In my last post, I talked about my plans for racing in Bike Nonstop again. My goals for this year were to ride across the country faster and improving on my experience based on my lessons learned from last year. In this post, I'll share how my adventure went and what led to me scratching from the race after 4 days of …

Starting on June 19th, 2022, I’m participating in Bike Nonstop, which is a 3,500 mile mixed terrain bike race across the United States. I did this same event last year, but I’m back for round two. I feel like I can beat my time from last year and I like the idea of riding a familiar route. Besides being familiar, the …

This post is part of a series summarizing my experience with Bike Nonstop US, a 3,500 mile, mixed terrain race across the United States. Take a look at this page for all posts related to Bike Nonstop 2021. For more information on the race itself, take a look at my introduction post. Iowa I was looking forward to Iowa …

This post is part of a series summarizing my experience with Bike Nonstop US, a 3,500 mile, mixed terrain race across the United States. Take a look at this page for all posts related to Bike Nonstop 2021. For more information on the race itself, take a look at my introduction post. Andrew and I left our hotel shortly …

This post is part of a series summarizing my experience with Bike Nonstop US, a 3,500 mile, mixed terrain race across the United States. Take a look at this page for all posts related to Bike Nonstop 2021. For more information on the race itself, take a look at my introduction post. All Nighter Into the Sawtooth …

This is the first post of several parts summarizing my experience with Bike Nonstop US, a 3,500 mile, mixed terrain race across the United States. Unlike my daily journal of last year's tour, Bike Nonstop summaries will be separated by region, with Oregon deserving of its own post with how eventful it was. For more …

I just finished Bike Nonstop US, a 3,500 mile, mixed terrain race across the United States. Here I will share details about the gear and bike I used for the event, and some reflections on the choices I made. My goal with this post is to give an example of the type of bike and gear that can be used on a long distance …

On June 27th, I'm beginning a cross-country bike race from Portland, OR to Washington D.C. This post contains resources for following along with the race. As part of my participation, I'm fundraising to help end Polio. Take a look at my previous post for more details and please consider donating to my fundraiser. …

This summer, I will be racing in Bike Nonstop US, a 3,500 mile self-supported bicycle race from Portland, Oregon to Washington D.C. After my first bike tour last summer, I was eager to do something bigger and have an opportunity to improve some of the aspects of last year's trip. The route of Bike Nonstop initially …

An old friend, Aden, who lived in Bend was planning to ride with me today. We agreed to meet in the morning, but later than I was used to leaving, which meant I could sleep in. I had what felt like a lazy morning, but it was nice to catch up on sleep and have a homemade breakfast. I noticed my rear tire was a little …