Tuscany Trail 2016

[gairym]

Fully rigid 29er here (On-one 'Lurcher').

It'll feel like a CX bike after doing it last year on a fatbike!!!

[Taylor]

Hoping to have my rebuilt DMO built by then otherwise it'll be my Giant mtb.

[S.Softie]

I'll be on hardtail mtb -- my only option.

[rufus748]

Rooster. It's that or the road bike !

[slarge]

My Dirty Harry. Sounds filthy, but it is a bike. 29er hardtail, with good pedigree (couple of HTRs and quite a few ITTs)

[Mike]

My green godess that is the cross check here if I can pack enough gear on her that is ;0)

[gairym]

Rooster. It's that or the road bike !

I still can't quite let go of the idea of riding my Rooster on the TT.

It's just too much bloody fun and did me proud (other than the drivetrain) on last years BB200.

There'll be at least one other Rooster taking part too.

Decisions, decisions, we'll just have to wait and see.....

[rufus748]

Rooster. It's that or the road bike !

I still can't quite let go of the idea of riding my Rooster on the TT

Glad to hear that. I was a bit concerned given the wheel/tyre weight and all the climbing. That said, it's great to ride, I just need to get some miles in before hand.

I want to enjoy it, not struggle.

[Wotsits]

With the way things are going for me atm it's looking like i'll be on a rigid Soul 69er

[Bearbonesnorm]

My green godess

I suppose it's apt that you've named your bike after a fire engine

[adjustablewench]

Whatever I'll be riding will be pink and shiny have decided to leave the black for another time

[slarge]

Whatever I'll be riding will be pink and shiny have decided to leave the black for another time

[Mike]

Don't worry steve she has a black bike and her new shiny pink one on its way :0)

[Chew]

Provisional GPX issued (looks the same as the old one)

More details later in the week

[Wotsits]

I've put the 2015 & new route on Google earth & there looks to be a fair difference to me, especially the first half of the route up to Siena. Just hope i've got the right routes??

[Chew]

No, it is different at a closer look and someone sneaked in some more climbing

[Wotsits]

I just hope it's betterer Chew!

[adjustablewench]

I'm not worrying about it too much - I'm just worrying about getting enough miles done before then . . . Oh and how I'm going to deal with warm weather as I've not experienced it for so long

[Chew]

For the hot weather I've been thinking about early starts, then a long lunch in the heat of the day, and then riding late as things cool down.

It's either that or more wine

[Bearbonesnorm]

Oh and how I'm going to deal with warm weather as I've not experienced it for so long

[Taylor]

Struggling to get the gpx to open in anything, can anybody send me an idiots way of opening it?

[Chew]

Just clicked on the link and it downloaded itself (on the pc)

You may need to right click and save as....

I'll send you a copy once I get home

[Taylor]

Cheers

[Bearbonesnorm]

'Unused to the heat, Bear Boners take unusual measures while racing the Tuscany Trail'

[GarethT]

Hi everyone, I'm signed up to the Tuscany Trail and I was hoping for some advice on GPS......

Do you know if we are required to keep a gps track of the route that we have completed to validate it at the end?

Would anyone have any suggestions on a suitable gps? I'm pretty directionally challenged so something with clear navigation instructions would be a great benefit! I was looking at the Garmin touring plus. Not so concerned on battery life as it would be run from a dynamo hub - any thoughts??

Alternatively is anyone using gps on iPhone for navigation or is this a very niave question???

Thanks - any advice greatly appreciated!
Gareth