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2007 Asia

2006 USA Trip

Donation Info
Trip Stats - Random Stats

Current Tallies

States covered -10 (Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey)

States Represented by Participants - 13 (Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Nebraska, Illinois, Maine, Iowa, Utah, Canada?)

Flats - More than we could count... We're guessing over 100.

Flats patched - Most of them

Tires replaced or patched - 8

Bottles of sunscreen - 11 (30-50 spf)

Falls - 9 (five while on a “sandy” road so the falls didn't hurt at all!)....Kendra- 3, Sarah- 2, Nathan- 1, Tim Showalter- 1, Drew- 1, Timothy Shenk- 1

Weird road obstacles encountered - dead coyote, baby shoe, pillow, water bottle, dead owls, rear view mirror, toilet bowl cleaner, porcupine, racoon family

Highest elevation - 8500' on Rt. 28 near South Pass City, WY

Longest day - 211 miles (August 1, ending in Brady, NE)

Top speed - 50-51.2 mph (Giles Eanes, Kurt, Nathan, Drew, Nate Eanes)

Miles on unpaved roads - 44+

Police encounters - 3

Encountered bad drinking water - 1 (e-coli in Antelope, OR drinking water)

Number of nights camped in peoples yards - 2

Number of churches visited - 23 (most Mennonite, 2 Presbyterian, 2 others)

Pounds of bananas consumed - 129.22

Number of eggs consumed - 420

Animals encountered - donkey, dog, horse, skunk, cat, owl, rabbit, badger, cow, llama bull, coyote, vultures, hawks, weasel, racoons, deer, antelope, chipmunk, snake, prairie dog, gopher, jack rabbit, mule, llama, ground hog, toad, duck, stork, jackalope, bald eagle

Items donated to Bikemovement - 2 biking jerseys, 2 shorts, 4 pairs of gloves, 1 frame pump, 4 tires, 2 seats, Idaho gazateer, 1 helmet with a mirror, pickup truck cap, lots of food, 2 buttoned down shirts, half of our spare parts from East Coast Bicycle Academy

Ways we clean ourselves - straight from the water pump, hose connected to the water pump, lakes, rivers, baby wipes, real showers, sponge bath in the bathroom sink, swimming pool

Number of people who have rode Dave's Schwinn - 8+

Daily Team Name Varieties - ALFALFA, A man a plan a canal Panama, Yalla Halla, Team Sperm, Scrambled Eggs, Team Love, Shorti (Super Highway Off-Road Team, Illegaly), Salsa Picante, Warthog, Can-Austria, Trekkies, Visors, Chaco, Team Red, "We don't have one yet", Stuffed Okra

-- last updated July 30