Possible? Yes. Enjoyable? Debatable... I recently did the first 1000km of the Divide. I decided to leave my Atlantis at home and ride a Crust DFL with 26" by 3" tubeless tires. It was the perfect decision. There was an Atlantis in my group, and he had many, many flats. Some of the descents are more akin to creek beds due to erosion. I could let go of the brakes and fly down. He double flatted. Some of the descents are steep and very long. I was extremely thankful for my large disc brakes. I never had trouble stopping my loaded bike even in the rain. My Atlantis would have been a bad call in my opinion.
Now, there are many long sections of the divide where a Homer would be absolutely in its element. I guess you need to decide if you want a bike that sings on the gravel roads but you're walking some of the most 'fun' sections. Or a bike that doesn't bat an eye at the rough stuff, but might be a touch slower on the road. I never felt I was at a disadvantage on the road sections. I increased my tire pressure and kept up just fine. But the guys on 2" tires and under were at a definite disadvantage. So yeah, you can do it, and many people have, but your bike and body will take a much bigger beating. On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 1:31 PM, Coconutbill <evan.spa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've underbiked on Homer many times, and I wonder, would it be possible to >> do this ride on A. Homer Hilsen? >> > I sold my MB-1 and MB-4, so it is my only bike at this point in time, > although, if I wanted to , Im sure I could borrow an old school mountain > bike from a friend. > The other idea that had occured to me was to have a friend braze > canti-posts onto my Homer, as the main drawback I see with my build, is > that sidepulls are just not adequate. Any thoughts on this matter? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uopO51_cUn0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
