Colorado Trail Race “redux” - I waited a whole year for this!

[@btydings]

The Verse of the Day is such a beautiful tool to start your way each morning! Congrats on your accomplishment! 🎉

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching and your kind words... and yes, no better way to begin the day!

[@iowen8585]

Congrats dude! You overcame so many mental and physical hurdles and still always managed to smile and spread the stoke! You’re an inspiration and a beast! Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Wow, thanks for the kind words :) I was just soaking up the stoke from everyone else!! Ride on :)

[@coreyreeder3549]

This is how to do this race! Smiles for miles. Always inspiring

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

haha!! yeah, you got me smiling right now :) thanks for the kind words!!

[@terrybuccambuso7917]

I greeted you when you finished …I rode the first segment out of Denver…the hike a bike was brutal…hats off to you!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks so much!! I was kind of out of it at the finish, so sorry if I was a little spacey! and yes... the hike a bike is brutal but oh so rewarding :) Ride on!

[@SteveYVR]

Congrats man! I met you going the opposite way somewhere just east of Sargant's Mesa. It was the middle of the night and we had a short chat. You're an inspiration and a heckin' strong rider dude!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Ya brother! It was dark, and I think you were with a friend? One of you recognized my voice? Anyhoo... hope the rest of your adventure was fantastic! Thanks for watching and chiming in... just drafting off the inspiration of others like you! ride on :)

[@SteveYVR]

​@@DirtyTeethMTBYes! That was me and another dude, although we'd just met earlier that day and parted ways again shortly after seeing you. It was me that recognized your voice, lol! Yeah, rest of the journey was great. I made it to Junction in one piece and met my goal of sub 7 days. Finished in 6D20hr. Stoked you made it and cool to meet ya!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

@@SteveYVR great to hear - congrats on the strong ride and finish!!

[@CentristRN]

Always a good day when a new DT video arrives. That anxious “gotta start” feeling can cause all sorts of problems. Changing well conceived plans and Riding faster when lost are some of em.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching :) ride on!

[@jmdrstv]

Great video as always. Once you could smell the barn you really put in some work! Amazing effort!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks:) Once I crossed all the GD riders, and felt acclimated, I guess I decided to stop dilly dallying and get 'er done - ride on!!

[@richardjacoby7812]

All your videos are Great, but this is Definitely one of your best. It was very inspiring and I was smiling the whole time. The scenery was Great and I loved your brief interviews with the other riders. A Great Big Kudos!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

Inspirational! Thank you for sharing this adventure. Have to say the scenery in that part of the world is too beautiful for words! Great video.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching :) Yeah, the scenery is pretty top-notch and what keeps drawing me back to the that trail... definitely bucket list worthy... Ride on!

[@roberthurst393]

Great ride and video. The desert-style landscape west of the Platte is due to a huge fire about 30 yrs ago. Used to be heavily forested. It's great to see the forest starting to come back there.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for the insight 🤙

[@tomg.542]

Great video Alan!. I met you right after the guy in the red bunny one-se. (that might have freaked me out a bit coming around a corner!) Going south I said Georgia Pass was a low point. That was just me being from sea level and not being in shape. At the end it I would need to be without a doubt Sargent's Mesa: just unrelenting! But in its entirety, there are so many breathtaking vistas and perfect winding paths on the CT that the nasty bits fade from memory.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Hey Tom! Good to hear from ya :) I didn’t have the heart to tell ya that Georgia was just a warm up 🤣 glad you had a great adventure, and yes - all the crummy memories fade and we’re left with the good stuff!! Ride on :)

[@you43584036]

Nice one. Gotta be great to come back strong after last year’s disappointment. I had to bail on a long ride this year 10 days in. You are giving me great inspiration to go back.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Yes, this ride was that much sweeter because of last year's woes... hope you get back out there and finish what you started :) Ride on!

[@PerfDayToday]

Epic ride- monster days on the bike, congrats.. your ‘demimus’ gear loadout has me wracking my brain.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching

[@d.g2676]

What a beautiful adventure! Thanks also for sharing the thorns not just roses (of which there certainly were plenty of!); both are reality and part of the journey. Cheers!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching and chiming in... yeah, the thorns are just as important and memorable as the roses, and they make the roses smell that much better!! Ride on :)

[@AdventuresWithDaniel]

Finally!!!! I dot watched but I've sure been looking forward to the video. You did great!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for dot watching and checking out the video - ride on!!

[@kenprice1047]

Awesome Brother! Congratulations! I’m thankful that you made it and shared it with us!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Me too :) thanks for watching 🤙

[@schwanhardi3085]

Congratulations Allen and thank you for sharing your adventure. You inspire us all!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching and your kind words!!

[@tomkrusic1104]

dude! you killed this video and the ITT. thanks for sharing the amazing times

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching and your kind words! Ride on :)

[@sambgroovy123]

You are a beast! Great job pushing through the difficult parts.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks!! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment - ride on :)

[@randallgd]

Congratulations for finishing and it looked to be the most fun way to do it. Once again you inspire us with your approach to this ride and to life! Happy Trails!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

So much fun out there!! Thanks for watching and commenting and motivating me to make these silly little videos :)

[@yveshennequin1616]

your videos are allways so inspiring. You are 🤩

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate your kindness :)

[@mattannabel1235]

Rad seeing you out there Alan!! Congrats on completing the epic 🤘🎉

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Dude - way to CRUSH it out there, brother! Hope to share some more trail time with ya again one of these days... Ride on :)

[@91F2Z]

Just love it ! Thanks for the trip and ++ attitude. Keep on keeping on with these - makes my couch-butt jealous!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment - ride on!

[@goldendogboydan]

7:00 good bivy, can only say that when not raining. I use a free standing Eureka rising sun tent on CTR = GREAT SLEEPING. glad you made it.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching

[@benediktk.2475]

Thank you Alan, beautiful compostion of video and music.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching :)

[@jonathanblack3351]

Terrific! 7 days is perfect. I gotta find the time to ride this one. Inspiring!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Yeah definitely put it on the list 🙌

[@Jimoto]

Congratulations! I watched your dot every day, very exciting and inspiring. See you out there!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for tracking my dot and watching the video - much appreciated!! Ride on :)

[@PumpkinVillage]

This was so good and the country beautiful. Just got the PT to allow me to put my bike on the trainer for some easy rides. So stoked to be on the bike again. Only problem now is holding the throttle back since I'm all spun up from your ride. Thank you and take care, Al

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

haha!! didn't mean to get you all "spun up"!! super stoked you're back on the trainer and making progress... keep it up!!!

[@ericbaumgartner6558]

Been waiting for this video! I was watching you on the tracker. So cool you finished. Congratulations!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks so much for tracking, watching and commenting - Ride on!!

[@dean_ov_az]

Bravo man! Congratulations Alan!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks so much!!

[@raymarks7430]

Love your videos and humor. I bought a Da Brim sun shade and it’s amazing. Highly recommend it. It’s also great when it’s raining, keeps a lot of the rain off the glasses. I’m 66 and used it on 1000 miles of GDMBR and it never came off -). I think it has also provided a cooler ride in blazing sun, less heat on the face. Not the most fashionable thing but they compliment my puffy pants perfectly 😊

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Haha! I have many friends that swear by the sombrero as well 🤣 and the puffy pants!! Thanks for sharing and ride on!!

[@raymarks7430]

⁠@@DirtyTeethMTBI’ll check the sunbrero out … (spelling right?). Btw, after making fun of me for a year a riding buddy showed up with a DaBrim ! He got the grey one , I have black. In hindsight wish I had got the bright greenish yellow for cars to see me better.. but next time

[@gearmonger8616]

Congratulations ! Thank you for sharing this, you got me over the training blues. Plotting the move back to Colorado

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Glad to help get you over the training blues!! The future is bright, my friend :)

[@mikecandler4350]

Congratulations Alan! Well done. So inspiring.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks so much - just soaking up the inspiration from everyone else out there!

[@jamescarioti390]

Great job Alan, you're an inspiration!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Nah, I'm just drafting off the inspiration around me! Ride on :)

[@robnygren923]

Congratulations really enjoyed your ride.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Glad you enjoyed it! Ride on :)

[@marcin7154]

Alan, You are the best!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks so much for your kindness!! Ride on :)

[@markusschaffer9712]

Good stuff,Alan! Well done.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Many thanks! Ride on :)

[@aardvark102431]

Congrats Alan. Solid Ride! Pleasure to meet you near the top of Fooses.

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Ya brother! What a beautiful morning that was!! Good meeting you 🤙🤙

[@RobertOKruk]

Good on you brother! Getting it done and having fun :)

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

It really was a blast! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@apyatez896]

awesome video - wish we had big trails like this in the UK

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikesymons]

Great video man. Makes me want to go back, even though I never thought I would want to 😂

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Haha!! ain't that the truth... As time passes, we only remember the good :) And man, that trail is addicting!!

[@mickilkr]

Awesome video as usual!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Glad you enjoyed it! Ride on :)

Great video with awesome views, thanks man! :)

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Glad you enjoyed! Ride on :)

[@GOODLIFECaribbean]

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm. See you on a trail. 😂

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching! Much appreciated!

[@Wa61105]

Great video! Thanks for sharing..

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonwills6694]

Nice work!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gravelpack8536]

Awesome job man inspirational. I want to get your hat with the side fabric you have

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks for watching and commenting :) It's just a cheap mesh neck drape I got from Amazon... but works great!

[@red5rich]

Awesome! Thanks for the video and info. Now that you had time to think about it, what was your roses and thorns?

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Haha! Great question!! I'm actually working on a CTR "faq" video because of all the interesting questions I've been getting - I'll be sure to address this - thanks and ride on :)

[@kaufmaat]

Great video, thanks for sharing! It was such a pleasure meeting you out there on Sargents Mesa! Just curious, what is the head covering you are wearing in the footage? Looks like it provides some great sun protection,

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Great meeting you too! It’s just a mesh neck drape I found on Amazon… nice for ear and neck protection and packs to nothing when not using… ride on!

[@anotheryoutuber_]

nothing makes a person appreciate hard walls, soft beds, and hot running water like not seeing it for a lil bit,

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

100%

[@hoghopper]

How was the violin concert?

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Fantastic, thanks for asking!

[@JRmntain]

Hey what shoes do you use when their is a lot of hike a bike?

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

I used Fizik Terra Ergolace shoes on the CTR and AZT - ride on :)

[@Onontsira]

Félicitations!!!

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Thanks!!

[@dmchap1]

Fresh Socks

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

You know it!

[@ellerybice3787]

Alan, why do you go on these rides alone? No one can hang with you? Perhaps that other KZbinr is free🤷🏼‍♂️

[@DirtyTeethMTB]

Haha!! Great questions.... I'm actually doing a CTR "faq" video because I've gotten so many good questions and will definitely touch on these... but spoiler alert, I'm pretty slow... it's more about me not being able to hang :)