The other night, I was talking to my dear friend Liz (who's doing this with me) and I said, "Liz, why did we start with the whole country again? Shouldn't we have maybe biked across Iowa or something, first?" We chuckled and moved on with our conversation...
But I have to admit that I wasn't totally kidding. The process of bike- and gear-buying has been overwhelming. Posted with this are two photos of bikes. The first one I bought, the pretty LeMond, no longer resides at 624 1st Ave. I bought it from the first bike shop I visited. Yes, idiot move. Though with some minor adjustments it would've worked fine, I panicked after deciding it wasn't durable/ridable enough and just took the thing back. The second, the Cannondale, is considerably heavier and less beautiful, but I'm sticking with it. It's strong and made for touring, so I feel good about it.
And now that I've got a bike, (2 1/2 months before the start of the ride) I can start training!!
I know I'm not great at keeping this updated, but I'm working on it.
Once again, thank you to all of you who have donated. Your generosity is inspiring.
Ane
But I have to admit that I wasn't totally kidding. The process of bike- and gear-buying has been overwhelming. Posted with this are two photos of bikes. The first one I bought, the pretty LeMond, no longer resides at 624 1st Ave. I bought it from the first bike shop I visited. Yes, idiot move. Though with some minor adjustments it would've worked fine, I panicked after deciding it wasn't durable/ridable enough and just took the thing back. The second, the Cannondale, is considerably heavier and less beautiful, but I'm sticking with it. It's strong and made for touring, so I feel good about it.
And now that I've got a bike, (2 1/2 months before the start of the ride) I can start training!!
I know I'm not great at keeping this updated, but I'm working on it.
Once again, thank you to all of you who have donated. Your generosity is inspiring.
Ane
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