Well day #6 started with us holding our fingers crossed that our patch worked fix on Lee’s tire would hold until we could get a proper new tire. After not being able to find the correct size replacement tire for Lee’s blowout in Hickory(at 5 PM on Forth of July of course and failing to bring a replacement tire, doh) we used some scrap tire, epoxy, and a load of duck tape to hold the thing together. Our first stop was in Morganton, NC where by a stroke of luck or fate, Lee yelled out to a guy riding his bike down Main Street if he knew where there was a bike shop in the area. As it turned out, the bicyclist turned out to be someone, Chris, who was opening his own bike shop (Table Rock Cycles) in Morganton in two weeks only a block away from where we were. What are the chances? He said at first, he thought we were cops in our jerseys and riding Treks pulling his leg about opening the shop. After we explained we weren’t cops and what we were looking for he biked two blocks back to his home and picked us up one of his own new tires. Chris was extremely nice and very helpful when he didn’t have to give us the time of day when he had a lot of work to do. He showed us the inside of his new basement shop that he is remodeling and told us about his previous life as a competitive cyclist and Ironman days.
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Becky Connelly
7/8/2007 08:09:40 pm
Guys, It was great to see these pics from Morganton - Many good childhood memories spending time at the Community Building with my Grandmother - Lee's great-Grandmother. Quite a magical place... Safe travels!
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