Archive for January, 2004

More thoughts on the gear list

Friday, January 30th, 2004

Posted by Dale
First of all, shame on you who have not stopped by MountainbikingX.com. If by some chance you haven’t, please do.
I am going to give you a brief run down of my part in this journey. Unlike Jayme or Mack I have no chance of ever getting a month off to ride [...]

Thoughts on the gear list

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

Posted by Mack
here i am, i just finished reading jayme’s thoughts on the gear list. the more i talk about this with my counterpart, the more motivated i get. when jayme says “we went on a training ride” sometimes that may include a pound of rat on a stick and 8 beers, and [...]

The tarp vs. tent debate

Wednesday, January 28th, 2004

Mack and I went on a training ride of sorts the other day in preparation for the tour this July. We cycled a whopping 40km, which is 25 miles, and never felt better. How could I possibly call this a training ride when we need to average just over 73 miles a day for three [...]