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Yep. I run two rimlocks in the back wheel. 8 psi + soft sidewall + no rimlocks = spun tube, ripped valve stem.

Thanks for being a great guide and host as usual. It was a great time and probably the best conditions I've ever ridden up there. Saturday was epic and the Sunday tree hunt was an adventure but great fun none the less. Looking at my calendar trying to figure out how to squeeze one more trip in this summer!

Just finished wiring up the wifes's new bike and wondering what to expect out of the stock 2.3 gal tank. Is 100 miles do-able? Anyone have any experience to share?

Thanks.

'06 230F.

Hmmm... Already have campground reservations starting on Sunday for the following week. Maybe I can make this work? Any easy\hard options on the tracks? Just picked up a plated CRF230 for the wife. She used to ride bikes but mostly quad lately so I don't want to drop anything too difficult on her.

Just curious what predefined messages you put in your spot II for the Help and Custom message functions? I'm thinking something along the lines of minor medical help request (i.e.- doesn't require helicopter) for the help function but that may be a bit redundant. For the custom message maybe something to do with mechanicals but I'm reluctant to put a help request in that function since the button is not protected from accidental activation.

Agreed. Always equip for the worst but it does seem like a good idea to have a fallback just in case all else fails. I've dabbled with the website but it's probably prudent to get more serious about it for the longer outings.

Just bought one too! I have a Spot Connect but I'm tired of having to drag my Iphone out every time I want to use it. Probably sell the Connect if anyone wants to go that route.

As one who has traveled extensively in Europe I can personally testify that European hot water systems suck! Tankless works well if it's close to the faucet but if it's a long run in a large house there are some issues.

Sounds like a great time for a great cause. If I didn't have out of town guests that weekend I'd be in for sure. Maybe next time.....

This will be interesting. Perhaps we won't need an Adventure Pass at Corral in the future! Read on..... 9th Circuit Court rules visitors to national forest don't have to pay a fee Steve Scauzillo, Staff Writerwhittierdailynews.com Posted: 02/15/2012 06:56:48 PM PST In a decision that could bring an end to the national Adventure Pass program, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Forest Service cannot charge for hiking, walking, picnicking or visiting undeveloped areas of national forest land. In the unanimous ruling released Feb. 9 in favor of four hikers who objected to paying a fee to visit the forest, Judge Robert Gettleman wrote: "Everyone is entitled to enter national forests without paying a cent." The case involved four plaintiffs who objected to paying a fee to the U.S. Forest Service for visiting Mount Lemmon within the Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The court reversed a district court ruling, saying the federal authorities violated the 2004 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). While it remained unclear Wednesday if the ruling spells the end of the Adventure Pass program in the nearby Angeles National Forest, local activists and others involved in the long-standing battle against the fee program say it will be very difficult to charge folks who enter the sprawling forest, which forms the northern border of the San Gabriel Valley. Under the fee program, it costs $5 a day or $30 annually to enter many parts of the forest. "This is the best news I have heard in years," said Bob Bartsch, 72, of Pasadena. Bartsch, who still hikes the 10-mile roundtrip up to Henninger Flats and back, has been fighting the Adventure Pass program since it began in 1997. "This ruling washes out the Adventure Pass... unless they see you using the amenities, then they see you go back to your car and you're not showing a valid pass," he said. Still, local forest officials aren't saying what the ruling means. "I don't have anything officially on that at this time," said Sherry Rollman, spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service in Arcadia. "It happened in another state and we haven't assessed it yet." The strongly worded, 15-page decision says any member of the public who walks, hikes, rides a horse, picnics on the side of a road, camps at undeveloped sites, even parks in a national forest "without using facilities and services" is allowed to do so without being charged. Charging a fee, such as the Adventure Pass, even for someone who visits an area with amenities but doesn't use them, violates the FLREA, according to the decision. Using vivid examples to illustrate the court's decision, Gettleman makes a distinction between someone using the amenities in the national forest, and someone who doesn't: "The Forest Services fails to distinguish - as the statute does - between someone who glides into a paved parking space and sits at a picnic table enjoying a feast of caviar and champagne, and someone who parks on the side of the highways, sits on a pile of gravel, and eats an old baloney sandwich while the cars whizz by. The agency collects the same fee from both types of picnickers. That practice violates the statute's plain text." Those who go to a place in the forest with "a majority of the nine amenities" such as picnic tables, permanent toilets, garbage cans and running water, may be charged, the court said. However, the court's ruling concludes the federal statute says "individuals can go to a place offering facilities and services without using the facilities and services and without paying a fee." This includes not being charged simply to park, said the court. The attorney for the plaintiffs, Mary Ellen Barilotti of Hood River, Ore., has been bringing cases against the Adventure Pass for at least a decade. She said this is the most significant ruling on the issue of charging fees simply to step foot in a national forest. "This case makes a pretty strong statement that they (Forest Service) are not supposed to be doing that. It carries over (to other national forests)," she said on Wednesday. "It (the 9th Circuit decision) is binding on all the western states. That is pretty significant," she said. The U.S. Forest Service has 90 days to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Rollman did not know if the Forest Service is going to appeal. "If you look at the language of the case, there are no cases in conflict with it at the moment," she added. The Adventure Pass program began in 1997 as part of a Fee Demonstration Program. It attracted protests from activists who said it amounted to "double taxation" for using federal lands already paid for through taxes. One of those activists was Bartsch, who has received seven citations for not having an Adventure Pass and fought to have six of the seven dismissed in court, he said. Later, in 2004, Congress tightened up the rules by writing the FLREA. Barilotti and others thought that precluded charging fees for using undeveloped portions of the Angeles. But the program continued in what the USFS called "high impact recreation areas." There are 96 such designated areas in the United States, including 10 in the Angeles National Forest, accounting for more than 150,000 acres from Angeles Crest Highway to Mt. Baldy. "Now, it seems the court is saying, you can park any place you want on Angeles Crest or Angeles Forest Highway and go for a hike or have a picnic on the side of the road and they can't stop you from doing that," Bartsch said. Read more: 9th Circuit Court rules visitors to national forest don't have to pay a fee - Whittier Daily News http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_19974329#ixzz1mYn83kZ0

Really? I have to explain??? Harbor Freight is not exactly the bastion of quality. Their stuff is fine if you just need something cheap and you don't need it to last a long time or rely on it. I buy tools there all the time but I do it with my eyes open and realize I'm not buying Snap-On. Don't know that I would put $100K of bikes on their tires but glad it worked out for you.

What size tire? If the trailer and cargo are worth anything I would not put Harbor Freight tires\wheels on it. Discount Tire has trailer tires and rims. San Diego Trailer will also have what you need but they'll be proud of 'em.

Once you have everything set correctly hold down the function button (the orange one) for a couple of seconds and you will see a little padlock appear on the screen. Now it's locked so things can't change. To unlock it just hold the button down again for a couple of seconds.

Not stolen but works for lost cameras also http://www.stolencamerafinder.com/

For you, are they not the same? (I'm sorry, I'm weak and cannot resist.) Me and a buddy are gonna make a quick run through AB starting at Ocotillo. Wheels rolling ~8:30. Need to be back in SD by 5:00. You're welcome to join.

All that said there's nothing wrong with a sweep member who is a licensed ham using the repeater to make a call for help in a serious emergency. Just for the record there are two repeaters on Monument Peak (Mt. Laguna) that cover the desert floor pretty well. The more popular one is 147.240 MHz. It is owned by ECRA (a local club )and has a plus offset with a PL 103.5. It is linked through a couple of repeaters from San Diego to Phoenix. One of the repeaters it is linked through is on Black Mountain (near Glamis). There are some areas of the desert that see this repeater better than Monument. It is 147.120 MHz, Plus and PL 103.5. The other Monument Pk repeater is 147.150 and is owned by SANDRA (another local club). It also has a plus offset and the PL is 107.2. There is one other repeater that may be of use. It's on Superstition and covers some of the areas that are shadowed from the Monument Pk repeaters. It is 146.670 MHz with a minus offset and a 103.5 PL. All of these are open repeaters that any licensed ham can use. You do not have to be a club member to use them.

Agreed- a careful reading of my posts will reveal that's not what's being suggested- thanks for the chance to reiterate the idea thusly: The way this is typically done at most events is to have one operator at the base as "net control". All communications from the field go through him\her. That keeps the chatter off the air and things nicely coordinated. I've volunteered as a field operator on several Ultra-Marathon events in the past with my position being Pinyon Mtn just up from "The Squeeze". This all takes some preperation is probably a bit much to try to tackle at least for this year. In fact it be more effort than needed. Frankly cell phone coverage is pretty good over the desert and ATT works well at BR (not Verizon though).

I've had my license for about 15 years now and know the repeater system in the desert pretty well. I'm not a member of SDAR. Not that I don't want to be but just never had the time. Anyway I will be riding the Saturday loop with a couple of buddies and willing to help with any information you need. There a two repeaters that cover the desert fairly well. One on Mt. Laguna and the other at Superstition. You will not be able to reach the Superstition repeater from Butterfield but it does cover some areas of the desert that are shadowed from the Mt. Laguna repeater. If you intend to use them it is customary to inform the club that owns the repeater. Let me know if I can be of help.

More infor on that RAM option you mention please. I have not seen this and DEFINATELY want one for mounting in the Truck Buy this: http://store.contour.com/contour-universal-mount-adapter-p13.aspx And this: http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-camera-thread-b-ball-ram-b-237u.html

I'm kind of surprised that they complain about Contour's mounting options. I have the flat surface, the google strap mount and in addition I bought the tripod adapter mount and attached a RAM ball to it. I can clamp it anywhere you can put a RAM mount. Other than the wind noise problem the rest of the stuff was pretty nit-picky. IMO - having owned both the GoPro's control layout is a show stopper (no pun intended).

I hate rubber rim strips. I used to use duct tape as well and it worked ok but then I switched to a couple of layers of 20 mil pipe wrap tape. It's sort of like thermonuclear electrical tape ( http://www.pascospecialty.com/catalog/PASCO_CATALOG_E.pdf ). I have been doing that for probably 5 years and it's worked out well but recently I switched to Motion Pro Armor Strips ( http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/tools/category/armor_rim_strips/ ). Quick and easy to apply. Only a couple of rides on them so the jury's still out but so far so good.

I have both. The Gopro is an sd model. Absolutely hate that you can't tell that it's on or off once it's mounted to your helmet. So you ride along thinking you're capturing some cool stuff only to find out later it wasn't on. I also have the Contour HD. Great video but as mentioned lousy sound. The sound isn't all that important to me but I do wish it were a bit better. They do have a new model that is supposed to be better ($499!!!!). The slide recording switch is a huge improvement over the Gopro pushbutton. It's easy to tell the setting - forward record and back is standby. Te Contour also has beep codes to tell you what it's status is. You can't hear them at speed but going slow\stopped they are audible. Overall much more glove friendly. I've been using the helmet mount and it's decent. I have popped the camera off a few times when riding through low branches but for the most part it stays put.

The major concern that Dr. Mark has with knee braces is the potential increase in the fractures of the femur. His position is that the knee brace reinforces the knee area but transfers that load to the femur which in his opinion may result in a higher rate of fractures to the femur. Given the remote locations that dual sport riders find themselves on a regular basis a broken femur is a potentially life threatening injury particularly if the femoral artery is ruptured as a result of the injury. His viewpoint is that a knee is repairable. This is his opinion and I don't know if any studies have ever been done to support it but it is something to consider.