Meeting with Stephen

Last week Dawn, Stephen Janes, and I met at Asheville Pizza to discuss our upcoming trip across the USA.  We went over some ideas concerning our touring preparations.  We all agreed that it's a good idea to do at least one "test" trip with our gear to try to iron out some of the logistics.  We are planning to ride somewhere from Asheville and do an overnight tour in the wild blue yonder.

 I've been totally consumed by  the complete remodeling of the downstairs of my house since February. Yikes, there are only a couple of months until THE TOUR.  I better get in cycling shape NOW!   More on that subject later.  Got to get to work.  Have a wonderful day.
Vicky

Oh My Goodness

Wow.  So we have less than three months left now before our departure date.  Sneaky Sneaky, time sure is sneaky. 
Before we go any further we have to give out a coupla grand curtsies to Wade Wittman and Gore Bike Wear.  Wade is one of Liberty's fine reps and has been showering us with so much support.  We posted about the Gore Bike Wear he helped pull strings for in a previous blog entry.  Since that time we received yet another round of outfittings--more swank looking jerseys, short and long sleeved.  I think we can officially claim we will not be riding nekkid at this point. 
Last week yet another lovely brown box arrived for the two of us, this time full of Gore derailleur and brake cables.  Any body know about these things?  The patented cable coating technology of the GORE® RideOn® Cable Systems significantly lowers friction, producing quick, precise and predictable movements, and is significantly more durable.  They are high performance cable systems replacing galvanized, stainless steel, and other coated cables.  For non-bikies, this translates as being The Bomb; Yeah!!


Other news...Vicky has received a hearty donation of gear--rear panniers and a tent--which she will be borrowing for the duration of the trip.  Dawn is set to order her rear panniers by the end of the week--these mark the last significant articles of necessity.  We are hoping to get together within the week to more distinctly nail down our riding route.  We're also in talks with Captain Stephen Janes about a much needed session of What Comes Next, now that we are closing in on our departure date.  We are still enthusiastically pushing to raise funds for Trips For Kids and The Tour.  On our way, and yet still a ways to go.  Again, if you are at all interested in contributing to either of these causes, just click on the donate button to the right of this entry.  Simple, easy, fun, and all for things that are good.

Welp, that's our catch up session for now.  Way More To Come; time is knocking knocking rather loudly on our doors to the road.  Hope everyone is enjoying this sunny and green season and getting out to play as much as possible.  It's only life, after all.

For those curious on the magnificents of Gore world, check out:
Gore Bike Wear 
Gore Ride On Cables

Yippee Kye Aye,
The TourinGirls