Sorry for not keeping you fully up to date with our adventure, due to the nature of the task in hand we have no0t been able to find internet or simply havent had time.
The shock of how bad these machines are has only really just sunk in. in the last 3 days on Our maching alone, we have had, 2 punctures, 2 snapped chains, 5 missing spokes, 3 fuses blown, almost all the removable body work has been removed by the road itself and stewn to the wayside. (its not littering if you dont notice) Our bike cuts out every time you get to traffic light, over heats if you stop for longer than 6 minutes, but it loves riding at over 3500m above sea level. im told i will come to love this machine eventually. (its gonna have to make me plenty hot dinners and massages if he thinks he can win me over that easy!)
The terrain, wow, from Arizona desertscapes to snow covered mountains, we have pretty much covered every back ground i could have wished for, but i know there is more to come. In the valleys the heat is so hot its almost unbearable, until you climb (albeit very slowly) up into the hills where we both have to scramble for extra layers, that combined with the wind chill driving at 20kph really turns the sunburnt red nose blue. Our lips are almost falling off, they cant decide if they are burnt or frozen. thank god for blistex.
I actually cannot believe that as I write this you guys are transporting on that piece of shite... may the lord be with you both. x
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