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Ute with Gary


Got out for a ride w/ Gary in Ute yesterday (Tuesday). A nice medium paced, medium length ride. Trail conditions are just about perfect. Little to no mud, but most of the sand is nice and packed, thanks to all of the moisture last week. Tons of runners, hikers, and cyclists out there.

I think I have the seat bag issue resolved. I picked up a Cat-1 Pro seat wedge. Skinny, especially at the front, and long. It holds all my tools, plus my tube and does not seem to hit my thighs. I'll do a longer ride today and make sure it's good to go. I also picked up a water bottle mount for my pump and have mounted it to the frame. Velcro strap backup, too.

I messed around w/ my lights last night. The combo of the Trail Tech bar mount HID and the MC-E flashlight puts out a sick amount of light and will probably do the job. I have 3 batteries for the HID and will prob just swap out single 18650's for the MC-E helmet mount flashlight.

I only get 53 minutes of runtime on full power, but will probably only run the helmet mount part-time and/or 1/4 power. I may try the external 3-cell power pack that I built for the MC-E, but I'm a bit afraid of messing around right now with something that works. Also, I want to try the HID bar / R2 helmet combo, but can't find the R2 flashlight right now! Gotta clean the house...

Oh yeah, I decided to forego the Cyo configuration. Even though the drag induced by the dynamo is small, I figure I'll need every advantage possible to make it through 18 hours of riding. So, battery powered is the way I'm going...

Planning to go for an easy paced, medium length road/trail ride at lunch today. In the taper stage now. Fun and relaxed riding 'til next Friday night.

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