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I'm going on a bike ride this summer. A long one. I won't be updating it real-time, as I'd originally hoped to, but I will be telling my story and sharing pictures here. Click on any picture to make it BIIIIG!

Monday, July 4, 2011

Fully Loaded

...but not entirely ready to leave.

(please excuse suburbia in the background)

Not the exact things I'll be bringing, but a pretty solid analog, including lots of food and water.  Total weight of bicycle: 100 lbs. (45 kg) Not an estimate, the number just happens to be round, if I'm included, that'll be 249 lbs. to pull up each and every hill, and to constantly keep in balance.  I think my original plans for 80-100 miles/day are overly ambitious, given how the bike feels after a short test run at full weight.    

A little bit more of organization, and finish off the things I need to get done before going.... and I should be leaving tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.  

1st stop: Athens, ~75 miles away.

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