Most people would never do anything like that. To them it is amazing. To another bike tourist it may be just a tour, but 99.99% of the public are not bike tourists. To that 99.99% this is like nothing they would ever consider doing. Then again even here some folks acted like it was foolhardy or impossible when he proposed it.

FWIW: Yes I think it is a shame that Ryan needed to take a ride due to poor planning, and yes I think that he needs to be up front about it, but I think he has been up front and presented it fine. He doesn't hide the fact, and most of the public probably don't care about the ride which will be a very small percentage of the trip.