For those who want to ride it but can't commit the time, you can do it in sections! A friendly reminder.
I rode it in 2013 on my Salsa Vaya with 45mm tires. I bailed around Durango because I had a late start in early July and ended up in monsoon season. With no mud clearance whatsoever, and pinky to ring finger going progressively numb at the end of my latter days (road bike on a mtb trail, etc.) I told myself I'd go back and finish the New Mexico portion. Have yet to do it, some day though. Maybe with a future Atlantis? Who knows. On Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:01:23 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > This is awesome - thanks. I am 70 & as great as that sounds the carving > out the time part is insurmountable. For now anyway. But, it ain’t over > ‘till it’s over! > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 12, 2026, at 9:30 PM, John Rinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for this, Leah! Good fun! > > > rmrose, > > I'm not sure how old you are, but unless you have some physical > constraints, the ride is entirely doable to anyone who can ride a bike on > rough roads and sleep under an open sky. I rode the Divide in 2018 and > meandered along for a glorious 65 days. I swam in every river, stream, and > lake, and stopped at every brew pub. I was 53 at the time and met riders > much older than myself. One 76-year-old woman riding solo crashed in > Montana, broke her arm, recovered, and then carried on. > > As Jason mentioned, the biggest challenge is carving out the time to make > it happen. For that, I recommend reading Walden as a 'kick in the pants.' > > Cheers, John > > On Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 6:33:33 PM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> The Tour Divide route has been on my bucket list since 2012, but I >> haven't got much closer to actually doing it in that time - although a few >> bikes that I've built up over the years had the route in mind! Right now >> I've got a Stooge that would be good for it. I think it would take me 5 to >> 6 weeks, so it's quite a time commitment. There is a similarly rugged, but >> "only" 1000km route across BC here that I would probably do first .. who >> knows, maybe this is the year! >> >> I haven't watched this video yet but it's queued up! I've enjoyed Lael >> Wilcox and Lachlan Morton's documentaries on the route, and read the book >> "Eat Sleep Ride" which is about the race. >> >> This is good use of the off-season, getting motivated for some goals and >> aspirations for the year! > > -- > > 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 [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/79dec9e4-27df-43fa-b0e3-b3bf9585d73an%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/79dec9e4-27df-43fa-b0e3-b3bf9585d73an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ab7e1e00-135a-4ff8-aed7-3bb88e4c1fe0n%40googlegroups.com.
