Hello all,

A little over a year ago I was driving an SUV 20k a day to work in a city. I dreamed of leaving my job and biking across the country, though at that time, did not own a bike (the year pervious I sold my Marinoni road bike). A few weeks later I ended up selling my car with the intentions of buying a new one, then a week went by, then two, by the the third I purchased a new CAADX Tiagra.

I biked the 20k to work pretty much daily up until November 2011 when I started taking the bus. Well time February rolled around I was given my notice at my place of work, last day March 30th. This last week was my first week at home, on a nice day I took my bike roughly 50k on a trail to a series of hiking trails, rested and biked back. It got me thinking back to a time when I was trapped in my Subaru, in debt, wishing I could go on a cross country adventure, then I realized nothing is stopping me anymore.

It's a bit a whim but I am at the point of seriously considering biking from Halifax to Vancouver in 2 months. This decision needs to happen very quickly. I understand there are many things to consider. My ability for one, my bike another.

I'm estimating around 6500kms in little over 3 months - the check list is huge for me as a novice with no long distance experience (though I have done backcountry camping often), routes, maintenance, supplies, fitness, etc etc. So before I even get into the scheduling of everything I'd like to know what I may not be considering?

I figure for my bike (which I suppose isn't ideal but offers a more then most) I would change my cassette and derailleur (ideally), seat, stem, and possibly pedals (I use egg beaters). For this I plan on consulting with my bike shop but please voice your opinions on the use of a caadx.

I feel a little overwhelmed just typing this out but having said that, last year this time I'd never imagine I'd be this close.