I am on the Warm Showers List and hosted a total of 14 cross-Canada riders this past summer. Imagine my surprise when I received an email from a young Quebec cyclist who is attempting to cross Canada IN THE WINTER! He had a nasty spill just outside my home town of Regina, Saskatchewan and needed a new rim along with a new Campy 10 spd chain and cluster (OMG the prices!) He is trying to do the journey in 40 days (despite my best efforts to suggest he should slow down a touch). Oh to be 20 and full of energy again! This remarkable feat is especially noteworthy due to the fact that the daytime temperatures here are hovering around -45 Celcius (-49 F)! Thankfully he has had a tail wind most of the time. He has a Marinoni road bike with very narrow tires but at least it is in good shape now. Perhaps you could give him some words of encouragement along the way. His name is Francois Dagenais-Cote and his email is francoisdc1@yahoo.fr