Travel across America with me in four short minutes…I promise your behind won’t get as sore as mine did.
After some late night heroics performed by my new friend Nick in Shepardstown WV, I had a new crank..kind of, and a ‘new’ chain. He looted a chain from an old 1958 Schwinn Racer to complete the job.
My first few pedal strokes were done gingerly, I didn’t want to stress out the 50 year old chain, didn’t know if it would hold up. But after a few miles it felt strong, and I was on my way to Washington DC!Read more
The C&O trail has been pretty, scenic and very….problematic!! It’s rough, full of muddy holes, branches, rocks and is bumpy as hell, it’s no trail for a cruiser. I miss you KATY! Where are you my love!Read more
Danny made me some super duper pancakes this morning, and instead of syrup, I put peanut butter on em. I knew I had big big hills in front of me so I got all the calories I could. It was sad to say goodbye to my new friend, what a great guy he is…I think he’s a saint, sent to rescue me from the road.Read more
…WEST VIRGINIA rocks! I’m loving it here even though the terrain is tough. I hit the road today just as the morning mist was burning off the tops of the hills, spectacular! Highway 50 is a dream, huge shoulder, smooth pavement and so far the grades haven’t been too steep, (although tomorrow will be a different story).Read more
I woke up to rain this morning, grey poopy skies were the last thing I wanted to see 
Luckily though, that was the end of it, and it got prettier and prettier as the day went on.Read more
Last night turned out to be pretty interesting. In return for camping in Justin’s backyard, I promised to buy some beer for a little party they were having. Georgetown is actually a dry country so we have to drive out to the county line to get hold of some beer. It was my first ‘drive thru’ beer buying experience as well, interesting.Read more
There are a lot of horses in these here parts, this is the home of the Derby after all. After a hectic ride out of Louisville on some busy streets I finally made it into the country, and endless horse farms. Beautiful rolling green hills with horses on all sides. I’m used to seeing cows, but today it was mostly colts.Read more
Indiana is beautiful…and hilly! I wasn’t ready for this. I figured it would be pretty flat like the past couple weeks…boy was I wrong. The uphills aren’t long, but they are a bit steep and constant, you go up, and then you go down, and you go up….like a roller coaster but more painful.Read more
Today was a great day. My buddy Alex came down from Champagne Illinois (driven down by his awesome lady Kyra) to ride with me.Read more
I’ll miss St Louis! And it’s all because of Jason and his amazing family. Jason found out about my ride through Team Wonderbike and immediately offered up his house and a nice bed (the bed was actually his daughter’s princess bed).Read more
Check out my love story with Katy in today’s DAILYCAMERA
I hate breakups, this one wasn’t easy, I’ll never forget you KATY!!
I said a sad farewell to Katy today, she’s been good to me but it’s time to move on, It’s not her, it’s me…Read more
Last night I met up with a handful of local bike enthusiasts in Columbia. We drank New Belgium brews ($100 bar tab, nice!) and had ourselves a cozy little evening. As I headed home to Steve’s house (my host) who is way cool by the way, it started to pour, no bueno. I looked on the radar when I got back and it said “90% chance of rain for Tuesday” Boooo!Read more
Hi there and happy Monday! Today marks one month since I started this amazing adventure in Oceanside. Time sure does fly when you’re screaming across the U.S. at 12mph 
Today was a nice short day, my shortest day in fact since the very first day of the ride, 30 miles. I’m in Columbia to meet with bike folks and to have a little New Belgium Partay, yeehaa! I haven’t had a rest day in two weeks so I’m a happy boy.Read more
I’m in love with Katy. She may be flat, and a little dusty, but she protects me from the big bad cars and trucks. I think we have a good future together.Read more
Check out the article in today’s DailyCamera
Missouri is beautiful! It’s been raining like crazy and now the Ozarks are bright green and bursting with flowers. And the best part, it was only 82 degrees today! Pure riding heaven.Read more
I’m loving life here in Kansas! I’ve actually really enjoyed everyday in this flat, basketball loving Midwest state. Yes it’s been hot, and yes it’s been windy but 99.9 percent of the people I’ve met are so nice! Hats off (or helmets off) to you Kansas!Read more
I woke up this morning with really sore quads, sore like I’d just run a marathon, or biked 1600 miles…I was considering staying and resting for a day in Wichita, but then I just got too darn excited to get back on my bike…I’m weird, I know. I did take it easy in the morning, enjoying a nice breakfast with Rebecca as we watched the Today Show.Read more
I’m half way to DC, yeehaa! And in honor of this occasion, I’m going to guilt you into donating money to Community Cycles, see video.Read more
I’ve been warned about the impending humidity many times by many people. I knew it would come, just not overnight! Yesterday was a nice DRY 105, and today was a nice WET 95, what a difference. My clothes were soaked all day, and wet shorts creates extreme chaffing, Ouchie!Read more
So my buddy Bobalicious and his lovely fiance Missalicious showed up last night with a truck full of ice cream and snacks. It was a much needed treat after a long and hot day on the bikes. And when I say he showed up with ice cream, I mean he showed up with like three gallons of amazing Boulder Ice Cream!Read more
Check out the article in Today’s DailyCamera
Eating pancakes for breakfast makes my tummy a lot happier than eating an energy bar. I should start off everyday like this.Read more
We had one crazy night in Las Vegas…not really. Las Vegas New Mexico is quite a bit different from Las Vegas Nevada. It’s a quaint little town off I-25 with a cozy historic downtown, little old adobe houses and a great soda fountain with awesome ice cream!Read more
Today was a great day! It started off right as I slept in the most comfortable bed in the world (thank you Brian Hart). Brian also decided to ride out of town with us on his 60 pound sky blue New Belgium cruiser.Read more
So my new buddies Seth and Jeff decided to help me ride out of town today. They even made a great breakfast beforehand, what kind of college kids wake up at 6am in the summer? These guys do! They are so cool!
They took me on some awesome back roads about 17 miles toward Albuquerque and then they ditched me on the highway. Jeff even rode a tall bike with an awesome sound affects machine (see video tomorrow)Read more
…As a patriotic cure for America, and to the public, with whom we stand, one elation, undeniable with community and transport for all!-Team Wonderbike PledgeRead more
I made it up and over Emory pass today!! I was having nightmares about this brutal 90 mile ride but it turned out to be very enjoyable. I thought I was back in Colorado way up there in them mountains.Read more
I danced in the rain last night! For the first time since starting this trip I experienced a rain storm in the desert. It was very cozy.
My friend Allison met me last night, she is a fellow film maker buddy at the Travel Channel and was on her way home to Bisbee AZ. It’s always fun to see a familiar face on the lonely road.Read more
Cool article in Draft Magazine about the ride
Tucson is cool, and in cool cities you meet cool people. Take Andy for example, he found out about the ride via a local bike blog, wrote me a message offering up his couch (much better than a picnic table) and now we are brothers, I bought him a nice Mexican dinner to show my appreciation.Read more
It got windy last night in the desert, so windy that my tent turned into a giant kite. Usually I love to fly kites, but it’s hard to sleep in one.
After a bit of midnight wrestling, I managed to get the tent folded up and put away. Nothing to do but sleep on top of a picnic table. The sunrise was amazing this way, no yellow tent walls to get in my way of the spectacular view!Read more
It may have been about 100 degrees today but I didn’t care because I was surrounded by awesome people! 10 bike lovers came out this morning to ride with me toward Tucson. What a treat! I didn’t have to talk to myself like usual, I had REAL people to converse wtih, hooray!Read more
I Met up with about 20 bike and beer lovers last night at a great bar called Boulders on Broadway. They had about 30 bikes in the lobby of this place, very bike friendly. This two day furlough has been a great rest for my body and most importantly, my bootie! Time to ride to Tucson!Read more
Check out the article in today’s DailyCamera
So for the past few days I’ve been debating my route, go north on the RAAM route and head into the huge mtns or head south and skip the hills but stay in the intense heat. I made the decision to go south, I can deal with melting in the sun, but not climbing mtns AND melting, double whammy!Read more
This morning I met up with some super cool bike advocates in Scottsdale and we had ourselves a mini cruiser ride through town on some great bike lanes. And no cruiser ride is complete without a little beer stop…at 11am Read more
Each day seems to be getting hotter! I think it was 106 today, but it’s not as bad as you think, it’s a dry heat ? Why do people always say that? It’s still freakin 106!Read more
It’s hot! I don’t know exactly how hot, but to give you an idea, I drank two and a half gallons of water and never went to the bathroom!Read more
Happy Fathers Day!
Ok so I thought yesterday was tough, today was brutal! Well, at least half of it was. I started out with a 19 mile uphill. I knew I was in trouble when a girl all decked out in spandex passed by me and said, “Are you riding that thing up Palomar Mountain?” She laughed and smoked by me, I said, “Yes, it’s going all the way to DC!”Read more
The bike made it into the box...barely and I made it to my gate...barely and now I'm ready to ride...barely.Read more
When I awoke this morning I still had no handlebars, so to say the least I was a little uneasy. So Richie and Ro calmed my nerves with a big Mexican breakfast. When Bernie’s Bike Shop opened at 10am, I was the first in the door! I was looking for a new stem, or new bars, but he had a better solution, SHIMMYS! WE wedged those suckers in the stem and started to pound it with a mallet, and it worked!Read more
More love from the Dailycamera, check out this awesome article about the ride!
And a side note, My first job was at the DailyCamera when I was in 6th grade!! I used to go door to door selling subscriptions and I loved it! I made 2 dollars each time I got someone to subscribe and we got a free Macdonalds dinner every night (maybe why I’m a vegetarian now) Great first job! I love you DailyCamera!Read more
check out this cool article by my buddy Waylon in Elephant Journal
On Friday I got to wheel my cruiser right on into the Capitol building to meet with our bike loving governor Bill Ritter. He wished me well and even offered to ride a day with me if I go through Colorado...we'll see!
Is on the bus to Denver to meet with governor Ritter. Were gonna talk bikes!!
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