First I wanted to show my means of transportation for the big ride. I bought this bike at a local bike shop, Sharp Bicycles on Oct 3, 2008 - our daughter Megan's birthday! She was born much earlier. My bike is a 56 centimeter Specialized Ruby Women's Elite. I've tweaked it a bit with mountain gearing, Spinergy rims and Roubaix tires. I'm using a puncture resistant tube and liner in the rear tire all in hopes of going over 3000 miles without a flat😉. I have a medium size Topeak handle bar bag that is hopefully able to carry my daily needs. Then there is the Timbuck2 cross bar bag for cell phone and purse-type stuff. Finally a saddle bag to carry extra tubes and tools for those flats I plan not to have. Also in there is a small back pack to carry rain gear in the very off chance of rain. I figure a 7 lb weight loss on me should compensate for the additional bike weight😳.Last night, hubby Tom, had the family over for a send off dinner of major delight. He made BBQ chicken, salad, rolls, chicken wings, guacamole, chips etc. What a feast! And then the cake. I just had to include a picture of it, just darling. Also there is a pix of my send off family. Thank you all!
Now time to seriously start packing, we leave in 2 1/2 days. That is this Wed, Mar 6 at 7P
I am so proud of you two. Ride safe, have fun, take a lot of photos, and know you have so many people back at SCR pushing you up those hills. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.
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