Originally Posted by txvintage

I keep reminding myself about how much advice he received on having a support vehicle or taking Amtrak for part of the way. I don't think any of us thought he would make it without some type of help.

Now that he's accepted help, and been up front about it, I find it curious that it's being highlighted as some huge transgression. I can tell you that around here, I-10, I-35, I-20, I-40 etc, etc, is under constant construction. You can find long stretches where it is reduced to one lane with those concrete barriers on either side of the lane. There is barely room for a vehicle to go through, and certainly no way a bicycle could ride through it and hold up miles and miles of traffic. I suspect this is what they have encountered. There is not enough time to take alternative routes to avoid these things.

I don't think he ever characterized this ride as a Trans Am style tour. Rather it's always been about using a bicycle to get to DC from LA. After all, his website isn't labeled, "Touring for Obama".

I'm not a "true believer", in fact our politics are probably very far apart. I have helped him out in a few ways and will do so if I can down the road. I would like to see him get there. The fact that he headed out with a "damn the torpedo's" mind set is attractive to me. I hope he makes it.

All I care about is the bike ride. That's kind of why I read Bike Forums.