currently consolidating several sites into one – here are the links to content: Videos from Phoenix AZ to El Paso TX Blog on my solo ride across the USA
OK, this was my most intense ride. My birthday present to myself was to pedal a solo 600 miles in six days from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico, and here is how it rolled out: Getting There Day One – OKC to Madill Day Two – Madill...
I’ll be cutting this close – Take cab with dismantled bike to bike shop Pack bike into cardboard bike box check in at airport catch 12:30 flight back to Toronto So – Got to bike store, packed bike, and the box was too big for backseat or trunk of cab...
It rained all night in Victoria, and was grey and drizzling in the morning. I packed the bike into the Red Bug and drove off to return the car. On the way the sun broke through and I got this: I took the rainbow to be a good omen. Enterprise RentaCar dropped me off at...
Yesterday my trip was cut short by a thunderstorm with 35 miles to go and I stopped in Taylor for the night. I spend most of the night awake, listening to the rain pelting down and thunder rolling across the sky punctuated by bursts of lighting. While I’ve done...
Well, that was a long hot windy day Things I learned: – Day starts with a slight breeze from the south, allowing a reasonable average speed of 16+ mph. – Breeze turns into a headwind of 20mph as the day warms up and bike speed drops to 12mph and adds 2...