Not much to report today, no riding. I slept late, and I think I had a lot of body recovery. My allergies have been going off and on. Tony gave me a ride to see a few of the local spots, and that was cool. I got to see some … Continue reading
I made it to Coos Bay, staying at Tony’s place. The Internet comes through again, and the kindness of strangers! The wheel didn’t give me any trouble, but I know that it’s better not to press my luck. I’m going to hang out until Tuesday, then I’m going to replace … Continue reading
Sitting in Reedsport and charging my phone over a coffee with free wifi seems like a great time to upload these. Yesterday’s breakfast spot- tasty and friendly! I passed through an area that was so pretty, people were literally hanging out painting it. Beaver creek, I think. You got your … Continue reading
This morning I took my tire off the new rim, and gave it a through inspection. Here’s the one and only crack: Oddly enough, there was some sort of white substance on the inside of the rim, straddling the crack; It makes me think that maybe this is where the … Continue reading
Right about now I’m feeling discouraged. I had a good ride and saw some amazing scenery between Newport and Florence, and the new wheel held up great. It seemed that the slow leak in the tube was still quite slow, and I was having no trouble keeping air in it. … Continue reading
Another spoke broke when the shop was replacing my missing spoke, which wasn’t really a surprise- the wheel needed to be rebuilt in a bad way. With the cost of labor, new spokes, and lost miles, it made a lot of sense to replace the wheel. It was a hundred … Continue reading
Last night I got into Newport too late to get into the bike shop, and this morning I found that even with the spline, and even with an 8″ crescent wrench, I really couldn’t get that freewheel cassette off. (serious bike guys, forgive me of I’m screwing up terminology, I … Continue reading
I made it to the south beach state park, just south of Newport. Still didn’t get that spoke fixed, but there’s a bike shop in Newport. Got some super awesome pictures today, but I’m not quite on the grid here for phone charging and data speed. Just one:
I changed out my tube this morning to get rid of the slow leak, and made it maybe 10 miles before I broke another damned spoke. Now I try to fix it.
It’s the morning of day 11, and I am having some excellent coffee with wifi. Now I can upload properly! I came across another useful market, in case you need any things or stuff- it was in Garibaldi. A dense fog was hanging around, thankfully far above the roadway, and … Continue reading