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Temporary ACA Route Road Closures / Re: IDHSMBR -Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route - June 2017
« on: August 05, 2017, 11:29:17 pm »
Bike Choice Question:
I'm planning on riding from Boise to Ketchum late in August in order to ride Rebecca's Private Idaho grand fondo, Labor Day weekend. That ride is best done on a gravel bike. If I'm carrying by bike across the washed out areas, it shouldn't matter if I'm carrying a gravel bike or a mountain bike.
My plan before reading about these washouts was to ride a drop-bar gravel bike with 700x45mm tires, with a relatively light load of bikepacking gear.
I also have a drop-bar bikepacking bike with 29x3" tires or a flat-bar mountain bike with 29x3" tires.
I'd REALLY prefer to have the gravel bike when I get to Ketchum. If making it through these washouts isn't possible with that bike, I'll take one of the fatter-tired options.
Thanks for the info!
Pete
I'm planning on riding from Boise to Ketchum late in August in order to ride Rebecca's Private Idaho grand fondo, Labor Day weekend. That ride is best done on a gravel bike. If I'm carrying by bike across the washed out areas, it shouldn't matter if I'm carrying a gravel bike or a mountain bike.
My plan before reading about these washouts was to ride a drop-bar gravel bike with 700x45mm tires, with a relatively light load of bikepacking gear.
I also have a drop-bar bikepacking bike with 29x3" tires or a flat-bar mountain bike with 29x3" tires.
I'd REALLY prefer to have the gravel bike when I get to Ketchum. If making it through these washouts isn't possible with that bike, I'll take one of the fatter-tired options.
Thanks for the info!
Pete