Greetings,
This upcoming bike tour through Europe will be anywhere from 2,000-4,000 miles. or 3,200-6,400 kilometers (since we have to start thinking in km and it makes more sense). I cannot know, for certain, how far we will truly go, that is to be decided once the wheels stop spinning and the jet engines begin their roar.
Some people may be wondering what it takes to cycle a long distance, a distance so vast it involves days, nights, and months. I think this will come off as simple when I say it, but you really just have to go for a couple of bike rides. Which is why I am writing this post, to tell you about my bike rides, to record.
I have this fancy little $25 computer that is zip tied to the handlebars of my Trek 520. This little guy tells me two important details, the distance I have traveled during the ride/trip, and the average speed at which I was traveling. SOOOOOOOOO!!!! DRUM ROLL FOR NO REASON!!!! I will be recording the distances I travel in a day and my average speed for that day to compile information I can relay to the kind folks of the world. I want to show ya'll how much I ride my bike, it's that simple. Some of you may be shocked at how much I ride, others (like my step-dad) will be telling me to ride more at a faster speed. Either way, this is just one of the things you should do before you go for a bike tour. Hmm, not record all your biking information like I will be doing, but GO FOR BIKE RIDES! I will be updating maybe a graph or a spreadsheet or IDK something to show these results for ya'll.
So, in case you were wondering, there will be at least two other people joining this adventure and I am stoked like a forge fire for them to be with me! First person, whom some of you may know, is Matthew M. Frintner a.k.a. The Funny Dog a.k.a. Frintner (FRIT-NER). I forced him to accompany me on my first bike tour. This time it is out of his own good will... a round of applause for Frintner. The second and perhaps not the last person is Dallas Peters a.k.a. Sallad. Sallad is also overjoyed for this adventure and he is willing and ready to put his all into this and the cause we are riding for! I cannot speak for Frintner and Sallad about doing bike mileage and average speed because I think it is currently just out of there reach. However, this blog is open for them to write in it as well so you won't have to listen to my banter all the time.
There are 3 of us. YES. A great number, but I am wanting more, specifically two more and even more specifically Elliot Williams and Sean 'The Pagemaster' 'Penguin' 'The Pageturner' 'Master of Scrolls' Page. If you happen to know these folks, please jump them in an alley way and A Clockwork Orange them into joining us! (A Clockwork Orange is a very liberal verb...)
Alright, I am assuming next week I will have some riding information for ya'll. Until then keep being wonderful people. Help out with whatever you can, whenever you can. Make someone smile. Laugh at yourself. Finally, like my mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa used to say, "GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY".
Forever yours,
Joey Michels
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