eLIFELIST.com Bike Trip

TONS of organization!  Where to stay, what to do, who to meet.  Lots of planning is going on right now and it's really becoming quite an exciting reality as things are falling into place.

We are finalizing our route today and tomorrow with all the places we will be stopping.  Hopefully you received the first edition of the weekly newsletter, if not, sign up to receive it on the top of this website's homepage, if you want a copy of last week's, send an email to [email protected] and we'll get that to you.  Tell your friends and family about the newsletter, all you do is click the forward button!

I biked the perimeter of Manhattan yesterday, starting on the Upper East Side, on up the FDR around the top, over to the Upper West side, down around the tip, across the Brooklyn Bridge, then back up the FDR to finish where I started.  It's about 32 miles around the island and I did it in about 2:30 with significant detours at some places.  It was about 90 degrees out yesterday with pretty heavy humidity, so it should be relatively similar to a lot of the conditions we will encounter on the trip, except for the deserts in Nevada, which we don't really know what to expect. 

Overall the ride was good, my energy was fine and it was no problem, but I could really just taste the smog and car exhaust at times and a lot of the road construction etc. was pretty obnoxious.  Riding on the West side is so much better than the East, this was the first time I've biked that much on the FDR, I usually stick to the west side and the park.

We've been talking with a few people that have done a transamerica trip before, getting advice and tips from them.  One thing they all say is eat more food and drink way more water than you think you need.  We're really focusing on taking as little stuff as possible, I think I'm taking 2-3 biking shorts, a few jerseys, 2 t-shirts and 1-2 pair of pants if that.  I'm sure they'll be smelling pretty yummy after a week.  Going light as possible is the name of the game.

Funny shot of the day it was quite the opposite of this if you ask me.

Brent recently checked Skydive off his list.  Check out his face right before he jumps. 

Training in Progress

Gore Bike Wear which is a Gore-Tex company provided us with these Jackets, the Alp-X and a couple pairs of their Power Biking Shorts.  Thanks to Gore Bike Wear for supporting the trip.  I haven't seen the jackets or shorts yet but  Brent does a solid job showing them off.  I think he missed his calling.  I can't help but laugh at these pictures.  Nice job buddy, nice job.