Cooler temperatures moved in overnight and were a welcome
change. I donned a jacket for the first time and headed out into the
low 60s. As I navigated out of town I was surprised to find a
construction crew and a detour sign at Route 66. I stopped my bike and
mulled over my options. The construction supervisor took pity and
crossed the busy street to approached me; " Riding Route 66, are you?"
He then provided me with a detour option that kept me out of harms way. Very
kind of him, I thought.
The wind was out of the west and didn't bother me in the morning as I was headed south. Later in the afternoon it shifted out of the northwest and gave me a good push. This slight shift in wind direction enabled me to reach Lichfield with a 79 mile day.
The wind was out of the west and didn't bother me in the morning as I was headed south. Later in the afternoon it shifted out of the northwest and gave me a good push. This slight shift in wind direction enabled me to reach Lichfield with a 79 mile day.
There were some rough stretches of road in the afternoon; so bad that I was worried that I might break a spoke, but both wheels held up well. I am now about 62 miles from St. Louis, "The Gateway to the West."
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Broken spokes are the bane of loaded bikes. You riding 36 spoke wheels? Just follow the wagon wheel ruts after St Louis.
ReplyDelete40 rear, 36 front. Super Champion rims. I always hear the word "bombproof" when these wheels are discussed.
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