And I'm out training hard, as I know it'll pay off during the ride.
I just wish I'd remember to set my GPS when I go out to track my rides better... But it sure is good to be out.
Well, Tom was due to have arrived last week, but due to some family things he had to sort out at home, we have put the start back 5 weeks...
So he now arrives on the 29th of June, and we will be heading to Hanoi in the first week of July.
I've had the pleasure of riding with my buddy Michael a few times lately, and he's been setting a cracking pace, using his iPhones training app to keep a steady, and pretty quick rhythm. I had to push a bit harder to keep up, so it was excellent training.
The weather has been pretty decent for riding in too. It has been a little overcast and sometimes looked a bit gloomy, but the humidity was lower than usual and without the sun toasting my ass, it was nice to crank harder and feel a cooler than usual breeze.
I've also been upgrading and improving my bike... Nothing major, but when I have been out in the rain, the waterproof bags have been fine, but I've been well sprayed by water coming off my tyres... So decent mud-guards were called for.
I used a couple of old ones I've had kicking around for a while, and boogied up some mounts to get them fitted.
I also added a small spray guard to the down tube too... I figured it can't hurt!
Today, I took off all the panniers and emptied all the gear out again for another good sort-through to decide what else I could get rid of, or if there's anything else I probably should be taking.
I reckon I will actually take one more t-shirt for around camp or in town, and maybe one more pair of shorts for the same thing.
I'm making do with 2 pairs of bike shorts, but due to the amount of sweating I'll be doing, it might be wise to pack a third pair...
The spare flint I have might stay behind... I don't need 2, plus I have a small gas torch too, so fire and stove ignition should be covered.
With both my small HD Xacti video camera, and the awesome GoPro HD Hero, the video coverage should be great. I'm still wiring hard to get the PCT video finished before we start this adventure, but it's going well, and it is helping me to note down things I'd like to do when filming along the ride.
My new MacBook Air is going to be a great addition, giving us the ability to back up all our video and pictures, as well as create great web updates to the full website. That'll be uploaded soon, and can be found by navigating though the main Roadwarriors website
For now, it's time to post this update and get some work done.
More to come!
RWK.
Out.
- Posted using BlogPress from my amazing iPad 2!
Location:Eu Tong Sen St,Singapore,Singapore
