Basics first. I'm starting this blog to document my descent, or ascent depending on your outlook, into bike touring. I've been a big fan of mountain biking since the late 80's and early 90's. In those years, I've owned several bikes and have ridden in a lot of really cool places. Around 2008 I got into riding single speed bikes and haven't ridden a geared bike since. I've never really been a fan of road racing, way too much lycra and leg shaving for my taste. Enough of the intro crap, on with the documenting.
Here's the deal. This coming July, I am going to ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC, a 334 mile trip. The thought of even attempting such a trip came from a co-worker who has ridden the trail 3 times already. After looking at his pictures and hearing his stories, I could not get the idea out of my head. My wife thinks that my impending 40th birthday might have something to do with it as well. My reply to her had something to do with "better a 334 mile bike trip than a new porsche."
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