We've been doing a little planning over the past couple weeks. Purchased the entire set of GPS tracks from Sam (http://www.transamtrail.com/) and he was kind enough to include the new North Carolina section which starts in Damascus, Virginia. Last week the Mid Atlantic Backcountry Discovery Route (http://ridebdr.com/MABDR) was released which ends in Damascus...
After months of mulling we made the decision...
By the time we started thinking seriously about doing the TAT, we had already had our groms for about a year and done close on 7000km on them. Things that we had added/modified at that stage included: · Front and rear suspension – Racing Bros adjustable suspension. We still don’t know how to adjust them perfectly, but it has made a world of difference. · Tyres – swapped out the stock slicks and put on a slightly more aggressive tyre Mitas MC20....
December 2017 - An epic 2000 km 6 day, 5 night camping trip on the adventure Groms. We planned a fun and interesting route which covered quite a variety of ground including: Danseys Pass, Old Dunstan Road, Taupeka Ferry, Milford Sound, a ride on the TSS Earnslow, Skippers Canyon, Macetown Track, Carricktown Track and Hawksburn Road....