Originally Posted by quilt-fanatic
Hope you come to your senses... Travel by night what if you have a flat tire in the middle of no where? Just not safe.
I wont be riding it at night during the trip, but I will be riding it at night a lot with the local bike club we have here in town. They ride 30+ miles twice a week and it is usually around 8pm or so when they take off. But I ride my mountain bike at night all the time now but with several guys I hang out with. Its cooler and its more fun out in the woods at night. You get to see all sorts of wildlife and just the solitude is nice.
But I have a repair kit with me on my mountain bike so if I have a flat I can take it apart and put it back together and get going again. But it has Kevlar tires (at the tune of $65 each :shock: ) and the tubes are made to withstand punctures so the chance of a flat are slim but still possible.
But riding across the country on a bike is on my bucket list and by golly I am going to do it!! Plus I have lost over 30lbs since I have been pedaling again and my wife even said I am getting my cute butt back :mrgreen:
Billy