"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little ride..."

Welcome to my blog! From December 06 to August 07 I intend to devote this space to discussing the trials and tribulations of preparing for and completing a cross-country fundraising bicycle extravaganza. For those who are new to my blog, I am riding my bicycle from New Haven, CT to San Francisco California during the summer of 2007. This is part of the Habitat Bicycle Challenge and about 90 other intrepid young souls will be joining me in this endeavor. Each rider will raise $4000 before May 30, 2007, and provided that all the money is raised, we will ride from New Haven, CT across the country to three different destinations: San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. All the proceeds go towards the construction of houses for low-income families.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Orientation

May 30-June 1, New Haven, CT

For two and a half days all the HBC riders descended upon New Haven for a test ride, safety and preparedness lectures, and a meet-and-greet with the other members of our respected trips. My 30 mile test ride on Thursday morning went swimmingly, and I have included below a few gems of information that I observed from these few days,

What I learned from orientation:

Pack your bags quickly. Of course, this is extremely difficult for me due to my extremely sloth-like behavior in the a.m. I spend more time staring into space trying to remember my name then actively squishing my sleeping bag into a manageable container. Unfortunately for me, most of the other members of my trip seem to not be afflicted with this condition, and I am usually the last person to drop my bag off by the trailer.

Carry earplugs. Snoring can ruin any one's night sleep, especially before a 30 mile ride around New Haven.

Thermarests should be inflated. This one speaks for itself. The first night I slept in the St. Thomas Moore church at Yale, I didn't realize that my thermarest would not completely inflate all by itself.
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