Mid July is coming faster than I’d think it will. 6K miles of adventure are not going to get ready all by themselves.
For the bike:
Panniers
Tool kit
Tire repair kit
Tire inflation kit
Bar risers
First aid kit
GPS mount, wire power + weatherproof kit
Throttle lock
Rain gear
summer riding jacket (& pants?)
New helmet
Do a 7-800 mile day for comfort check
Oil change [...]
Got a quick ride in today — 112 miles. Quickly coming up on the 1K mile mark on the odometer.
First time taking the new bike up highway 9. Must have had half a dozen riders signal to warn that the police were up ahead; this part of the ride was none too spirited.
152 from [...]
I’m starting to get the hang of pulling files of the gps and saving the tracks I want to a web page. Once I have the system nearly automated, I’ll share it here.
Suffice it to say, much fun on ~125 miles of mostly wet roads that I’m sure were quite slick in spots due to [...]
While most of the masses were watching the Super Bowl, I took advantage of the empty roads and put a 115 miles or so on the cycle. While the miles weren’t huge, it was 3+ hours in the saddle and I wasn’t uncomfortable at the end and could have easily kept on going. Doesn’t sound [...]
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