In the Victorian era in England every Tom, Dick and Harry wrote a kind of "Gentleman's Diary". They were published accounts of the day to day lives of British "gentleman" of little note. Finally, they were lampooned so successfully in "Punch" magazine in a series called "The Diary of A Nobody" that they fell out of popular favor. Had each of these British gentlemen hopped on a bicycle and cycled the breadth and/or length of Great Britain and reported it I'm sure their diaries would have been far more interesting and worth reading today than the lives of quiet desperation each of them were chronicling.

The accounts of cyclists riding across the US today may not necessarily have wide appeal depending on the sophistication and style of each author but over time they could provide invaluable information and perspectives on a place and time that will have changed immeasurably. The accounts of merchant seamen, Civil War soldiers, participants in the Great Gold Rush had limited appeal in their time but have proven extraordinarily powerful historical documentation.

I wouldn't discredit the value of anyone's story, no matter how poorly penned.