7 Flats in 10 hours
I woke up in Sterling, CO with both tires flat. This would have been all and well but the goat heads were attacking Joe’s bike the previous day. He had 4 flats the previous day which had us in a town with no bike shop, 50 miles from next days destination, and 2 flats.
Thank you Sam Walton! Walmart had cheap patches that lasted only about 45 miles, exactly what was needed. I had our 7th flat (in 24 hours)as I was pulling into the day’s destination.
Touring Tip: If you are passing through places with goat-heads, bring enough patches and tubes for 10+ flats. You don’t want the horrible feeling of possibly being stranded, something we were on the brink of. Never underestimate how strong those little buggers are.
Thank You Randy Ballheim!
As luck would have it, our next host was a huge bike geek. His garage was a mini bike shop and he fixed Joe’s bike…with a 2×4 piece of wood and a hammer. It was quite the spectacle.
Click, click, click…*silence* BOOM! My tire got a nasty tear in it and the tube started to poke through. Once that happens, the tube explodes! The sound was enough to have Joe swerve from shock.
Randy came to the rescue a second time when, 7 miles into a 100 mile day we were stranded on the side of the I-76 access road. He stopped his day, went to go to the bike store (luckily open), and drove to us to drop off a tire. Thank you Randy!
Randy helping to fix up the tire situation:
Would you see this driving on the interstate?
One for the grandkids:
Hey Horsie:
Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse in Paxton, Nebraska:
The elephant is real:
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The more the merrier. After biking through towns of 80 people, we miss large groups of geeks and cyclists. Lijit.com and a few other great companies in the area are putting together this meetup. You know it’ll be quality when Lijit has their hands on it.
From their blog:
Additionally, if you’re in the Denver/Boulder area, you’re invited to meet the guys this Friday, July 3rd, as they make a stop in Boulder. We’ll be meeting up at the Boulder Draft House, from 4-6 pm, to enjoy some happy hour beers with the guys. (Look for us in the back room!) Ride your bike, stop in, and let us show Carlos and Joe just how much we love our bikes around here.
Event Details
What: Come share a drink and meet up with the 2 guys from Real Geeks Ride. These guys are biking across the country to inspire other geeks into bicyclef commuting.
Date: Friday, July 3rd
Location: Boulder Draft House
Time: 4pm to 6pm
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Hanging around the most phallic state capitol our country has to offer. This was in Lincoln, Nebraska:
“You want to take a picture of art? Here I am.” -Man Below
What creepy hands you have…
Just because:
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What We See
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
The middle of this country is more beautiful than one would imagine. Traveling to another country is great for the exotic feel, however, the middle states offer that same feel if you are not from around here. We pass scenes like this daily:
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Day 33: 106 Miles, 99 Degrees, 98% Humidity, 1 Siesta
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
If you turned on the radio at any point this morning, it told you to stay in air conditioned rooms, drink “plenty of fluids,” and check on your neighbors. Joe and I decided to bike 106 miles from Lincoln, Nebraska to Hastings, Nebraska. Side note: Hastings is the birthplace of Kool-Aid. Oh yeah. We drank [...]
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Day 29/30: Tripletts, Escorts & Bridges
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Currently in Lincoln, Nebraska watching SNL digital shorts and playing World of Warcraft with our uber-geek-hosts.
Please forgive us for the delay in posts. We are going to try posting more frequently, instead of longer (more overwhelming) ones.
Jerry Triplett
Jerry Triplett is 75 years old and forever young. On the back of his family tye-die t-shirt, it [...]
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Day 27: Goodbye Daniel, Iowa City!
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Our host in Iowa City was a Taiwanese masters student of Sports. Keep doing good things, Daniel!
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RgR on The Alleghany Front (Radio Interview)
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
This interview was a blast to do.Leah Kauffman put many hours into this interview, and it shows. In my opinion, this radio interview is the best capture of our campaign thus far.
Listen to the interview.
From the Alleghany Front:
Two tech workers without much cycling experience are biking across the country, hoping to show that if they [...]
