Day 25: Streetsboro-Knox

Aug
22
Submitted by XL-Network on Mon, 2011-08-22 04:20

This morning it rained lightly for a moment during breakfast. Luckily we were sitting in a shed of some sort, nice and dry. During the cycling it stayed dry the whole day except for a half hour in the morning. Put my foam cover on and cycled shirtless. After it stopped raining and the sun started shining it looked like the road was on fire, such a nice blanket of smoke.

Almost half way we had lunch at Pizza Joe's. I ordered a 9" sandwich with chicken and lettuce. Only the inches are bigger here then in the rest of America. I expected half of what I received. So I have the rest away to Felix and Nick.

ROAM 2011 - Day 25 (sandwich)

At Franklin the bridge was out and we had to take a shortcut which even was 3 kilometers shorter. After that we crossed a big bridge and we had to turn left (according to the GPS). But no left turn. When I cycled a bit back I saw the paper 'sign' stating ROAM. It pointed to a kilometer long gravel road with lots of bumps. Fortunately there was light at the end of the proverbial tunnel because it transformed into a very nice paved trail.

Today was a bit more then 200 kilometers and it also was the last 200+ kilometer day. The countdown has begun, just three cycling days left.

3 comments

Pierre's picture
Pierre (not verified)
Mon, 22 August, 2011 - 07:08
Laatste Loodjes

Wauw, het einde komt al in zicht. Ongelofelijk eigenlijk en nog steeds heel veel respect voor jullie prestatie!

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hh from Atlanta, Georgia (not verified)
Mon, 22 August, 2011 - 10:56
Pedaling Uphill

Hello, Wilfred! What is the lowest chain-ring and what is the highest chain-ring that you have on the crank-set of your Mango? I know that several ROAM riders are mechanics and have changed their chain-rings during the ride depending on whether they were going uphill or downhill on a given day, but I was wondering if you had a standard chain-ring crank-set configuration that you thought worked well.

Tony's picture
Tony (not verified)
Tue, 23 August, 2011 - 03:49
ROAM

This is such a totally awesome thing you are doing. It is so exciting to read that you are only 3 days to the finish - it will be bittersweet but you'll have much to talk about for Years to come. Thank You for doing this grand thing.
Tony (SE Wisconsin)