K&R

This is Getting Real

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T-18 Days Yesterday and today were busy days.  We spent several hours practicing how to repair a flat tire.  We bought new tires called Gators (think very thick skin). We bought them because they are supposed to ward off flats and not just because we live in a community with alligators! But let me tell … Read more

Equipment, Accessories and Clothing

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One would think that for a bicycle ride across the country, all you need are a bike and a helmet. Not so fast! Let’s start with the fact that we bought new bicycles for this trip — with electric shifting and disc brakes. Of course we also need clip in pedals and bike shoes. And … Read more

Training

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December 30 – 10 weeks to go! This week we discovered that there is nothing more motivating for HIIT than to be chased by loose dogs on a back country road in Georgia. I posted a question on Reddit about what other riders do when chased by dogs – and, as might be expected, got … Read more

Choosing Our Route and Tour Arranger

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  In my dreams, my cross-country bicycle trip would have been 50 miles a day for about 3 months.  Unfortunately, that meant that I would have to arrange my own logistics, SAG and travel companions.  As much as I wanted a leisurely cross country trip, I wanted a company to manage it for me even … Read more

Cross Country by Bicycle – Are We Crazy?

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Bicycling is and has always been a huge part of my life. My grandfather bought me my first 10 speed when I was 15.  Freedom!!!  That ten-speed was my only personal mode of transportation for the next 8 years — back and forth to high school, to my first high school job, and across my … Read more