tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post4433712084904402433..comments2024-03-29T08:27:42.764-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: It's DeadGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-36646972630069033142018-08-30T18:49:17.843-05:002018-08-30T18:49:17.843-05:00Mark, I concede your point. Self-supported gravel ...Mark, I concede your point. Self-supported gravel events are dead. At least to the extent a race director can enforce rules to make it truly self-supported. I know you saw at Trans Iowa that folks would seek technological work-arounds, as you can read above. I like riding unplugged, off-the-grid, often solo, unsupported and will continue to do so, regardless of what an event allows. <br /><br />If I ever host an event, expect to be on your own. Unless we're riding together. Then we're on our own.CrossTrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837193725204106745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-64845310816494846742018-08-29T21:15:00.549-05:002018-08-29T21:15:00.549-05:00Actually, you can navigate with your cell phone ev...Actually, you can navigate with your cell phone even if no cell service. Just need to download the map prior when you are connected, and then use Google offline maps. Pings off GPS satellites instead of cell phone towers, so works pretty much anywhere. It's how we navigated around Costa Rica with no "cell service". Definitely a new world...good, bad, or otherwise!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260407518219901895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-44585691994832879392018-08-29T19:03:54.487-05:002018-08-29T19:03:54.487-05:00Maybe there's demand from fellow curmudgeons, ...Maybe there's demand from fellow curmudgeons, however small in number, for a cue sheet only, unsupported gravel event in an area where one can ride most all day without any cell phone coverage. Say, for example, the Central and Southern Black Hills of South Dakota. All my rides out there are with hard copy maps and a compass, with the useless cell phone turned off. Maybe just join me for a ride.CrossTrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837193725204106745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-66156500703188473812018-08-29T13:52:07.121-05:002018-08-29T13:52:07.121-05:00I have seen and experienced the same thing, Mark, ...I have seen and experienced the same thing, Mark, and think it's rider demands and expectations. And as race directors seek growth, accommodations increase. That is, hit the Easy Button to get bigger.<br /><br />But there are events out there closer to "self-supported" and I seek those out. Regardless of what the event provides and allows, I choose to ride "self-supported." I know I'm not alone, but I am an outlier.CrossTrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837193725204106745noreply@blogger.com