Saturday, October 25, 2008

CASUALTIES


As we bike across the country, we misplace and lose lots of things cuz we're careless and sidetracked. So I've made a list of things lost and/or broken and/or repairs done:


8/11 Airport confiscated 2 butane cans.

8/12 Taylor lost toothbrush.

8/14 Left first helmet at fruit stand.

8/15 Taylor got flat tire.

8/18 I replaced back wheel.

8/23 1 spoke broke on Taylor's bike.

8/24 Other helmet gets lost at Niagara Falls.

8/28 Lost 2 rain jackets.

8/28 Lost big rambo knife, or was stolen.

8/30 Replaced back breakpads on Josh's bike.

8/30 1 broken spoke and chain on Josh's bike.

9/1 Replaced back panniers.

9/1 Jeremy lost toothbrush

9/1 Speed-o-metre breaks on Jeremy's bike for doing speeds too high to register.

9/1 Lost little visor to the helemt.

9/2 I got a flat.

9/2 Left Ohio map(still riding in Ohio) at Ice cream parlor.

9/4 Lost 1 water bottle on Jeremy's bike.

9/8 Mom got a flat tire.

9/11 Replaced front bearings in both junky ol' bikes.

9/14 Mom's back pannier rack broke.

9/16 Mom had 5 broken spokes on the back wheel.

9/18 Mom had another broken spoke on back wheel.

9/18 I had 3 broken spokes on back wheel.

9/18 Mom replaced front and rear brakes.

9/18 Mom replaced back tire.

9/18 Mom replaced both pedals.

9/21 Destroyed and over-flowed toilet at East Hill Motel.

9/24 Replaced back cogs, 2 spokes, chain and back brake pads on my bike.

9/24 Erin had 1 broken spoke.

9/25 I had a flat in rear tire.

9/26 I had another flat in rear tire.

9/27 I had 1 broken spoke.

9/28 Replaced 3 spokes.

10/1 I had 2 flats on rear wheel.

10/7 I had one broken spoke.

10/11 Back light broke.

10/13 I had 3 broken spokes.

10/14 I had one flat.

10/15 Replaced Kip bike with Wal-mart Special.

10/16 Lindsay had a flat on front tire.

10/16 I had 1 broken spoke.

10/18 I had 3 broken spokes.

10/18 I had a flat on back tire.

10/22 I had a flat and one broken spoke to end the trip.


Total number of Pantera's Cemetary Gates seen: 151


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