Day #33
Miles Covered Today: 66
Hours on The Road: 7.00 (including breaks)
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,832
Where We Are: David City, NE
Day Overview: Fantastic day on the road today. Beautiful weather, no wind, and little traffic on the road – what more can a cyclist ask for? If it continues this way for the next week, Nebraska may end up being one of the most pleasant stretches so far!
And I thought I spent a long time in the saddle ... this guy's been riding a bit too long
An interesting realization also struck today. In the entire 30+ days on the road, I have yet to see any other long-distance cyclists pass me by. I certainly realize that there are an infinite number of routes that other people can take, but considering that there are quite a few people crossing the country or a region by bike each year, I’m still hoping to run into at least a few.
I wonder if the majority of cross-country folks stick to the more established U.S. Cycling Routes. What do you think? Where are my fellow long-distance cyclists? Hello? Anyone out there?
Next Scheduled Event: Denver, CO on Monday, May 21st. See full schedule of future stops.
I think you’re a little early in the season to run into too many cyclists. Kids are still in school. My long distance rides have typically been in June or later. Admittedly that is in part to avoid a late spring snow storm
Am very interested in your bike and that Nuvinci hub. How are components holding up and how does it perform on the steeper hills?
Hi. I work at the David city motel that you stayed in. You gave me your card so I used it! Thanks again come back soon.
P.s. please remember me if you ever decide to gift one of those cool bikes . Wink wink. Motel wages wont cut it for me. Lol.
@L.J. – that is a very good point. In this case, I’d imagine we’ll start running into more folks in the beginning of June.
@DR – so far, everything has been holding up well. We had a couple of flats on the trailer and a couple of other minor things come up here and there, but overall – the gear is working well!
As far as NuVinci goes, it actually provides a really impressive gearing range which is great for for low end torque applications, such as climbing hills. We’ve gone through the Appalachians with no problems and can climb pretty much any incline, even with the trailers.
@Michelle – welcome! Glad you visited the site. Thank you for such a wonderful stay yesterday!