Thank you Brian!
I have got to ride this route someday.
John
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Brian,
Great writeup and photos of the OOB! Thank you. I love the stream crossing
shots. Those are always fun, less the pinch flats of course.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Really enjoyed your write-ups! You guys did it absolutely right. I had to
chuckle when you described the conversation in the Silver Lake store of the
hypothermic Lycra riders and the concern for their fate.
I was one of those dorks and, if I had to do it all over again, I'd do it just
like you
Hi Brian,
Thanks so much for posting your days for the ride. I'm really enjoying the
pics and need to ride out there someday.
shoji
Arlington MA
On Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 2:23:36 AM UTC-4, stonehog wrote:
Next installment up:
http://stonehog.com/2015/06/10/oregon-outback-2015-day-4/
Here's the last day's post.
http://stonehog.com/2015/06/11/oregon-outback-2015-day-5/
In summary, this is a great, humbling route that really shows the beauty
and remoteness available to us in the Northwest. I can see doing rides
like this in several areas across Oregon or Washington (to say
Next installment
up: http://stonehog.com/2015/06/10/oregon-outback-2015-day-4/
This was an amazing day - most scenic and fun riding of the trip, for me at
least.
Brian Hanson
Seattle, WA
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Between the earlier photos, and these write ups, this is looking to be the
best event of the year!
Excited that such a great ride is receiving such positive press.
On Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 6:57:47 AM UTC-7, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
Hi Brian,
Thanks so much for posting your days for the
Excellent report, Brian - THANK YOU! I really want to do this ride. You
seemed to enjoy the hammock? I'm curious about them, as I don't do so well
sleeping on the ground.
Alex Moll
Marysville, WA
On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 8:57:05 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote:
Next segment up:
So who won the Outback? Is it a secret from the internet until 6 months have
elapsed? Not that racing this would be my thing, but I'm interested to know
what the rig strategies were with the top finishers this time around.
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Billy Truelove in 30 hours, 46 minutes.
http://www.oregonbikepacking.com/the-oregon-outback-2015-in-aggregate/
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Mike Shaljian mikeshalj...@gmail.com wrote:
So who won the Outback? Is it a secret from the internet until 6 months have
elapsed? Not that racing
I'm putting up my recount of the trip by day. The first couple are up:
http://stonehog.com/2015/06/07/oregon-outback-2015-day-1/
http://stonehog.com/2015/06/08/oregon-outback-2015-day-2/
Still thinking about this trip!
Brian
Seattle, WA
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, stonehog
Excellent recaps. I like reading about riders who did the Outback
without racing. Nothing wrong with racing, but I like reading about
riders who rode it the way I'd ride it.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:13 PM, stonehog stone...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm putting up my recount of the trip by day. The
Brian. Incredible. How did you like the SA saddle on the trip?
-Jim W.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:13 PM, stonehog stone...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm putting up my recount of the trip by day. The first couple are up:
http://stonehog.com/2015/06/07/oregon-outback-2015-day-1/
Great writeup; I look forward to the next installments!
(But I want to know how those riders got an unboxed bike on the Coast
Starlight!)
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote:
I just finished the Oregon Outback on my 54cm Hunqapillar. I used a
hodgepodge of bags (Riv
What a great ride!
I did it in 6 days on my Igleheart 29er. I couldn't image going any faster,
just the perfect mix of riding fun.
I saw Stonehog out there complimented on his Riv.
I believe I saw an Atlantis in Prineville but I was thinking I'd see alot
more based on the chatter on the
They made a special arrangement with Amtrak, just for that trip,
because there were going to be so many bikes.
(But I want to know how those riders got an unboxed bike on the Coast
Starlight!)
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Amazing as always. Love the SA saddles. No sores from the get-go. YMMV...
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On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 8:51:41 AM UTC-7, James Warren wrote:
Brian. Incredible. How did you like the SA saddle on the trip?
-Jim W.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:13 PM, stonehog ston...@gmail.com
Next segment up: http://stonehog.com/2015/06/09/oregon-outback-2015-day-3/
Featuring less photos (more riding), Fort Rock, Sage Hollow, Bear Creek,
Crooked Creek, and Prineville Reservoir...
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I was part of the fendered crew (shake-down ride on the Nobilette!).
Made it to Prineville the first night (or was it morning? -- 3:30am). I was
so blown from the rain, squishy roads and fatigue that I decided to call it
and ride to Bend.
In hind sight, it wish I brought camping gear so I
I was one of the fendered few (riding the Nobilette). Made it to Prineville the
first night--or was it morning--at 3:30am.
With all the rain, hail and saturated roads, I was pretty cooked by that point.
I had a little more in the tank but not enough to do the 140 left in one push.
So off to
Son, you got a licence to ride that Riv?
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com
wrote:
FWIW, yesterday I shuttled an Atlantis from Deschutes SP back to PDX. I
don't recall his name, but it was owned and operated by a Canadian.
Cheers,
-Allan
On
I hope to write a proper report this weekend, but if you want to see a few
more photos (including the Atlantis with the destroyed derailleur) I've
uploaded a lot of stuff to my Flickr page.
Keep in mind, this includes riding to the start line from Seattle, so the
total ride was 1,150km in 7 days,
Awesome pics of the OOB, Brian and Mark! Wow! Thank you!
With abandon,
Patrick
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Wow!
Did your bike come home safely?
Looking forward to your report...your stories and photos are always so
entertaining!
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:42:02 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
I hope to write a proper report this weekend, but if you want to see a few
more photos (including the
Love the photos!! It's so cool to see them because many of the sections you
rode in the daylight I was passing through at night. We rode 7am to
midnight the last two days, so the climb after prineville was dark, and
everything after the rollers leading toward the gorge was in the dark.
Looks like
I've got to do this ride at some point. Nice pics, Brian. And looking
forward to seeing yours, too, Mark.
shoji
On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 4:19:23 PM UTC-4, stonehog wrote:
Here are the pics from the ride. @Deacon - it wasn't exactly mud -
let's say there were probably some serious
Well, no wonder you finished a day and a half early! Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 2:24:18 PM UTC-6, Mark Reimer wrote:
Love the photos!! It's so cool to see them because many of the sections
you rode in the daylight I was passing through at night. We rode 7am to
Here are the pics from the ride. @Deacon - it wasn't exactly mud - let's
say there were probably some serious bacteria in there - lots of cows
around. @Mark - I didn't make it to the start - we were in a hotel a mile
down the course and left from there. Glad to hear you were able to replace
Hah! I really wanted to finish in three days. The last day we rode for 17
hours, only stopping for more than a few minutes when I swapped out the
derailleur. I feel like thatt ride expanded my capacity for long distance
riding substantially.
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Deacon Patrick
Great set of photos! What an amazing ride. I like seeing the
different bike set ups out there. It looks like both the Hunq and the
Surly (KM?) performed as intended!
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Shoji Takahashi
shoji.takaha...@gmail.com wrote:
I've got to do this ride at some point. Nice
That was me! Yes, I did it on the Atlantis. It was excellent. I snapped my
derailleur in half at the bottom of the descent out after Prineville,
single speeded it 70km until a nice fellow sold me the derailleur off his
bike after calling it a day. I was looking for other Riv's, didn't see any!
Also, my Atlantis never arrived on the plane with me coming home... I'm
hoping to find out where it is today.
Lost over-sized luggage usually shows up at 4 AM a couple of days after you
get home. Don't turn your phone off. My Atlantis has gone missing this
way a couple of times. Despite all
Oh, dearI sure hope your Atlantis comes back unscathed. Looking forward
to hearing about your adventures
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 11:51:39 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
That was me! Yes, I did it on the Atlantis. It was excellent. I snapped my
derailleur in half at the bottom of the
Atlantis is found, and en route from Vancouver to Winnipeg. So that's good
news. Now I've just got to wait and see if it arrives unscathed.
On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Ryan Fleming ryanmalloryflem...@gmail.com
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Oh, dearI sure hope your Atlantis comes back unscathed. Looking
FWIW, yesterday I shuttled an Atlantis from Deschutes SP back to PDX. I
don't recall his name, but it was owned and operated by a Canadian.
Cheers,
-Allan
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote:
I just finished the Oregon Outback on my 54cm Hunqapillar. I used a
Congrats on the successful rides!
Must have bee a lot of fun.
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Awesome! I look forward to your write up and photos! Mud contains
probiotics and it good for your water bottles! Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 7:13:43 PM UTC-6, stonehog wrote:
I just finished the Oregon Outback on my 54cm Hunqapillar. I used a
hodgepodge of bags
Same here Brian! I like living :)
But it's so tempting Chris.
~Hugh
On Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11:50:12 AM UTC-8, stonehog wrote:
Already have a perfect OO bike in the Hunq... And my wife would kill me :)
Brian
On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 1:11:10 AM UTC-8, Christopher Chen
Brian, I didn't make the ride last year, but I have backpacked all my life
and have a lot or experience with ultralight camping. I recently got a
water-resistant bivy sack from Borah Designs. I used it on a recent
bikepacking trip and was very happy with it. I put my pad and sleeping bag
Oh I think you can do 90 miles leisurely. Just takes a rel long time.
On Jan 24, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 01/24/2015 02:51 PM, stonehog wrote:
Tongue in cheek - compared to the amazing Heine/Ryan trips :)
Nobody calls them leisurely either.
Tongue in cheek - compared to the amazing Heine/Ryan trips :)
Brian
On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:50:43 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote:
90 hilly gravel miles a day, while carrying some minimal camping gear,
is leisurely? Usually people don't even call 90 paved touring miles
leisurely.
Already have a perfect OO bike in the Hunq... And my wife would kill me :)
Brian
On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 1:11:10 AM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
Why aren't you ordering the new Bantam monster?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:50 PM, stonehog ston...@gmail.com
javascript: wrote:
On 01/24/2015 02:51 PM, stonehog wrote:
Tongue in cheek - compared to the amazing Heine/Ryan trips :)
Nobody calls them leisurely either.
Brian
On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:50:43 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote:
90 hilly gravel miles a day, while carrying some minimal camping
OK, sorry, missed the tongue in cheekness.
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 11:51 AM, stonehog stone...@gmail.com wrote:
Tongue in cheek - compared to the amazing Heine/Ryan trips :)
Brian
On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:50:43 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote:
90 hilly gravel miles a day, while
On 01/24/2015 03:36 PM, Mark Reimer wrote:
Oh I think you can do 90 miles leisurely. Just takes a rel long time.
On one of Jan's trips, the first 90 miles is just getting to the ride start.
On Jan 24, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com
mailto:palin...@his.com wrote:
90 hilly gravel miles a day, while carrying some minimal camping gear,
is leisurely? Usually people don't even call 90 paved touring miles
leisurely.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:50 PM, stonehog stone...@gmail.com wrote:
Thread revival. I'm planning to do this one on my Hunqapillar this year. I
How fat are the tires on the Fatlantis, again?
I'm dithering about whether to use Super Moto 2.35 tires or Knard 3
tires on my bike. The Knard tires are absolutely fantastic in the kind
of deep kitty litter that abounds on the Outback, but they may be
overkill.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:53 AM,
I'll be there as well, targeting 4 days on the Fatlantis. I'm coming down
with three other guys from up here in Winnipeg. Should be a grande ol tyme.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com
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90 hilly gravel miles a day, while carrying some minimal camping
They are 2.1 WTB Nano's. Plenty fat enough for me. I've done gravel, single
track and sandy road riding, loaded, on those. I'm not worried at all about
them being too narrow.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com
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How fat are the tires on the Fatlantis,
Those Nanos are reputed to be great tires for gravel touring.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Mark Reimer marknrei...@gmail.com wrote:
They are 2.1 WTB Nano's. Plenty fat enough for me. I've done gravel, single
track and sandy road riding, loaded, on those. I'm not worried at all about
them
Why aren't you ordering the new Bantam monster?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:50 PM, stonehog stone...@gmail.com wrote:
Thread revival. I'm planning to do this one on my Hunqapillar this year.
I am thinking about the camping situation. Has anyone insight at this
point on what worked last year?
Thread revival. I'm planning to do this one on my Hunqapillar this year.
I am thinking about the camping situation. Has anyone insight at this
point on what worked last year? Example - I like to camp light on the bike
- sans tent. Did folks make this work last year? I realize it will
That is precisely why I gave riding time rather than distance. There is a
huge difference between 25 miles depending on if it is: mountainous single
track, rolling desert dirt roads, or paved roads. Then adding in rider
differences, and the equation spreads out even more.
Regardless, if anyone
My water consumption depends very much on the temperature. In the early
morning, I often ride 50+ miles on half a bottle. (I usually start rides
well-hydrated.) If it's very hot and dry, I may drink a bottle every 10
miles. Listening to my body is key to completing challenging rides.
I also
I'm not going to limit myself-- I'm going to do the Oregon Outback.
And I'd say that there is, not a 5% chance, but a 100% chance, that at
some point I'll be very uncomfortable.
But I'm going to carry extra water. I'd rather arrive back with water
to spare than ride 14 miles in the desert into a
Anne,
You don't sound like somebody who is limiting herself. I was thinking about
the people who write to me asking how I can ride these rides and not be
scared.
The precautions you plan to take are good ones. It's one thing to follow
your dream, and an entirely different thing to be
The 40 miles per bottle were on soft gravel in daytime, which resulted in
more work per mile than the stretch from Fort Rock to Prineville, most of
which is on harder gravel or even pavement. Plus, I did half of that
stretch at night, with cooler temperatures. If I was concerned, I'd put a
Jan's point is excellent, and I'll say that most of us, regardless of
conditions, could likely bike for five or more hours if need be without
water. I've run in 100˚F+ Utah desert for over eight hours at high summer
with 44 oz of water. I have biked 5+ hours being completely out of water.
Yes,
I am lucky enough that pretty much nothing to do with my cycling is driven
by need. I am way past needs and well into preferences.
No doubt I could ride for 5+ hours without water without dying, but I
rather think I would rather not. Ride without water that is.
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Jan, do most of the riders you know consume water at a similar rate?
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:07:35 AM UTC-8, Jan Heine wrote:
The 40 miles per bottle were on soft gravel in daytime, which resulted in
more work per mile than the stretch from Fort Rock to Prineville, most of
which is
One time when I was touring up in far northern California I started
off the day with three full water bottles. Come mid-afternoon, they
were empty, but I figured I only had 12-14 flattish miles, so I didn't
go down to the Feather River to treat water. Stupid move. I had 14
miles through the desert
I think the longest stretch without water was about 40 miles, maybe a bit
more during the night. I think the organizers carried a lot of water
because they camped in places with no water. If you want to cook dinner,
you'll need some extra water.
I carried three large cycling water bottles.
The organizers assert:
Water is very limited in several sections of the route. There are
points of interest (POI) on the GPS link above that note the last
reliable water for the most significant sections, the longest of which
is ~80 miles. There are several other sections of 50+ miles without
There are a bunch of campgrounds about 10 miles or so before Prineville in
the canyon of the Crooked River. There were tons of people camping there,
and I would be very surprised if they didn't have water. There were some
farms about half-way between Fort Rock and Prineville. Assuming they
Thanks for weighing in with your experience Jan.
Sounds like you got 40 miles per bottle, so with 3 bottles you had at
least 50% margin for an 80 mile gap between water. No worries, pretty
simple.
I presume warmer sunnier conditions would reduce your miles per bottle, and
would eat into that
I carry three 28 oz bottles in my Hunqapillars bottle cages, and one empty
100oz. water bladder which I've cut the outbound hose very short on. I've
done sections of various trails that have a day or two between water, and
am very thankful I don't go through very much compared with most folks.
It's on my list for next season. I'm trying to recruit a couple of buddies
but no luck so far. I'd most likely take Amtrak from Olympia to K-Falls.
If time and energy permit I'd like to continue north via USFS roads on the
shoulder of Adams and tie into Hiway 12 near Randle/Packwood. Timing
I'm hoping to be there. Probably take 4-5 days. I really want to go at a
different time from the dog-n-pony show if possible.
~mike
Carlsbad
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