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Table of Contents

• Introduction • Gear List • Shakedown Ride Day #1 • Shakedown Ride Day #2 • The Drive to Yorktown • TransAm Day #1 Yorktown to Glendale, VA - Virginia is spoiling me • TransAm Day #2 Glendale VA to Mineral VA - 82 miles of beautiful riding and I beat the rain • TransAm Day #3 Mineral VA to Charlottesville VA - Here come the hills • TransAm Day #4 Charlottesville VA to Love VA - I've conquered Afton Mountain 💥🎉🚴‍♂️ • TransAm Day #5 Love, VA - Buchanan, VA - The other side of the ridge • TransAm Day #6 Buchanan, VA - Christiansburg, VA - Hot day with steep Virginia grades • TransAm Day #7 Christiansburg, VA - Wytheville, VA - These hills • TransAm Day #8 Wytheville, VA - Damascus, VA - Reunited #TeamR2S conquers Hurricane Mountain • TransAm Day #9 Damascus, VA - Breaks, VA - The Triplets of Belleville • TransAm Day #10 Breaks, VA - Hindman, KY - We caught up with the pack • TransAm Day #11 Hindman, KY - Booneville, KY - Day of the attack dogs • Tr
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Gear List

WEIGHT • Bike + gear (incl water) 93.4lbs • Bike 34lbs • Gear (incl water) 59.4 lbs • Front left (weather/cards+stickers/power pack) 9.2 lbs • Front right (tools/medical) 9.2 lbs • handlebar bag 4.8 lbs • seat bag 1lb • Rear left (book/clothing)  8.5 lbs • Rear right (maps/clothing/food) 8.5 lbs • Luggage bag (camping) 12.2 lbs • Water/lock 6 lbs EQUIPMENT LIST BIKE • Surly Long Haul Trucker 64cm frame 700mm wheels • DT SWISS TK540 36H 7 rear  rim w/ M99 spokes • modified 11-34 cassette • modified 22-32-44 chain ring • Brooks B67 Saddle • Continental Contact II Reflex Bike Tires • Shimano PD-M324 dual sided pedals • Tubus Cargo Evo Rear Rack • Tubus Tara Front Rack • Planet Bike Cascadia bike fenders - 700mm x 45mm • Bontrager gel cork Handlebar tape • 3 Water Bottle Cages • Lezyne Air pump mount • CatEye - Volt 300 Rechargeable Headlight (mounted to front rack with with hose clamps and 1” wooden dowel) • CatEye  Rear LED Tail
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TransAm Day #1 Yorktown, VA to Glendale, VA

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TransAm Day #1 May 26, 2018 Yorktown, VA to Glendale, VA - 64 Miles Ride Time 4.44 Hours Tour Total 64 Miles details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180526-0908 I woke up at 6am revved up and raring to go. Steve H and I had arranged to meet at 7:45 in the Yorktown Motel parking lot. I had plenty of time to fidget, fine tune, and make last minute adjustments. It was such a freeing experience shutting that motel door with the key card locked inside. Onward into the unknown! Steve and I pedaled over to the Yorktown Victory Monument where we met Steve G. from Annapolis. The Victory Monument commemorates the signing of the end of the American revolution. It is located where the York river enters the Chesapeake Bay, and is the official TransAm starting point. Steve G and his wife Laura had just arrived when we pulled in. We took photos in front of the monument and then rode down to the beach for our tire dipping ceremony. Cyclists traveling westbound dip the
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