That's More Like It

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Today was merely perfect: bucolic scenery, light winds, temperature in the low-80s, a biker bar at the two-thirds point with a killer club sandwich and they didn't sneer at us very much.

Very quickly after leaving Cannon Falls, we crossed into Wisconsin:

We only rode 36 miles in Minnesota

Lake Peipin, along the western Wisconsin border

Today's total, 61 miles.  Another 1,245 just like them would be perfectly fine.  Just saying.

What do we do for fun after a day's riding?

Why, rotate tires, of course:


  

On bicycles, the back tires carry probably 75% of the weight.  Add 100% of fifty or so pounds of gear, and they wear at least twice as fast as the fronts.  If we hope to have them last the trip, the chore needed doing.  An hour total for both bikes.  Somehow, the world's precious supply of swear words was not depleted, nor were any hotel furnishings or carpet damaged, and the tires still hold air.

It is truly a mystery.



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  1. AnonymousJune 23, 2024 at 9:19 PM

    👍❤️😄

    Mike

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  2. AnonymousJune 24, 2024 at 8:11 AM

    If I had to do it, there'd be a lot more swear words involved! Glad to see you have some decent weather for once. Enjoy the ferry ride!

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