Getting Ready June 4,
2014
Today was a great day to work on putting final touches on
the preparations for the trip.
I was able to get in touch with good friends in Connecticut
and made arrangements to visit with them after conclusion of the bike
ride. We meet a couple of years ago on the Southern
route Coast to Coast ride. Since that time we have corresponded but have not
had a chance to get together. This is
really great. Making new friends is terrific but catching up with old friends
is fabulous. This enabled me to finalize
my flight home which I was able to book at an exceptionally good price.
My theory on bike tires is that folding tires suffer from
cord separation where the tire is folded.
The rubber has not cured when the tire is folded up and eventually the
tire fails at one of these folds. I have
always achieved double the mileage from non-folding tires. They mount much
easier and this in turn spares the tire from additional trauma suffered as you
roll and fight the tire on the rim. An
additional benefit to non-folding tires is that they are much cheaper than
their folding compatriots. These made in
the Cech Republic were an outstanding value at just $13 apiece. Yes they are a few grams heavier and yes as
these few grams are on the rim it is rotating weight. These few grams will
probably put me out of contention for the Tour, however as the tread thickness
is at least double I am betting the puncture resistance is going to be very
good. They were a breeze to mount and
have a max pressure rating of 115 psig.
I’ll let you know how they work out.
I practiced putting my camp chair together and placing my
beverage holder. Things worked out very
well. The chair rolls into a package 4”
in diameter and 8” long and weighs in at only 300 grams. It is very comfortable and doubles as a
rocker.
I also practiced walking around the yard with my tray. The high tech non-slip surface worked
brilliantly. The plastic cup never fell
over and I am sure that even with a generous portion of lasagna on the paper
plate it will stay put.
I am so ready.
Terry
2 comments:
Wonderful! Have a great trip... Will connect with your blog on regular occasion.... Milly
Looks like you were practicing beer drinking as well. That is an important skill on a trip like this.
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