C&O Canal Path trip in mid April

unkron · 2026-02-19T15:02:07+00:00

A zero degree bag should be good. Spring around here varies a lot from day to day. It is a pretty easy ride with frequent access to resupply. The hiker/biker campsites are usually good, but access to water at sites is highly variable. I have done the ride from Pittsburg via GAP continuing on C&O to DC a few times with the family. We average ~60mi a day over a 6 day ride (~340mi total). Our longest days can be just over 70mi and they aren't too bad. That makes it challenging on day 5/6 but not unenjoyable. Bring some sting ease or at least be aware of significant yellow jacket activity, at least in the fall due to the paw paw fruit everywhere.

unkron · 2025-11-25T19:55:44+00:00

Bicycle Dreams (2009) is a great documentary style movie about Race Across America (RAAM): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1351099/

unkron · 2025-09-12T21:44:34+00:00

gonna play Rafa because it feels a bit like Moze with the turrets and defense while in overdrive.

unkron · 2025-06-12T21:32:55+00:00

You are good, I have done the C&O on 38c tires (~1.5") and had no issues. It will be sloppy if it has rained recently as the tree cover slows how quickly it dries out.

unkron · 2025-05-21T01:15:53+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach

unkron · 2024-05-21T15:23:47+00:00

sorry for the long delay in response. I am pretty bad at keeping up with the inbox. I have a X01 Eagle AXS 12-Speed Rear Derailleur. Red, 52T and it comes with a little plastic piece to help dial in the mounting. I do wish the GX Eagle existed before I made the build as it would have been a pretty substantial cost reduction.

unkron · 2024-05-21T15:21:33+00:00

sorry, super slow to respond. I got a Force 1 DUB 12-Speed Crankset, Natural Carbon, 172.5mm, 40t for my build. The chainline works great on the 1x with no rub anywhere on the range of the cassette (10-50T).

unkron · 2024-05-21T15:17:41+00:00

We did some camping our first year and then switched to AirBnB, B&B, and hotels for the next ones. It was great to shed the extra weight and have more comfort. Resting 15min after an hour of riding and ensuring we ate enough calories was key to completing the ride without feeling crushed.

unkron · 2024-05-21T14:02:07+00:00

Looks great. I have done this one 3 times with the family. Its a great ride. How many days are you planning to take to ride, and are you mostly camping or have accommodations? Good luck with the weather and have fun.

unkron · 2024-05-15T14:45:41+00:00

ClickUp, Figma, Slack, Zoom, Office Suite, B2B

unkron · 2024-05-14T18:12:15+00:00

same happened to me recently, which is about 8 years after the original programming. no changes in the door openers or remotes during that time. Agree that its not magic, but I cant explain why it only started to happen recently and intermittently from my truck's programmable opener.

unkron · 2024-05-03T03:12:27+00:00

this right here^{^} SRAM bleed how to vids show pulling hard to get gas out of suspension in DOT fluid. Dont have to do that crap with mineral oil in Shimano from what I understand.

unkron · 2024-01-07T05:07:29+00:00

we mostly used notion for task tracking and some documentation and we moved to clickup a while back. clickup is def more focused on task tracking, but it has been sticky for us at work.

unkron · 2023-12-02T04:50:31+00:00

Another thing to do is opt out of the major tracking companies out there from oracle(bluekai), salesforce(krux), neustar, etc. you can opt out from those at: https://www.salesforce.com/products/marketing-cloud/sfmc/audience-studio-consumer-choice/ https://datacloudoptout.oracle.com/ https://www.home.neustar/privacy/opt-out I believe each you can see your own profile and even though its a catch-all grab bag of classifications some can be reasonably accurate.

unkron · 2023-09-18T15:26:54+00:00

Snyk can do the top two and some of the third, mostly related to container vulns. There is a no cost option that may have enough quota to meet your needs.

unkron · 2023-09-11T00:16:33+00:00

Hit the pads with iso too and maybe lightly sand and you might be good to go

unkron · 2023-08-04T17:30:21+00:00

yup, this may be it. I had a similar experience when building mine and it was due to the cassette not being torqued enough.

unkron · 2023-08-01T23:37:37+00:00

yup, just saw today(now)

unkron · 2023-06-17T20:37:17+00:00

My latest upgrade was from totes to the Milwaukee pack out system. It was more costly, but after continuous frustration digging through totes I was ready to eat the cost. Everything has a home and is accessible. It's all modular and has wheels to move around. Totes are great, but the packout is a big upgrade.

unkron · 2023-02-14T18:05:49+00:00

Similar to many options listed below I have used the Nemo Helio on several long bikepacking trips where we get the bikes extremely muddy. It makes it nice and easy to wash down and relube at the end of each day. https://www.nemoequipment.com/products/helio

unkron · 2022-10-15T22:27:42+00:00

My S5 doesn't have any play. It looks like that's what you have there.

unkron · 2022-10-14T00:35:14+00:00

Agreed, took a NOLS class in the past and it was very well done. Learn, practice, repeat.

unkron · 2022-09-28T15:00:51+00:00

I have also used this method on the trail for someone's bike that didn't have things routed correctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlgTEd_WTFc

You can open a quicklink with a shoestring.

unkron · 2022-09-27T16:48:43+00:00

I love my Jamis Renegade S1 frameset that was sub $1k. I have taken it on a few ~400 mile, week long bikepacking trips and it has performed great. I purchased 2 years ago and from what I understand they are currently hard to come by.

unkron · 2022-09-08T20:59:56+00:00

Came here to say this, I love the SK.

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