As the day began with a flat tire, it ended with a broken spoke (rear wheel, drive side), which I didn't even know about till the spoke inspection I perform each night that I stay in a motel room. I phoned Jeff to learn how to remove the rear casette in lieu of a chain whip, and then replaced the broken spoke and trued the wheel. Thanks for the answers, Jeff! Now I've only got one spare spoke left, so I'll pick up some more if Alpine's bike shop is open tomorrow morning. It won't be too bad if I break only one spoke every thousand miles (I've gone 1,050 miles so far on this trip)!
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Jeremy,
Its my tirst time to check your blog. I was thinking about you today and remembered that email you sent announcing your trip and blogspot. So here I am. I'm bookmarking it. By god, you're actually doing it, and moving along well it seems. Your blog is great. Glad to hear made it to Texas safely. Ganbate! You know I've got people there, so if you find yourself in a pinch just look up my last name in a phone book and if you find any give 'em a call and mention my name. :)
-Sam K.
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