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Hey Guys - I'm pretty much brand new to the board so before I get into my question, I'll introduce myself. My name is Paul, and I'm from just outside of Boston. I'm 23 years old and I've been riding mountain bikes on and off for the past 10 years, but i've gotten really into recently. I am also a marathon runner and soon to be adventure racer.... haha and that leads into my question.... I'm...

it's a differnt race but there's a great list here for you to check out: Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: The "real" equipment list -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Here is my "real" equipment list. This is based on three years of doing the TR. I try to be prepared for every eventuality, and depending on how ...

Im a little paranoid about a bike problem ruining the race. The race director was saying that there have been times when teams won't be able to finish because of bike problems. If a rear deraileur does break, depending on where we are in the race, someone may have their bike turned into a single speed.. haha!. I am not familiar with this "TR" race, sounds like ridiculous... explain?

http://www.transrockies.com/ 7 days across the rockies in Canada, and this year moving into the States, CO I think. Jim

I would take a deraileur cable cut and superglue the end. It will work for a brake cable in a pinch. You will probably have a couple of bike whack sections so a spare cleat wouldn't be a bad thing to have. (If eveyone is using the same pedals) Make sure you have at least two bike computers they will be invaluable in figuring out distances. New brake pads for everyone. I would ...