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WBR sums up what they do (I didn't write this)
I believe in the Power of Bicycles and their ability to change the world. Please consider supporting my personal fundraising efforts to help mobilize individuals in rural developing countries. Just $165 helps put a brand new bike in the field and forever changes the trajectory of an individual's life.
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My Updates
Days 2 and 3; 4/29-4/30
Friday 3rd May Got a flat tire on my tubeless tire, on the Towpath, halfway through day 2, after 32 miles of good riding. Met many nice people who offered to help, but there was nothing to be done out there. I walked with my loaded bike for a few miles, then just rode on the flat because I had like 15 miles to get to the nearest open shop. 90 degrees both days. Had to determine which shop was the most efficient use of my travel time, and where I would sleep if I had to leave the trail, a whole ordeal.Got the flat fixed in Hagerstown MD by a triathlete, Jamie. My wheel was fine after biking on the flat with around 250 lbs of weight for maybe 20 miles. Good to know it can withstand that.
I learned that my tire went flat because the sealant in tubeless tires dries up after about 6 months or after a freeze, and needs to be refilled. So I was essentially biking on non-tubeless tires. Now they're refilled and should be good.
5/1 The Canal Towpath
Friday 3rd May
Introduction
Wednesday 1st May I plan to bike across the country from Washington DC to Seattle. I am doing this because I love adventure, I have the opportunity, and because I've ridden a bike so much that I feel I have the ability to do this. There's no guarantee that I will reach Seattle, but I'm going to attempt it. I estimate it will take 3 months.I want to raise funds for World Bicycle Relief because they give bikes to people in poor, rural regions around the world.
Riding a bike as your main method of transportation creates a pleasant cycle (like the opposite of a vicious cycle) where the rider is propelled to live a healthy life. Exercise, healthy food to best enable the exercise, spending zero money on gas or insurance, emitting essentially zero pollution -- all these things contribute to a better type of world.
Also, bicycling is the most intimate way to explore the land. No other mode of transportation allows a person to travel substantial distances while actually feeling the air, smelling the world and seeing everything immediately while using your own bodily strength to move. You are also free to stop at any moment and explore on foot without worrying about finding a parking space or scheduling anything. I understand the joys of this, as I used a bike for transportation for 12 years in Minneapolis and Green Bay, WI. If my current efforts to bike across the country can prompt people to donate money to this charity, then I would feel happy to know that other people born in less easy circumstances could be given a chance to experience these beautiful aspects of life with a bicycle.
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P.S. It's totally fine if you don't donate money. It makes me happy just to share these pics and maps and miles covered with people I know. Peace and one love basically.
