69 miles (Total: 3764.3) Avg Speed: 11.1mph Max Speed: 26mph The saddle sores were almost completely healed this morning, its amazing how quickly they can crop up and just as soon disappear. We met Terry in town, he was just about to head out whilst Siemen was still asleep. Me and Wim took in breakfast before ….  Read More

83.78 miles (Total: 3695.3) Avg Speed: 11.7mph Max Speed: 34mph Me and Siemen had split a large chocolate milk last night half of which was still remaining. I consider taking a few chugs before breakfast but thought better of it. Leaving town the road split, I decided to stick with the ACA maps even though ….  Read More

70.86 miles (Total: 3611.52) Avg Speed: 11.4mph Max Speed: 35.5mph Before leaving Kooskia this morning I draped my tent over a big stone to dry out as it was still wet from the sprinklers. Once we got going there was a serious climb to contend with in which I was able to forget about the ….  Read More

91.17 miles (Total: 3540.66) Avg Speed: 14.3mph Max Speed: 28mph We swung by the lodge for a hearty breakfast before setting out once again along the stunning Highway 12 through the Bitteroot Mountain range. Not long after riding Wim had pressed ahead so I pushed on hard to catch him up when I heard the ….  Read More

59.82 miles (Total: 3449.49) Avg Speed: 12.2mph Max Speed: 36mph We began the ascent on Lolo pass immediately after getting back on the route from Missoula it was gradual and pleasant. We came across a couple of guys with really old looking bikes sat in a ditch eating and fixing a flat. They were pretty rock n roll ….  Read More

I spent the first half of today riding around all the bike shops in Missoula trying to find a pair of Continental tyres, I don’t have much faith in the Schwalbe’s anymore. Nobody had any in stock and eventually one guy talked me into going for some Specialized Armadillo’s the name was enough to win ….  Read More

67.89 miles (Total: 3389.67) Avg Speed: 11.8mph Max Speed: 36mph Today was a mission to make it to the Adventure Cycling headquarters in Missoula before closing time. The route turns at Lolo so its actually a 13 mile detour, 26 in all coming back to the trail but we didn’t mind. The others set out ….  Read More

75.74 miles (Total: 3321.78) Avg Speed: 12.2mph Max Speed: 36.5mph Leaving the tent this morning I was attacked by mosquito’s, they are intense around here. One woman at the lodge this morning mentioned she has lived in Alaska but they are worse here! I give my tyres a morning squeeze and found the rear was ….  Read More

76.36 miles (Total: 3246.04) Avg Speed: 11.3mph Max Speed: 34.5mph Me and Wim were the slow starters this morning with the others having left as we were just heading to pick up some groceries. Wim was looking at the bottles of wine for this evening when he was informed, not for the first time on ….  Read More

43.71 miles (Total: 3169.68) Avg Speed: 12.3mph Max Speed: 38mph I waddled over the road for a breakfast bagel which was nice but really not filling for a person of my appetite, 6/10, then returned to finish packing up before heading out. There was a pretty serious pass to take care of at the start ….  Read More