US 50 in Nevada

[Groo]

Is the term "centerstand racing" entering our lexicon now? :huh:

 

[Rogue]

Here's a question: can I average 65mph (slightly above the required BBG average speed) over this section of US50 in Nevada and SR-21 in Utah, during daylight hours on a Sunday in late September/early October? Would a weekday be better? Thanks.

Hey TC,

How do you post the map with your route?

I'm planning on trying a BBG with an in state (NV) SS1000 on the way to Reno and would like to post the route, I've got it on Navtec (Garmin). I can print it to PDF. but haw do you print it to a jpeg?

 

[Groo]

Rogue,

"Cntrl"-"Print Screen" buttons hit at the same time will capture whatever is on your screen. Then open something like IrfanView, or any other image manipulation software and paste it in. Save it as a .jpg and there you go. Least, that's what I do... there may be another way.

 

[Rogue]

Rogue,
"Cntrl"-"Print Screen" buttons hit at the same time will capture whatever is on your screen. Then open something like IrfanView, or any other image manipulation software and paste it in. Save it as a .jpg and there you go. Least, that's what I do... there may be another way.

Cool I'll try that when I get home.

 

[Ignacio]

Hey TC,How do you post the map with your route?

I'm planning on trying a BBG with an in state (NV) SS1000 on the way to Reno and would like to post the route, I've got it on Navtec (Garmin). I can print it to PDF. but haw do you print it to a jpeg?

Within S&T there's also an option under File of Save to Web Page. This publishes it to a directory of your choice on your computer that then could be copied to a web server and utilized including directions and other options. Only thing I don't like about this option is that it saves the map itself in a .gif format and tends to be much bigger than converting it to a .jpg.

 

[Rogue]

"Cntrl"-"Print Screen" buttons hit at the same time will capture whatever is on your screen. T

Did nothing at all on my computer

Then open something like IrfanView, or any other image manipulation software and paste it in. Save it as a .jpg and there you go.

Don't have "IrfanView" (Never even heard of it), I have the free sample of photoshop that doesn't really let you do anything.

Within S&T there's also an option under File of Save to Web Page. This publishes it to a directory of your choice on your computer that then could be copied to a web server and utilized including directions and other options. Only thing I don't like about this option is that it saves the map itself in a .gif format and tends to be much bigger than converting it to a .jpg.

Don't have S&T or a web server! :huh: And I don't want to buy them to show one copy of a map. :blink: :blink:

 

[Ignacio]

Back to the "Ctrl" + "Print Scrn" thing then for you.

It doesn't do anything outwardly visible. It just copies the graphics of the active window to your clipboard. (I've always thought there's some little town of Clipboard, New Mexico and it's residents are continually freaked out by the appearance of things out of thin air....it's a lot like the town of Outlook, Washington)

If you then go to a program that you can paste from your clipboard.....like Paintbrush. Everybody who runs windows has that. In Windows XP it's Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint. Then "Ctrl" + "V" to paste it. You can save the picture after you crop it or manipulate it.

 

[Groo]

Back to the "Ctrl" + "Print Scrn" thing then for you.
It doesn't do anything outwardly visible. It just copies the graphics of the active window to your clipboard.

If you then go to a program that you can paste from your clipboard.....like Paintbrush. Everybody who runs windows has that. In Windows XP it's Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint. Then "Ctrl" + "V" to paste it. You can save the picture after you crop it or manipulate it.

:lol: What Iggy said Rogue... got a good chuckle out of "it didn't do anything"... you expected maybe a bolt of lightning or something ? Maybe a screen display "YOUR IMAGES HAVE BEEN CAPTURED! STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD AND PULL YOUR PANTS UP!"

IrfanView by the way, is a great freeware image editing program that makes it easy to manipulate digital graphics, pics or almost anything else. Irfan is the name of the guy who wrote the program...

 

[Rogue]

Okay,

Here goes (yes, I know the resolution sucks)

I planned this to try and have each corner with a town so I could get some type of reciept. I figured 75 mph average travel speed and 10 min for each fuel stop which I should be able to beat by 5 mph and a few min easy.

My plan is to leave Pasadena between 12:00 and 13:00 hours Wednesday, hit Vegas around 15:30, up to Wendover and over to Reno at 03:00 Thursday at 1084 miles then loop down to Tenopah and up to Adits Mill at 08:00 and back to Reno at 10:30 with 1628 miles in 22 1/2 hours.

What do the guys who know riding NV at night think?

 

[Toecutter]

My plan is to leave Pasadena between 12:00 and 13:00 hours Wednesday, hit Vegas around 15:30, up to Wendover and over to Reno at 03:00 Thursday at 1084 miles then loop down to Tenopah and up to Adits Mill at 08:00 and back to Reno at 10:30 with 1628 miles in 22 1/2 hours.

Manly endeavor! Best to ya'! See ya in Reno.

 

[kaitsdad]

My plan is to leave Pasadena between 12:00 and 13:00 hours Wednesday, hit Vegas around 15:30, up to Wendover and over to Reno at 03:00 Thursday at 1084 miles then loop down to Tenopah and up to Adits Mill at 08:00 and back to Reno at 10:30 with 1628 miles in 22 1/2 hours.

Yo, Rogue, be safe out dere, ya hear? See you in Reno !! Manly route !!

 

[beeroux]

Kaitsdad,

you just might get a chance to run Re-Con on 50 during WFO SS1K.

Maybe. <G>

GZ

 

[kaitsdad]

Kaitsdad,
you just might get a chance to run Re-Con on 50 during WFO SS1K.

Maybe. <G>

GZ

Ok there Master of the WFO5SS1K -

So help out a newbie here - does running Re-Con hurt? :huh:

 

[GunMD]

So help out a newbie here - does running Re-Con hurt? :huh:

Only if you **** it up.

 

[pawtracks]

That is funny!

Thanks for the morning chuckle

 

[jimbemotumbo]

I ran into the dreaded locust storm last year on highway 50. Had to sell my Road King after that, cause the smell just wouldn't go away! Still, managed an 74 mph avg all the way to Reno.

 

[tcfjr]

Here's an alternate route I've been looking at. It mostly bypasses US-50 in favor of roads recommended by Matt (SR-375 and SR-376), and avoids possible traffic between Fallon and Fernley. It also has better gas stop mileages. (Note: I cropped out stop 6, which was only put in to force S&T to use SR-49 from Winnemucca to Gerlach. Otherwise, the numbers are planned gas stops, using a stock tank.)

It's safe to assume that a motivated rider can maintain BBG+ averages between Austin and Battle Mountain, and from Winnemucca to Gerlach to I-80, right?

 

[SkooterG]

It's safe to assume that a motivated rider can maintain BBG+ averages between Austin and Battle Mountain, and from Winnemucca to Gerlach to I-80, right?

Oh yeah. In fact your route from "3" to Winnemucca closely mirrors a small portion of my route when I did my 2000k day. So I would say no problemo for a BBG pace. Just know that you will be slowed down a bit on 50 as you head from the 376/50 junction, west thru Austin. Twisty roads for a while with some 20mph curves but scenic. And currently there's those darned mormon crickets. Take it easy through that section.

 

[Groo]

And currently there's those darned mormon crickets. Take it easy through that section.

Where exactly are those crickets?

 

[SkooterG]

And currently there's those darned mormon crickets. Take it easy through that section.

Where exactly are those crickets?

Don't remember all the places I was told they were at. I encountered them on the twisty sections just east of Austin, and on US95, about 15 miles south of the Oregon state line. Now the one's near Austin - I did that section after a thunderstorm, so the roads were wet also. Wet roads + mormon crickets + twisties = NOT FUN!!! The section of 95 was straight road, so full speed ahead plowing through them suckers.