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The earlier offer still stands, Stefan. Why wait? Come to California and you can use our Tero(s), Large or Medium or both if you have a partner. We can even loan you a rack for transporting them and can offer help with planning logistics as needed.

Day 4 (last ride day 🥲) - we decided to ride back to Badwater and make some sidetrips to a “bridge” and a “golf course”. The Badwater salt flats extend about 5 miles across to the Panamint Mtns After Badwater we went to see a Natural Bridge in this canyon it was a bit of a ride and hike to...

Day 3 - just used the bikes for a short ride from camp to hike the Golden Canyon to Gower Wash loop (apx. 6 miles) above Golden Canyon, valley floor starting point visible middle left the trail takes you over the ridge just below the peak on the right heading over to Gower Wash - the...

Day 2 - Mrs e-levity playing on 20 Mule Team Road and side canyons

You should be fine. The roads to Badwater and to/from Daylight Pass for the full century are all open.

Thanks, Jeremy. Managed to shrink them down for the server.

In August remnants of hurricane Hillary made it to Death Valley and dumped 2.2” of rain in 36 hours (the average annual total is only 2.1”). Flood runoff caused lots of erosion in normally dry canyons and washes and covered many roads with debris. This led to road closures, and as a result of...

Happens to all of us as we get older. Just ignore it and point to the other guy if someone notices.

Be sure to consider the reach change going from a drop bars to a flat bar. Drop bar road bikes typically have a shorter reach dimension because they have longer stems plus the additional reach to the hoods and drops that will be lost with a flat bar. Body position and bike handling will be...

cycling is also good rehab AFTER knee replacement surgery 😄

@Cycologist - If you keep the low gear derailleur stop screw adjusted properly to prevent the chain from shifting past the largest cassette cog you will not need what some refer to as a “dork disc”. If you want to be safe and prevent problems from the chain getting jammed between the cassette...

Good eye @Stefan Mikes! I’m also not worthy of the Epic, but I picked up a used 2025 Chisel base model and customized it with spare parts in the garage bin. It’s a fun bike, just a bit heavier than the carbon Epic, and a great training aid - the lack of pedal assist prevents laziness 😉.

Stefan - the motor on mine must have fallen off 😲

Have you thought about just adding a dropper seatpost? I installed a PNW 90mm dropper on my v1 SL, and it made mounting/dismounting and putting a foot down when stopped much easier. Not to mention more fun downhill and cornering with the seat lower 😉

Yes, just a singe RE each. And I adjust assist levels so that the bike batteries and my battery both run out at about the same time 😂 Let me know if you decide to go and I can suggest some fun shorter rides and some nice hikes in the area to fill out the trip.