I was up at 5:45 this morning and it was cold in the
tent. I am not use to crawling out into
40F temperatures. However I needed to
get my act together and get down to the border to meet the bike crew coming up
from Denver.
I quickly broke camp and packed my gear into the car and
jumped on my mtn bike. It was 37 kms down to the border and the bike has no
computer so and I had never ridden this bike so I had no idea how long it would
take. It was a strange ride bouncing
along on the great big 2.1 inch tires inflated to 50 psi. The first few kms I felt like I was over
steering all the time. However by time I hit the 18 km sign post I had it
figured out.
It took me 110 minutes to cover the 37 kms. So I made pretty good time and I was sitting
in the Canadian Customs office by 8:30 Am.
By 11:45 the customs guys came out and told me that I couldn’t wait any
longer in their office. So I jumped back
on my bike and rode back to Elko. I made
the return trip in 97 minutes and it was into the wind.
From the camp ground I phoned and talked to the guys on the
ride and found out they would not be at the border until after 3:00 Pm. This time I drove my car and waited at the
border. They got in at 3:15 Pm.
From there we drove up to Banff. Arriving
in Banff at 8:45. A really long day.
I think the Penske I am driving has a serious problem.
Terry
1 comment:
75 km on a mountain bike with knobby tires at 50 psi is a pretty good ride, even if it is on pavement. Keep up the good work.
Ken C.
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