Originally Posted by fruit

i think i might have to try 29 and whatnot. the dumbest idea i ever had was taking this bike, especially on my first tour. i was a courier in philly for a yearish with my current ride, so my logic was "i've already done like 3 bike tours with the bike i have now while messenging. i'll use it to get to c-ville, and save money on new parts!"

but i forgot philly is ONE FLAT AS HELL CITY. seriously, the baby hills on the maryland/delaware border killed me. had heat stroke around 3 or 4 times, and did a considerable amount of walking.

it looks on the map as if route 29 gets decent past warrenton. if i cant get on it from vienna, i might just buy some county maps and take small roads/city streets to warrenton. i cant really do the w&od, cause i only want to/have enough provisions to spend one more night camping.


i dont think it, or anything for that matter, can be as bad as route 1 from baltimore to dc. i was honestly on the verge of tears. i walked 20 miles on the side of the highway in 95 degree heat, had full soda cans and insults thrown at me constantly, and was almost robbed.

but yeah, if i pass by your office, i'll post a time on here tommorow morning, and look for a loaded down brown singlespeed with tiny flat bars. (another stupid mistake. my hands are so numb.)