2024 Transamerica Bicycle Ride Day 41: Ash Grove, MO to Hartville, MO

A daily video log of my bicycle ride across the United States of America on the Adventure Cycling Association's Western Express and Transamerica Trail routes.
Watch the full 2024 Transamerica Bicycle Tour here:
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[@thecrittersitter1]

Looking good on those rollers!

[@nathancereska8215]

Spot on jack handy quote. That absolutely would have made the cut. Been awhile since I’ve heard a “deep thought”…. Another great one.

[@ZDD760]

Another great video!

[@scottlinzer2193]

Keep on truckin!

[@robertpersall98]

the rolling hills of central Misery!

[@longrider42]

You should have gotten one of those sonic dog whistles... They really work. Where I live in Wyoming, I can carry a shooter. So I carry a .22 caliber revolver. I've never needed it.

[@iancanuckistan2244]

Houston hold the take off, we have a couple of Transamerica cyclists coming.

[@johnzabelle9944]

You have mentioned comments from other TransAmerica participants about this or that. Where are these comments and intel posted? Is there a forum for current and future riders?
I’m enjoying your videos!!

[@davidweber9065]

@@johnzabelle9944 I read dozens of transam riders’ blogs, many of which are on CGOAB. Also some TH-cam videos. I took notes on lodging options as I watched/read them.

[@longrider42]

Extra spokes cut and threaded to the right size. Don't weigh very much. Sorry, I am a bicycle mechanic. I tend to carry more repair gear then I will need. But when I do need it, and I have it. Yep, its golden.

[@jayziac]

I would just skip changing to the tall gears on the downhills, you're pedaling maybe a few revolutions at an already high speed, where wind drag is highest, before having to shift down again. Not worth the wear & tear on the drive-train, and also not worth the extra front chain ring/deraileur weight for some. Just coast and let gravity do its work, it's not a race anyway.

[@davidweber9065]

My thoughts are I don't do it for finishing more quickly, but those revolutions in 27th gear are much easier to spin than the revolutions in 1st gear! I would happily do whatever the evidence states is the best approach.

[@longrider42]

Its the Roller Coaster effect, and its not a fun one. All you can do, is look ahead and keep going.

[@smithbrownjones]

TBF...pepper spraying dogs is a pussy move.