Fat bike "expedition" setup for Iditarod race + my goals and fears for ITI
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- All the fat bike expedition upgrades and tweaks I made to get ready for the Iditarod Trail Race and the Alaskan wilderness :)
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Welcome to Alaska! It was a pleasure to meet you before the start. Big ups to you for coming and giving it your all, you'll do just fine. Fast or Slow...just keep moving! Oh and P.S. hope the Auroras were visible for you, it should have been a spectacular night for all the racers :)
It was great meeting you!!! I carried your patch the whole way and stoked to have it as a souvenir… the northern lights that first night were insane!!! Be well, Lee 🙌🙌
Heck yeah man, so stoked for you!!!
Thanks, Moishe! It was so much fun!
Love this. Sharing your goals and concerns is real and good to hear - not weird at all!
Thanks, Jason! It was a fulfilling adventure!! Ride on :)
Dang. Just checked your progress. Mile 76.6! Happy trails, brother. Have a great ride.
Must say I feel a little guilty sitting on my porch with an afternoon coffee and a nice breeze coming through.
Haha!!! Don’t feel guilty 😂 Thanks for your well wishes!! It was a blast :)
So excited for you Alan!
Thanks, Matt- it was awesome!!!
Have a great race , can’t wait to hear all about it!! Have fun ! Cheers
Thank you, Chuck - it was fantastic :)
You got this Alan! Proud of you and all you do! Looking forward to following your ride!
Thanks, Bruce!!! It was a blast!!
Godspeed to you, my bro! Wishing you a moment of presence and serenity on your adventure.
So much peace and serenity out there!!! Such an amazing adventure :) thanks for the well wishes and joining us on Patreon too :) ride on!!
I’m glad I found your channel! Your videos are great!!
Thanks for watching!
Quite the adventure! Good luck and enjoy!
Thanks, Bret!! Had a great time!!
Every success to your adventure, I look forward to seeing how it went and hearing about the highs and lows and lessons learnt on your safe return bud
Thanks! It was a blast and I look forward to sharing stories :)
The best channel of the genre. So happy to see your success.
Thanks for your kind words 🤙🤙
Throughly enjoyed the video and I’m stoked to hear the stories when you return.
Thanks!!! It was a blast 💥 hope to share some stories soon :)
Hope you had a blast Al. I bet you’ll be smiling for the rest of the year. Much love Ed.
Definitely still smiling!!
Hope all goes well on your adventure, Alan - so very exciting. Enjoy all the grandeur and great community Alaska has to offer.
The folks I met along the way were so caring and genuinely nice- and some of the most breathing scenery ever!!!! So good, John!!!
Best wishes on going for your goal! I always enjoy and admire your thoughtfulness in how you approach organizing and implementing your bike setups. Good luck and stay safe, brother!
Thank you, Steve! It was a blast!!!
Good luck out on the trail. I’m sure this will be an experience of a lifetime. Can’t wait to hear about the adventure.
Thank you, Leslie!!! It was a blast 💥
Super inspiring! Great way to look at life! You rock!
Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Godspeed Alan, hope you have a fantastic time!!!
Dave, thank you 🙏 it was a blast!
Good luck out there, loved this in-depth look at your rig.
Thanks for watching!!
Sending prayers and best wish's. You got this. Your gear is good and you always have a positive attitude. Stay strong and take care, Al
Thanks!!! It went great and I could feel all the prayers!!! Ride on :)
Go for it! You’ll do great, and create some terrific memories!
Thanks! It was a great ride :)
Best of luck! Anxious to hear how it goes
Thank you, Chris!!! It went well :)
Truly inspirational. Thank you, New Friend. Me, my wife, and our dogs are all rooting for you and Sly!
Thanks for your well wishes- so much fun!!!
Good luck DT!
Thank you 🙏 it was great!!
That's an ambitious undertaking, good luck , and may you always have a tailwind. I watch your progress and send you good vibes.
Thanks for sending good vibes- it was a great ride :) not much tailwind to be had tho!!😂
Good luck up there, safe travels!
Thanks, Scott :) it was a great adventure!!
Epic adventure. Can't wait for the follow up Vlogs!
Thanks, Rob! It was a fantastic adventure :)
Good luck, you got this!
Thanks, it was a blast!!
All the best for you.....and YES to more Iditarod gear extreme cold uploads....🙂
Right on!! Thanks for chiming in 🤙
Hey Brudda …love the heaping helpful info you always share …wishing you all the success Jaco..my prayers for your safety while you’re out there…will be following you on TL ..do good my brother look forward to your next chapter 👍❤️🙏🚴♂️⛺️🔥
Thanks, KC - it was really special out there- such a blessing to finish in one piece 🙏
Have an amazing adventure!
It was amazing, Ralph!!! Thanks 🙌🙌
Total awesomeness!
Thanks!!! It was a blast!
Good luck in the race!
Thanks, John- race was a blast 🤙
Good luck, you're a legend.
Thanks Dusty- it was so much fun!
Best wishes and fast trails!
Thanks!!! Some fast and some very sllooooow trails 😂
@@DirtyTeethMTB been following your dot - looks to have been a beast! Looking forward to hearing all about it 👌
I stopped the video about 10 times to search for something you mentioned. Thanks for all the tips!
I've been meaning to go through and add timestamps... sorry!
Ride safe and have a blast!
Thanks, Mike!!! It was a blast!!!
Good luck Alan.Go well and enjoy.Love your goals and fears.I have similar but I use "what ifs" so I am prepared for most things bike packing events throw at you.
Thanks, Allen - it was amazing :)
Our favorite Idahoan is going to Alaska!! Oregon is rooting for you!! And, yes, make more Iditarod videos!
Thanks, Juan - it was a fantastic adventure- can’t wait to share!!
Adding bungee cord to the straps, genius ! Good luck on the Trail Alan
Thanks! It was an amazing trail!
Hey Alan, best of luck to you. The Iditrarod has always been on my "Bucket List" Have a great ride.
Thanks a bunch- it was an amazing ride!!!
Good luck on your ride! Stay warm. Cheering for ya. I know how cold cold gets ;)
Thanks, it was a great ride and definitely cold at times!!!
No one does a bike checks like you DT, brilliant, good luck with the ride.
Haha :) thanks, Lee! Ride was super hard and breathtaking!!!
Great video and message! Thank you for sharing your hopes and fears. BTW - sweet THB shirt :-) See you soon!
Haha!! Ya that shirt is so comfy cozy!!! See ya soon!!
You’re a Badass AL !!! Miss ya buddy!
Miss you too Hans! Be well my friend!!
Wow, excellent job on the fully loaded bike weight! Also, what a great list. I'm sure you'll do fine but wise of you to have some healthy fear, but I fully expect you to return with great stories and experience. I'm in AK and you have an awesome load out, I certainly learned a lot. Can't wait to hear about it!
Thanks, William - it was so much fun!!
@@DirtyTeethMTB Awesome!!!
Go Alan I will be watching you on tracker Best of luck and be safe !
Thanks, Bob!!! It was so much fun!!!
Brilliant! Well done! Solid plan, why not you only live once. You're opening monologue was inspirational. Good luck, have fun, do your best. Sw ontario Canada.
Thank you so much! I had a great ride and indelible memories 🙏
Pulling for ya DT! Conditions look epic based on tracking, wow and cold on the way. Soak in your surroundings 🤪
It was great! Fast first 1/2… second half not so much 😂 but amazing nonetheless :) ride on!
This trip sounds cool. What an adventure. I hope we get to see video on this trip. And yes, give the Lord the acknowledgment of the beautiful country. Be safe.
It was a great experience, Rich! So beautiful!!!
Enjoy the adventure Alan! The creators creation will be great!
Thanks, John- it was such a special adventure!!!
Amazing! You've got this!
Thanks, Mike!! It was awesome!!
@@DirtyTeethMTB You're back safe! Can't wait for the vid...I'm hoping there's a vid.
It might be a few weeks, because I’m going on a family vacation- but yes, there will be a video :) ride on!
@@DirtyTeethMTB I'm sure you earned that vaca.
looking forward to hearing about how you and the gear stood up to the first Alaskan punch in the face; nice job!
Have a great trip..... Keep wiggling your toes 🤸♀️🥳🙂
Lots of toe wiggles 😂 haha!
Awesome!!!
Thanks for watching!!
Hope you had a great race!
I did thanks!
Be safe, have fun, bring back video!
Done , done, and done ✅ thanks, Joe :)
Thank you. I have been searching for -4 chainrings. Now I know where to get them.
Glad I could help- ride on :)
Good luck!
Thanks!!! It was a blast!!
@@DirtyTeethMTB Still following Karl 🇬🇧
Karl is here and in good spirits - anything you want me to say to him?
@@DirtyTeethMTB Just seen his Spot is ‘Fin’ 👍 Big congrats to you both
Your set up and attitude looks really nailed to me. Best of luck on the ITI.
I used to carry a kitchen sink washing type brush. Head is about two inch square. Tied to my kit to brush snow off clothing shoes and bike too. Women use them in the kitchen ( lol ) ask one they will know why I mean.
Haha! Thanks for sharing, David :)
Thanks for the heads up on the Alugear oval chainring! I've been looking for a -4mm oval for a couple years and never had any luck finding one. I immediately ordered one and got it in 10 days, which I feel was super fast service.
Glad to help!
Been dot watching on the trackleaders website. Can't wait to see your post-race report vid.
What is Alan going by on Trackleaders, name….?
@@Michael-rz7ic Alan Jacoby. He's the only Alan in the event.
Thanks for watching! It was a fantastic ride!!!
@@DirtyTeethMTB looking forward to video review to come, congrats dude!
Thanks, Michael🤙
Good luck, young man, “you don’t know your limits until you’ve reached them”
And from Todd Poquette, and the 906 adventure team Race/rides
The Crusher
The Polar Roll
And
The Marji Gesick
“Do hard things”
Thanks, Ron!!! It was a blast!!
Top 20 finish?!? Atta boy!
Thanks, Rhett- Haven’t really kept track of that - but heard about 40 scratches, so happy just to have finished!!!
That's great that so many people embrace the suck of freezing, inhospitable weather. Hope it was GREAT! We're now fair weather reacreational activities people 🙂
It was a blast!!! Thanks for the well wishes!!
Just got done watching this and see you're currently 128 miles deep. 86 still out there and 12 drops so far. Couldn't believe it when I got to that part of the video and realised you were going tubeless! Hope it works out for ya. I'm sure you've got tubes with you in case, ay. Hopefully. Anyway... I know you won't read this till you're done, but best of luck to you!
Thank you, it was amazing! And yes, I carry spare tubes 🤙
@@DirtyTeethMTB Cool. Congrats on your finish! I kept tabs on ya here and there. Was pleased to see you'd made it in!
Wow! 56lbs.. you’re a stud man (I’m sure that’s the weight normally of a bike outfitted for such a race but as just a local rider that number boggles my mind as a beargrease @30lbs wears me out after 30-40miles!) Good luck!
My setup is actually on the lighter side believe it or not!!! Thanks for the well wishes it was a blast 🙌
Small piece of potentially limb saving advice from a lifelong winter backpacker- bring some empty bread bags to protect your feet and hands in case everything else gets wet. Put them on next to your skin and then the wet socks or if you want to wear pair of damp socks at camp before you go In The tent.
They also serve as vapor barriers and weight nothing.
Good luck!!!
Thanks for the tips :)
The more I learn the more I really want to do a race like this one day! First I better start saving for a fat bike and gear though! 😳 Winter can be expensive. Any advice about how to get into fat biking on a budget would be great to see. Also can't wait to hear all about your race!
Start looking for used fat bikes or clearance bikes in the summer and just use existing cold weather clothing you already have lying around… start saving up!!! Ps it was a great ride, and thanks for the well wishes 🤙
Like a G enjoy the ride J
Haha! It was amazing Hunter, you’d love it!
Hi Alan, the titanium rack looks great, my concern is the single lower mounting bolt on each side maybe the weak point. Consider carrying an extra, preferably titanium or stainless steel.
Yes, I always carry spare rack hardware and miscellaneous bolts, clamps, etc 🤙
Hi thank you much appreciated appreciate the gear and where I can get it and all that kind of info very good thanks again
Thanks for watching, Michael :)
Well done! What footwear did you use up there? I just checked in on your progress and your at mile 132.8, way to go!!
I used 45nrth Wolfgar boots (old lace up version) ride on!!
May God Bless you while on your adventure! Let us know how your 40below vest works for you. Pedal, Pedal, Pedal 😆
Thanks!!! All my gear was great 🙌🙌 so stoked to finish without physical damage!!
Hi, I was wondering if it would be feasible to drag a sled with your bike? Love your videos
Thanks for watching! I suppose on firm/hard packed snow, you could drag a polk or a lightweight sled… but if it gets soft or deep, no bueno!! Ride on :)
Thank you for the cool content. It might be fun to try on those groomed trails just to see what it’s like taking some weight off the bike and dragging it instead. And maybe with a custom design sled made out of carbon fiber
@dreman5547 sounds cool! I’m curious how it all works out 💪
Yeah I might give it go someday. For now we’re out of local snow. For sled design I’m thinking clamshell so if it flips you can just keep going or maybe cylindrical like a big bullet not huge, just enough to carry 15 lbs or so.
I love your shirt who makes that?
It’s made by Hand Up (they mostly make gloves) ride on !
@@DirtyTeethMTB many thanks!
I should’ve known 😉
So much can go wrong!! I loctite all those bolts too and luckily no issues with the rack on Iditarod, Fat pursuit, etc - thanks for the thoughts!! 🙏
did you consider a belt drive paired with an internal shifting hub? seems like something that would be good in extreme conditions. do folks use that set up in this race?
Yes ihg with gates/belt is always a consideration… very reliable… but most riders use traditional derailleurs/shifters with no issues- ride on :)
This guy must be busy. No new video 😜👋😁
Yep, been working , so the TH-cam hobby takes a backseat :( ride on!
Great Video as always, really want to have a go at this but I'll settle for following you this year on this fantastic journey. Good luck man Enjoy x
Thanks, Graham - it was a great adventure!!! Ride on :)
@@DirtyTeethMTB looking forward to the video, if it was possible?
Yes, there will be a video… might be a few weeks because I’m going on a family vacation - but there will be one 🤙🤙
@@DirtyTeethMTB look forward toi it man. take care.
Good luck out there! Watching the dot!
Thanks, Jamison! So much fun was had!!
@@DirtyTeethMTB Happy to see you finish! I’ve got other friends still on trail and hoping conditions are improving.
Weather is warming up here in McGrath and just had dinner with a bunch of folks who just came in… anyone I should say hi to?