OK...Now Go
Well, that's about enough of that. I got enough work done to feel like I've done something here other than sleep and eat canned pasta, so tomorrow morning, I'm off to pedal 52.7 miles to Wytheville VA and an overpriced tent site at a KOA Kampground. Fortunately, I'm starting to move into the area of National Forestry Service campgrounds and other, cheaper alternatives - hostels, churches and the like.
I spent part of the evening inspecting the trike, particularly the tires. They're holding up well - a few small chunks out of the tread, nothing major. I actually ran over a broken beer bottle with the right front tire last week, with nothing more than a small cut to the rubber. The kevlar lining is doing its job. I tightened and threadlocked the allen bolts that secure the rear fender, as they have a habit of rattling themselves loose. Everything else seems up to spec.
I also snipped off a thin hash-mark of black electrical tape, about an inch high and a quarter inch wide, and applied it to the right edge of the fairing. It stands for "one TransAmerica map completed." Only eleven more to go. Plus the three maps I'll use to navigate down the Pacific coast, but we'll just ignore those for now.
I seemed to have reached some sort of equilibrium...I'm eager to get back on the trike and get out of Christiansburg. I'll have to ride through Radford as well, but after that it'll be mostly back roads and tiny towns.
I'm ready.
