Thursday, March 4, 2010
I'm back in the saddle again
I have been riding for the last few days. I made it into New Mexico. I'm heading to Austin for sxsw. Riding threw the desert is amazing.Last night I listen to coyotes howling at the moon all night long. It was kinda frightning.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
new bag
I got some new bits today, super stoked about the VELO ORANGE
Campagne Handlebar Bag .. Its Really great Quality.
Campagne Handlebar Bag .. Its Really great Quality.
Monday, January 11, 2010
James Lee about to ride across America
rob took this photo of me the night before i left on my adventure.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
its been a bit since i have updated.
The last time i updated i was asleep on the side of Highway 101 in California.
A storm came threw and I woke up to the rain. After breaking down my "campsite", I looked into fixing my rear wheel. It turns out i dented the rim. While descending the last hill I believe i hit a large rock in the road. Luckily I didn't crash and break anything worse. So i adjusted my breaks and tried to fix the wheel(all while squatting in a four inch deep puddle).
It rained for until about 3pm, it was cold. I called a friend and arranged her to pick me up. I was worried about the weather.
After the rain cleared, I had an amazing tailwind. I Flew the last 30 miles in under two hours. IT felt super awesome and a great way to finish the last leg of my trip to LA.
I ended up getting picked up in Venture County, with about 50 miles to go to finish my trip. I hade to rethink a couple aspects of my tour.
I spent about a week in Los Angeles. I saw a couple really good friends and had a blast. It was great catching up with old friends.
The last time i updated i was asleep on the side of Highway 101 in California.
A storm came threw and I woke up to the rain. After breaking down my "campsite", I looked into fixing my rear wheel. It turns out i dented the rim. While descending the last hill I believe i hit a large rock in the road. Luckily I didn't crash and break anything worse. So i adjusted my breaks and tried to fix the wheel(all while squatting in a four inch deep puddle).
It rained for until about 3pm, it was cold. I called a friend and arranged her to pick me up. I was worried about the weather.
After the rain cleared, I had an amazing tailwind. I Flew the last 30 miles in under two hours. IT felt super awesome and a great way to finish the last leg of my trip to LA.
I ended up getting picked up in Venture County, with about 50 miles to go to finish my trip. I hade to rethink a couple aspects of my tour.
I spent about a week in Los Angeles. I saw a couple really good friends and had a blast. It was great catching up with old friends.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Day five
The next morning I woke up in pismo beach. It was cold, my tent and bicycle were covered in ice. I rode threw a bunch of fields growing artichokes and brussel sprouts. Also I passed a bunch of farm towns. Needless to say they were very poor, but it was a welcome change from all the tourist beach towns I had been riding threw. I had a late lunch in Lompoc and continued to head south. It was starting to get dark and on some desent I hit something in the road, I came to a sign that said 2 mile 7% downhill. I stopped to check my brakes and realized my rear wheel was messed up. I took the hill very slowly, it was dark now. Three miles after the hill I came to my campsite. Due to budget cuts it was closed. Frustrated I continued on. I ended up "stealth" camping at a vista point on the side of the highway. The view was amazing, I was on a bluff overlooking the pacific ocean with a couple oil dereks in the distance. At midnight it started to rain.
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