Taint that ashame

The skinny on the C&O Canal bike trip.

• We set off on Saturday morning around 8am.


• We stopped every 10-20 miles for breaks. Skinny seats make for long days


• Major breaks for food in Hancock and Williamsburg. 60 miles makes two grown men make Big Daddy pizzas look like little snacks.


• The scenery is amazing. Some sections of the Potomac are second to none by way of beauty.


• I had mechanical issues (two flats and a broken tensioner), which made us cut our trip short


• We traveled 107 miles by bike and approximately 6 miles by foot.


• Zack destroyed his one day personal best distance of 40 miles


• A century ride in one day ain't bad, especially on a dirt trail.


• We have decided that we must conquer this beast.


• If you ride this type of distance, go with a good friend. This makes catastrophic events - like bikes breaking down - easier to swallow.


• If you want to understand the in's and out's of GPS, ride with a guy who worked for NASA.


• The old man wasn't right about the mud...he was indirectly right about the issues of trail riding with a road beast created into trail monster.


• If you have to break down, make sure you have the best SAG daddy in the biz.

Larger report later.

AY OH