TransAmerica

Bigging up Smallville – Goreville IL to Chester IL

Bigging up Smallville – Goreville IL to Chester IL

Could you live in rural America? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves on several occasions over the last few weeks. Remote, few facilities, little in the form of entertainment, it seems there are few positives to recommend it. But spend more time with the people who live in ‘Smallville’ and you begin to get…

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Into the Valleys of the Dogs.  Lookout KY to Hindman KY

Into the Valleys of the Dogs. Lookout KY to Hindman KY

Today we left Lookout and headed into the valleys of the dogs. Kentucky has a reputation for mean ones with a taste for passing cyclists and we were all a little apprehensive, particularly after John took a call from a fellow TransAmerican further up the trail who had problems with them around Hindman, our destination….

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We’ve started – and we’re on a mission from God.     First Landing, VA via Virginia Beach to Yorktown VA.

We’ve started – and we’re on a mission from God. First Landing, VA via Virginia Beach to Yorktown VA.

Sometimes the hardest part of any challenge is getting started and so it has proved with the TransAmerica. The official start of the cross country route is Yorktown, Virginia, but to my geographer’s mind that’s on the York River, Chesapeake Bay, not the Atlantic Ocean. So Terry and I agreed that instead our ride would…

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TransAmerica Bike on Order!

TransAmerica Bike on Order!

Well, it’s done. The Bike is spec’d up and ready to go and currently being built at Richardsons cycle shop in Leigh on Sea, Essex. It’s a Surly Long Haul Trucker in Smog silver with a 56 inch frame and 700c wheels. Choosing a touring bike that is going to be your travelling companion for…

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