Thursday, March 6, 2014

Surly ECR

I have made the next important purchase for my trip. One of three brand new Surly ECR's available from the factory has my name on it and should be heading my direction later this week. Knowing that I should have this bike for the rest of my life and the amount of miles I wish to cover motivated me to spend a large amount on the package deal. I have already decided that this bike has to carry me about three thousand miles this year to equal out to a dollar a mile. Although this sounds like a lot, it is an achievable goal. The mileage already planned for the summer should exceed that. Plus all the two mile rides to and from work will add up quickly.
  Lucky for me, I have three months of work left before I go. I'm broke as a joke until my next pay day, but I got a fridge full of food and a full schedule of events planned that doesn't include a lot of expenses. There isn't much now in between me and my planned rides on the island. Just 3000 miles of ocean, UPS, a box, and putting the beast together. That reminds me; a steed of this caliber needs a name. Something burly, moseying, and slick. Please send name suggestions written boldly on a twenty dollar bill to:
Jeramiah
General delivery
Kapaau, HI 96755
A democratic poll will be conducted by a team of experts decide it's title. The new name will be permanently inscribed onto the frame along with my own and the bill will be stashed inside the bike frame in case of emergency. If your name is chosen a thank you card will be posted to your return address along with a care package full of goodies for me to retrieve if you are along my journey.

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