! What the hell?!? I agree with you about the riding from there to silver city...some of the toughest riding on the entire route. I was rained on that entire day but I'll take that over heat stroke.
I'm trying to get all of us in sw joco together with a Saturday Donut Shop Ride. It would be great to see you and the Garmin group there and help spread the word.
